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  1. chulinet

    What surface finish is this??

    For the past half a year, the pH and total alkalinity were a little high, and calcium hardness has been a little low in my pool water. Not sure if the chemistry caused the issue, but I observed a few spots where the surface was eroded badly, and one spot even exposed the white plaster(?)...
  2. chulinet

    pebble sucked into skimmer hole

    I accidentally dropped a pebble with the size of an extra large egg into the skimmer hole and it was sucked into the underground pipe before I could take it out. It does not seem to be blocking the flow into the pump and the filter pressure seems to be normal for now. Should I consider taking...
  3. chulinet

    Leaking after motor and shaft seal replacements: Replacing seal plate?

    Hello All, After replacing the motor for my WhisperFlo WF-28 pump and all related gaskets and the shaft seal, I noticed a steady stream leaking from the bottom of the seal plate (see attachments). It turned out two small pieces cracked off the seal plate, and it might have happened when I tried...
  4. chulinet

    Pump stops in 15 seconds

    The motor run capacitor [TE RC0010 370V 25UF] was replaced just a couple of months ago. Recently I noticed that the pump was leaking water while running, and a lot of air was pumped into the pool when the pump started. There were a few small bubbles under the clear cover lid of the pump...
  5. chulinet

    Drain from the wall/bottom outlets only?

    I need to drain quite a lot water from my pool to reduce CYA accumulated by the chlorine tablets, yet it seems that I cannot drain from the wall/bottom outlets only. The attached photo shows the pipes, with the labels added after some experiments by myself. I can turn off one skimmer, but not...