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    Not sure what to do next... not catching fines

    Mkay, so, my pool is pretty cloudy right now after an I'll advised Ph Up addition. Lesson now learned regarding aeration but now I am stuck in this cycle of cloudy water, powder on bottom, vacuum, repeat. I'm vacuuming to waste but it's a slow process for such a large pool due to water loss. To...
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    Hayward diverter 733 disassembling

    I've been getting a lot of air coming from my returns this year. I'm thinking the old Hayward diverter is a likely suspect. Parts are lean but I managed to locate a seal and spacer kit, though, I could benefit from anyone's pointers on disassembling this. Thanks in advance for any advice!
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    Where did my CY go?

    Just got my new VS pump up and running and uncovered the pool. Murky mess, but not unexpected. So, I do a water test. CY is unreadable. Well, that's weird cause I was running around 30 when I shut it down, I pumped out just enough water to clear the returns so, I'm expecting 20 to 25 but not...
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    Variable speed conversion

    Hey folks! My 30k gallon inground is currently running a Superpump 120v 1hp. It's eating about $100 a month during pool season. I'd like to switch this to a VS motor but I'm struggling to find one that isn't 240v. Now, I'm not 100% positive but I might have 240v going to the pump pad... the...
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    A little mustard with my hot dog

    So, I believe I have a bit of mustard algae in my pool. I'm preparing to SLAM. Notably, this is a new pool to us, 20x40 vinyl. Fresh liner a month ago. Pool was filled with 30,000 gallons of lake water that I was trying to balance with test strips. Then I got smart and bought a TF100 kit...