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Does anyone else notice that their MX-8 suction-side cleaner needs a whole lot more suction to work smoothly in the winter? The cleaner just inches along and can barely climb a wall. I suspect the treads or the "impeller" part of it tightens up when the water is below 65 degrees or so. I've...

Is it allowable to use GFCI / combination AFCI (“CAFI”) breakers in a control panel for an in-ground pool? The local Home Depot only has GFCI/CAFI, not just GFCI ones. Price seems to be the same as what I see online — about $46.

Hi All, my goal is to be able to install low voltage landscape lighting and a stenner pump for chlorine. I’m fairly comfortable with circuit wiring, but I need help getting oriented to how things are wired up currently. The pool appears to have had a Compool to EasyTouch upgrade. Even though...

Hey folks, what do you make of this: I've got a couple dozen brown-ish red stains, roughly an inch-long, in the deep end of the pool. The majority of it is in a cluster, not near any return. (See photo.) There are also a handful of similar stains scattered here and there, a few feet from the...

How quickly can a flow valve go bad? Back in November I had a short-cycling problem with my Minimax 400 (original Triton brand) heater. I replaced the flow valve which looked like the spring had elongated and no longer fit right. I also replaced the pressure sensor, which was rusted. Everything...

Ok, experts, what do you make of this? I have an elevated spa with a waterfall that goes into the pool. The exterior tiles on the spa are falling off on one side, and the mortar seems to have leached out to the point where you can hear a hollow sound if you tap on the tiles. The mortar...

Hi, I have Minimax 400 pool & spa heater that stopped working this weekend. Though the power light was coming on, the pressure light was not. So I removed the rusty pressure switch and jumped the wires with a paperclip. Sure enough, the heater starts up now. But how can I be sure the issue is...

In what must be a right of passage for new pool owners, I have to admit that I can't seem to prime my pump (Intelliflo vs3050). I've read through the many other posts on TFP and followed the various tips as best I can, but it still fills up with air immediately when I turn it on. Unfortunately...

Hi everyone, The communication cable for my Compool cp3600 appears to be frayed not far from where it enters the control panel. I discovered this when it began to rain and the indoor remote started beeping and flickering on and off. I went outside and discovered smoke coming from the part of...