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    New heater heating Spa , but not Pool

    Howdy All , a month ago I installed a new Rheem/Raypak 399 BTU heater . After install everything worked great ! Now the heater fires just fine . But once fired up it only heats the spa , but when valves switched to pool no warm / hot water to Pool . The Pool is approx. 30k gallons , after...
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    Air from one return jet and not the other

    Howdy all ! I have taken on a new pool to service and get up to snuff ! I know you guys like lots of details, but I'll make this short and will add to, with pics later . Ok. it's an in ground pool, aprox. 20,000 gals. with a single speed 1.5 hp pump, sand filter and solar with no automation...
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    Controlling Hayward Ecostar with Compool 3800

    Help ! Hi all, I've been working on pools for just under a year now . I have a new client that needed a new heater installed. So I went ahead and installed a Rheem/Raypak 399k, natural gas, electronic ignition heater. No problem connecting the two wires from the Compool to the heater, one wire...
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    How long can a Pool go without adding Chlorine ?

    I just want to throw this one out there ...... I'd like to hear your opinions and responses. OK, say if one has a plaster pool , 10,000 gallons. The pool is in balance and is in mostly sun. If one keeps the CYA level around 30-50 ppm. On Friday I have added enough 12% liquid chlorine to bring...
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    Pump not priming and NO filter pressure. HELP !

    I vacuumed my old pool the other day. Now I cant get the pump to maintain prime , it seems to surge. It almost fills the pump pot , then bang , it's empty. And there is no pressure in the DE filter . As the pump fills with water it surges, almost fills then seems to shoot the contents of the...