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    Time for upgrade?

    Same issue - let me know how works out
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    New Pump vs New Motor (and burnt appearing SWG front plate)

    Any suggestions? Or any other info needed. Thanks
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    New Pump vs New Motor (and burnt appearing SWG front plate)

    Not mechanically inclined at all here. Went to turn on pump to lower water level and heard a pop followed by seeing a spark. Had an electrician friend look at it and its the motor as wires all look good and begins smoking the minute turn on. He took off the endplate and confirmed. It was a...
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    New to SLAM - what to do first

    Filter pressure previous to adding DE only went up minimally prior to that - requiring back washing every 3 days. Is it that the DE catches that much? Should I re-add? And still keep FC at 20? Thanks. 25k fiberglass, rectangle, Heyward Swimpure SWG, Pentair 1.5 pump, Sand filter, FAS-DPD
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    New to SLAM - what to do first

    Have been slamming for 9 days. Algae visibly disappeared after 3. Is now blue but slightly cloudy. FC being kept at 19-22 (drops into low to mid teens as checking twice daily and add to bring back up). CC has now dropped to 0.5 the last 2 days. Couldn't see an appreciable visual difference the...
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    New to SLAM - what to do first

    Thanks for all the advice (will update signature when get to computer as not working well on phone). So it has taken 15 dump/fills and finally have my CYA at 40 (think that SWG is going to need work so treating pool like chlorine until can address that later so shot for 40 rather than 60)...
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    New to SLAM - what to do first

    Bought a house last August, pool was covered (should have been my first warning). It was disclosed in the sale that the SWG board needed replacing when opened in the spring. Pool was not properly or truly closed, obviously cover just thrown over. Took cover off last week and I have the...