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    SF Bay Area New Pool

    Its listed in your first post.
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    SF Bay Area New Pool

    I haven't been around here enough to know what the norm is, but why only 2 returns? We inherited our 30'x15' and it has 4 returns - two spaced out on each "long" side. We've got the eyeballs adjusted to create a clockwise motion to help skim efficiently.
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    Leaking Hayward SP3400VSP Pump Housing

    Are you able to verify exactly where the split is? The photos make it look like it could be the base of the union nipple where it meets the housing OR the seal plate/housing seam. The first would require replacement of the housing, the second could be just a new o-ring. Are you handy? The...
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    Backwash pipe broken, cannot remove

    I've used this with good luck: Socket Saver - Amazon Link Did I understand right that the white PVC is threaded into the black housing, and is not a slip fit? If so, you wouldn't want to use the tool I posted because you'll wipe the threads out too and could create too large of an ID for the...
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    Advantages of a 2.5 or 3 hp VS pump over 1.5 hp?

    Our 2.0HP Jandy recently bit the dust, so we upgraded to a 1.65HP PureLine VSP thinking it would be a good replacement. We have a spillover & small fountain and I'm unhappy with how quickly I need to run the pump to get the look we want at the feature (negating the purpose of the VSP). I ended...
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    Moving ... from Newark, DE to Allen, TX - any pointers for a Texas pool owner?

    Nothing to add other than welcome to Texas!