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    Merlin Smart Mesh Cover

    Any update on how the “smart mesh” is working for you? I’m consider one to replace my solid cover. The new smart mesh by Merlin claims to filter up to 40microns and 100% shade.
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    Grayish creeping stains?

    I attached and it says it is attached but won't post or let me delete it to repost....????
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    Grayish creeping stains?

    So last year my salt chlorine generator keep giving me a low salt warning every week or so, we did have a lot of rain and humidity. But like dumb A, I just keep adding salt. Anyway, finally have checking my salt was around 6000 ppm, and my cell apparently had died. Shortly after correcting all...
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    Jandy Heat pump - low pressure REF fault

    For anyone that cares....it was the fan capacitor. Easy fix!
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    Jandy Heat pump - low pressure REF fault

    I’m not expert either but from past experience with home heat pump, I had a house heat pump that would stop cooling and the copper lines would ice up. The tech would come and pump Freon in and it would work again. At the second occurrence I switch companies and they told me there was leaky coil...
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    Jandy Heat pump - low pressure REF fault

    I have Jandy AE-TI 2500 Heat pump about 5-6 years old now. I just turned it on for the start of the season a couple days ago. Ran for couple hours and was producing warm water. Then it shutdown, and was displaying the low pressure REF Fault. Sound like it was on but fan wasn't spinning. I...
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    Problems with aqua right

    Thanks for the info...I will give it a try...yea been through the holding shock level with a mustard algae problem a few years ago. That's when I switched to salt!
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    Problems with aqua right

    Started up my pool a couple weeks ago. Got the water balanced and salt added. Now it appears my T-cell-15 isn't generating. Been running for Several days and Clorine is 0 after shock has gone. It's on it fourth season. No errors. I read that it won't produce when water is 50 or below it has been...
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    Help with stains...please

    Stain on swim out was pretty much the same, kind of looks like dirt or dust streaks however doesn't brush off...strange. No real mineral look to it. Have not tried trichlor tablets, though it would be hard treat the entire side bowl.
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    Help with stains...please

    Hi, Two years ago I had mustard algae problem after coming back from vacation and chlorine had ran down to nothing and pool was steaming hot and a bad phosphate problem. I tried the “yellow out” (yeah I know, not using it again) to no help and then stumble on help here where by I bleached...
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    Salt Water and stains and High PH

    Hi, I converted my pool to salt in the spring and everything has been operating normal chlorine is producing and holding good. However, I started developing a light brown/tan staining around the bowl and sides of the deep end that won't brush off. They are also visible around the swim out of...
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    Help picking SWG...Hayward Swim Pure Plus

    Looking to buy an SWG. Hayward is offer a 50-75 dollar rebate on most of their models. I looking at the 40K Swim Pure for 949.00 plus I have 10% off from this internet pool store. Any one have any experience with the Haywards or any other recommendation? I was also looking at the compupool...
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    Proper or preferred method for adding ant-freeze to lines??

    I closed my pool myself for the first time this year. I watched all the youtube videos, read a bunch of post here, and scanned a few other articles online. I live in northern Virginia, so the winters are hit or miss but still not that freezing cold all winter long. One thing I have not seen or...
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    Help with alage or some stain along with low chlorine

    I fell asleep before I could take a reading last, as I didn't get a chance to add the bleach till around 830PM. Between kids soccer, football, homework, and real work…not enough hours left for pool. How long should one wait before take a reading after adding the bleach at night? This morning...
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    Help with alage or some stain along with low chlorine

    Ok, got home around 5PM and there was only a trace of chlorine in the pool. Is it common for the liquid chlorine to dissipate that quick during the day? It was sunny in mid 70s and I keep a solar blanket on. I started with around 4ppm @ 5:30am Any case I added 5 bottles of regular 6% percent...
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    Help with alage or some stain along with low chlorine

    I live in northern, Virginia. Fredericksburg to be exact. I have a pool heat pump so generally don't close till end of Oct. However, I just want to have pool swimmable and safe for my daughter's birthday party this weekend. Then will close next weekend, say first week of Oct. I tired of...
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    Help with alage or some stain along with low chlorine

    I have been battling what I believe was mustard algae, since late June 08. I came home from vacation to find chlorine about zero and brownish powdery substance all over one side of my plaster pool. I brushed and shocked only to have the powder substance come back a couple days later but not as...