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    Pump isn't properly priming and spa lost water over night

    I cleaned my pump strainer basket and filter cartridge last week, and I noticed that the pump basket wasn't completely filling up with water after putting everything back together. I've been looking through old posts on the forums here and have checked all the basics (Checked and lubed o-rings...
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    Water leaking from SWG cell, but only when in "spa" mode.

    Hopefully I can explain this clearly. Everything works fine in "normal" mode (regular flow to pool returns and main pool drain). I can run the pump at very high RPMs and there are no leaks whatsoever. When I put the pool in spa mode (direct all returns the spa jets and enable the spa drain)...
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    To SLAM or not to SLAM

    First, my levels as of this morning: FC 1.5 CC 0 pH 7.4 - 7.5 TA 90 CH 400 CYA 70 Salt : 3000 This is a weird one (at least to me). Over the past week or so, I've noticed that my pool is burning through chlorine at an alarming rate. I left town for a few days, and before I left, the FC level...
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    Lots of rain, skimmer isn't working

    We've been getting a crazy amount of rain here in Florida over the past few weeks. My pool is filling up just about every day. The overflow drain is working correctly, so the pool isn't overflowing, but the skimmer isn't working well due to the high water. I drained some of the water today by...
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    Pump speed and spa spillover

    Hi everyone. I'm the proud owner of a new pool, and I have a (hopefully) quick question about pump speed. I have a 9,000 gallon pool with a raised spa that spills over into the pool. The pump is a Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP. The builder set the time to run from 8AM to 8PM at 3250 RPM. From what...
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    New pool, high salt level from the Hayward box

    Hey everyone. First post, so hopefully I don't sound like a complete idiot. I have a 9,000 gallon pool/spa combo with a salt generator, and the builder just came out today to put the salt in. I wasn't here when he did it, so I'm not sure how many bags he used. The meter on the Hayward box is...