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    Pool water still cloudy after 8 days of SLAMing

    I'm at my wit's end here, folks, and desperately hoping for some help before I rage-sell my house and move somewhere with no pool. Here's the scoop: I have a ~35,000-gallon plaster pool. When we opened this year, our pump was completely shot, so we replaced it with a Jandy VS Flopro. It took...
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    So I went to replace my hydrostatic relief valve, and...

    ...there isn't one! My pool (gunite) is currently drained for some refinishing work, and I wanted to replace the hydrostat. I popped open the main drain and, lo and behold, there's not one in there! Should I be concerned? Does adding a spot for a hydrostat simply require that a hole be cut...
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    Replacing ooooold tile

    We have a fairly gigantic (20' x 40') gunite pool that has been around for nearly 60 years. The previous owner was 93 years old by the time we bought the house, and all of the neighbors say that the pool went a good 8-9 years without being opened. I was able to get it sparkling clear last year...
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    Backwashing multiple times a day?

    Hello! First I'd like to send a blanket "thank you" to the pool wizards here. Your seemingly endless wealth of knowledge has gotten me started, and I'm excited to learn more! Here's the scoop: my wife and I just bought our first house. It was built in 1956 and we are only the second owners, and...