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    Repair material for sandy gunite

    No rebar, uncovered
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    Repair material for sandy gunite

    Hi I am repairing cracked pebble tec with E-Z patch 9 pebble repair on my spa which had a crack and was leaking water. I cut pebble tec around the crack and removed it , the surface underneath was very sandy. I used a demolition hammer to gently probe and remove the sandy loose areas. My...
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    How do i bring my pool automation to the 21st century

    I currently have a pentair control panel inside the house that controls the entire pool pump, spa, solar , heater and it is connected to a pentair I9+3 out by the pool equipment. I would like to be able to control all of these features over a web app on my phone. what do i have to do to...
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    Help with pool light

    If your pool lights haven't been touched since 1997 , there is a good chance you have no chance to get the screw out of the fitting. I tried to change my halogen lights out and both light fixtures the screws had to be drilled out. Hope you have better luck.
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    Tips for removing old pool light screw that is stuck tight?

    Just went through exactly the same with two Pentair lights, one in the spa which i could empty , the other in the pool. Both screws would not loosen, eventually Phillips head was stripped so used a screw extractor bit that eventually took the head off the screw. In the spa i could use impact...
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    Leak at booster pump

    I ended up getting the hose replacement kit, if it leaks again in the future then trivial to repair. Pentair 353020 White Quick Disc Hose Replacement Kit Pool/Spa Pump and Cleaners
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    Do I need to replace bulb only?

    Hi Have exactly the same pool lights , did the Sunlite 40711-SU 75MR16/FL/12V Halogen MR16 38° Flood Light Bulb 75 Watt, 12 Volt, Bi-Pin Base (GU5.3) work out as expected in 120V ? Just tried to order and can' t ship to California. hmmm, apparently they are banned here.
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    pentair intellibrite replacement?

    How did it turn out ? Did you replace all three lights? Any issues? , considering the same upgrade Pooltone replacement kit.
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    Leak at booster pump

    Hi Texas Splash Here are some further images that show the whole pipe from side and above, I am not sure with this fitting if I simply unscrew at the pump , whether the thread above will turn or use multiple wrenches or if i have to cut the pipe and redo ?
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    Leaking Spa

    Hi Pool Experts Was noticing water leaking quite quckly in the pool and traced it to the SPA, I thought it would be a leak in the light fixture and while removing it noticed these two cracks on either side of the foot recess. What recommendations do you have for patching? both these cracks...
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    How to plug this type of pool return valve ?

    Hi Pool experts Can anyone tell me how I can simply block this pool return, the face of it does not want to turn , Leslies "experts" couldn't identify it , or suggest any solution to me. Is it the kind that I could just screw out and screw in a closed plate ? Special tools to do that ?
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    Leak at booster pump

    Hi Pool experts noticed a leak at the booster pump , leaking about 4 cups of water per day. Any recommendatations for quick fix ? magic spray ? thanks in advance
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    Pentair Clean and Clear Filter assembly lid cracked

    I sent them all the pictures I have, they probably are interested to make the 75 $ fee and never hear from them again, James typically home warranty service will recommend the most expensive option , last year we had an airconditioner stop working and the guy tried to get 6000 repair from home...
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    Pentair Clean and Clear Filter assembly lid cracked

    Thanks, everyone for the advice (y) , Home warranty assigned a pool service technician with an average of 1.2 stars out of 5 from a town 2 hours away. arrrrh
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    Pentair Clean and Clear Filter assembly lid cracked

    Thanks Mayorb - I will mention to the home warranty repairman hope he/she will agree. @ James it may have been 2004 but definitely not before so 17 years max. in your experience how old does it look? it could be possible that they installed used pool equipment but I doubt it.
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    Pentair Clean and Clear Filter assembly lid cracked

    Hi James , We purchase the house recently (2019) which had the pool installed around 2005 so that's where I'm getting the 15 years from (no date visible on the label) . The pump is Pentair Intelliflo VSF we we installed new two years ago. When running the filter in normal operation its around...
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    Pentair Clean and Clear Filter assembly lid cracked

    Hi I have a Pentair Filter Clean & Clear Plus 520 filter which the lid assembly suddenly cracked when activating the pump one morning. Question is it ok to replace the Lid assembly or should the whole filter be replaced ? The filter is about 15 years old. Any others having similar...