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Hello, I inherited a Rainbow 300 offline chlorinator with my in-ground pool. It is not working well while connected but all the parts seem to be OK. Connections are good. Water flows through the system when the outlet is not connected. The check valve is working. But when on line, the tablets...

Hello gang, I have a 6 month old RayPak 2100 natural gas heater that is giving me some problems that I thought were related to my new VS pump but now, pretty sure it is the pressure switch on the heater. The symptom is that the heater is cycling on and off fairly frequently...like 5 minute...

Hello gang, I am going to replace my 2 suction side valves with a 3-way diverter. I have dissimilar pipe diameters coming in and need some advice. The skimmer is 2-inch PVC. The main drain is 1.5 inch. The feed from the 3-port diverter could be 2 inches with a male adapter or 1.5-inch union...

Hello group, This is my 4th summer with this this pool build in the late 80's. This is the first season I have decided to drain the pool for cleaning, maintenance including a new hydrostatic valve. A couple of things to ask about. Any reason there would be a rubber plug in the main drain...

Hello gang, I currently have a suction side setup of a skimmer and main drain line merging at a tee fitting before connecting to my pump inlet. Each feeder line has its own two-way valve. I have found a problem with the very old gate valve on the skimmer line and am thinking about replacing...

Hello group, I am thinking of replacing my old Challenger 1HP single speed pump with a Hayward MaxFlo VS to better manage energy costs and noise. Plus take advantage of rebates from my energy provider. Do you have any thoughts on this pump for my application? Too broad a question? Thanks. Paul

Hello, I currently have an old Pentair Challenger 1HP single speed pump for my in-ground pool. My local energy company is promoting rebates on VS pumps, in addition to the better operating cost and quiet operation, that is attractive. The trouble is most of these VS pumps have control pads...

Hello Group, While we love our pool on the weekends and days I am home, I often travel during the week. This makes it challenging to keep up with liquid bleach chlorination everyday. I do have a Rainbow Automatic chlorinator but I don't want to use the pucks since my CYA is already at 50 ppm...

Hello, Although I have been caring for my 14000 gal. in ground pool for a couple of years, I still feel like a newbie because my results are not satisfying. I really wish I could get the sparkling clarity out of my water that is expected from a trouble free pool. I live in the Chicago area and...