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    Repair to bluestone coping paver

    Hi Could anyone suggest the appropriate grout / cement bonding material to re-affix bluestone coping paver to fibreglass pool shell (salt chlorinated pool) Cheers
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    Insane pools tv show

    Hi all I’m in oz, and trying to figure out how i can watch episodes of insane pools - looks to be on the animal planet network- off which these episodes are not available to watch in Australia any ideas....
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    how do i tighten leaking fitting

    Hi there what should i do to eliminate this recent leak in my pool plumbing pipework.... with this being horizontal - do i tighted to the right/downward? or upward left?? or should i being doing something else... Cheers
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    How do I clean my pool from red dust

    Hi There We have had our entire state blanketed in red rain - dust storm particles in the rain. My pool filters have been running every day since that happened 5 days ago and the water is still murky. How do I clear it up.... Am i best to leave the pumps / filters turned off for a few days to...
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    max1+ robotic cleaner (fault)

    Hi My Max 1+ cleaner (made by fluidra) sold by Astral australia is 4 years old now. It has stopped working, the control box lights for small or large pool are both flashing, there is no movement of the robot and no pump operation. The motor housing has some rust. I've checked the motor and...
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    Will my spa pop,if I empty it

    Hi ive heard stories of spas ‘popping’ / lifting if they’re emptied of water. my spa is half recessed into the ground, the other half above ground, it has blue stone pavers on around the top edges. the spa has to be emptied to enable repair of blisters that have appeared in the fibreglass...
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    Heater not working

    I’ve got a HiNRG 175 heater Its giving a F2 fault. I’ve turned off the power & rebooted, my water temp is only 20 degrees, have water flow, so not sure what else to try.... I’m told “F2 fault usually leads to High Limit switches. Often they will fail intermittently, with power on/off clearing...
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    My fibreglass is bubbling

    Has anyone ever experienced convex bumps / bubbles in their fibreglass spa shell. this has happened to us, have 20-30 small (m&m) size bubble bumps scattered in different areas of our spa fibreglass shell. have had the spa for over 2 years before this occurred, and seemed to happen after having...
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    max 1 pool robot

    Hi All, I have had a max 1 pool robot vacumn for a few years. - no problems. Today - I'm getting flashing lights and robot not working. Manual suggests see if fans are blocked - which they are not - I tried turning the propellers which do not freely spin (whilst off) maybe they're not supposed...
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    welded filter lid

    Hi Anyone have any tips for unscrewing a normally easy filter basket lid. Its welded on tight cannot get it too budge.....
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    Fibreglass spa has raised bumps on floor

    regarding our fibreglass spa - small bumps / bubbles (reverse of craters) have raised / formed in the fibreglass shell base floor of our spa which has us concerned, haven’t previously had this. Maybe 8 little bumps the size of a Fingernail Spa is only 2 yrs old Anyone experienced similar
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    why is my heater faulty

    Hi I have an astral / HINRG pool gas heater. My remote viron sysyem has a 1 touch favourite button to heat the spa. The heater is physically turning on for a number of minutes. But My touchscreen pad is showing the heater as in the off position. The water coming out of the outlet is not warm...
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    Astral Equilibrium - putting in AI mode.....?

    Apologies (as a layman with this equipment) I have been racking my brain over the astral website for the last few hrs and at my equipment. As my recent water tests have Zero chlorine, I am trying to activate my mixing cell without success, whilst I have the viron set on daily timers - running...
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    algea in my air filter pump?

    Hi I noticed this today in my 2 blower air pumps for my spa. Spa water & Spa water pump is clear and doesnt look like this How do I get rid of this green stuff?? It wasnt there a few days ago...
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    Filtrite 4 in 1 pool test kit

    Hi there Here in Oz, do people rate the Filtrite 4 in 1 test kit available from clark rubber?
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    Should my salt chlorinator adjust my PH

    Hi ive got a salt chlorinator cell, acid dosing etc my PH has been set at 7.4, yet actual has been 6.7 for days. my orp is set at 610 mV my chlorine is reading as high should I chuck in some PH increaser chemicals.... or make adjustments to my system.....? cheers
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    Coping pavers bonding glue leaching down my fibreglass shell

    Hi the paving guys who paved my bluestone paving tiles around the pool edge used a glue to help bond the paver to my fibreglass shell. the only thing now being that my saltwater splashing up underneath the paving coping overhang and is making contact with the glue. over a period of weeks /...
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    Viron 10 - salt chlorinating cell querry

    Hi All, new user / 1st Post! so bear with me pls I have an Astral Viron 10 automated system. (salt chlorinator) I've got my AI mode timers set for an hr on our 1500litre spa & 8hrs on my 23000Litre pool. each day I'm concerned with totally different readings between my viron system / test...