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    Closing with Mesh Cover, Foam Panels Underneath?

    So I am really getting tired of trying to open my pool each year using a traditional tarp, the trees and animals leave so much junk that I wind up having 100+ pounds of rotten leaves, sticks, swamp water (cover pump can't get all of it), etc that are so gross it's not even funny. I would really...
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    Pump / Heater wiring...

    I just need a quick verification that I'm going about this with the proper mindset... I just completely replumbed my pool and moved the equipment around. I am at the point where I'm wiring up the pump, heater, new salt system, etc and had a "wait-a-minute..." moment. I am replacing all the...
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    Can't find replacement jet for a spa.

    So I am re-plumbing my pool due to leaks, settled apron, loss of about 2" of water per day, etc. Unfortunately one of the leaks was at one of the spa jets... to make matters worse the jet was not installed plumb, so when we cut it out we wound up slicing it in half almost... so I'm not sure if...
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    New Noises Since Opening Pool...

    So since starting up the pool for the year (took out a problematic broken sediment filter) I noticed there are a couple new noises: One sounds like air bleeding into the system when the pump shuts off. I can't find any leaks while its running, nor can I see one when it's making the noise, the...
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    SWG Sizing Question....

    Ok, so I think I may have screwed up (or at least am getting ready to). After a long battle of leaks that I think I finally solved (all three drain plugs had pencil eraser sized holes on the outside of the fittings) I decided to try and get the pool up and running and am going through the SLAM...
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    Backwash every half hour or lose flow... HELP!!!

    Hi, I'm Jim, sorry to sound so desperate on my first real post... but I'm really at wits end with this pool. Pool details: Sylvan, concrete (gunnite?) 40x20 with an 8x5 attached spa that has a spillway between the two. 3' deep at shallow end 8' deep at deep end. 2 skimmers, 2 floor drains in...
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    Hello - Chester County PA

    Jim - Bought a house with a 20x40 concrete pool 3 years ago. I am here because I'm about 3 steps away from blowing this pool up and filling it in.