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    Pentair Superflo rebuild/Seal question

    Hello, I am rebuilding my 4 yo 1HP 2 Speed Pentair Superflo motor/pump. All apart, installed new bearings and all was going good except I'm pressing the new seal into the seal plate but I don't remember if the old one completely bottomed out inside of the bore. There are 3 ridges on the rubber...
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    Filter issues and questions while clearing swamp

    Hello, I have been keeping FC steady at around 20. Pool has turned from very green to milky blueish!!! (My wife is amazed) There are millions of white specs in the pool which I assume are dead algae. My problem is that I still have to backwash my filter every hour and during the day which...
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    Have questions. Need Help!! In process of shocking!!

    Hello, I posted about a month or so ago some pictures of my "swamp" that I am trying to get clean. I pulled out whatever I could from the bottom and now I am in the precess of shocking it starting early this morning. I have to backwash every hour because the pressure is rising about 10 psi...
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    Where to locate filter and pump (pics included)

    Hello, I am getting a new filter and reusing my old 1 HP Hayward SP. You can see where the old filter was (I moved it aside to take the picture and it went straight to the garbage). I would like to move the new filter and pump setup about 2 feet further onto the large cement pad where a shed...
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    Worst pool yet? Can I get this clean?

    Hello, Took off the cover today. I purchased this house a few months back. Can I get this clean by filtering and shocking and keeping levels correct or will other measures have to be taken. I can't see further than a foot down. You can see what I am scooping out, it smells like raw sewage...
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    Purchased house w/ inground pool. Have some questions!

    Hello everyone, I have been all over the forum researching and learing what to do and what not to do. (I never realized owning a pool was so much work) A little background- Recently purchased house with an inground pool. Its a lazy-l shape about 18X40. When we purchased it the pool had a...