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    Kreepy Krauly Part

    I need the movable handle thing (dive float?) for my post 2013 cleaner, but the dang thing is so expensive. The post/clip things have worn out and it just falls off. It does not seem to clean the pool as good without it. Anyway to fix it or know where I can get a cheaper replacement that works...
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    Spastic water

    So here is the deal, new motor last year. Water is gushing and slowing down, gushing and slowing down, with way more slowing down than gushing. This is seen via the clear pump strainer lid cover. If I open the pipe (jandy valve) between the pump and the filter (so it pumps to waste basically)...
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    Quattro X7

    Is there a way I can use a standard plain jane hose instead of the questionable one that come with it with the fancy twist on thing?
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    Time to replace filter

    Current filter is a Hayward DE60nn, and is shot I am taking it. Pool store want $800 to basically replace all the guts (60 sq. ft DE grids, DE Manifold, and some other minor charges like gasket and sealer. So I always wished I had cartridge filter instead (smaller mostly). So with a 30K gallon...
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    Hayward Ultra/Navigator etc.

    OK, here's the deal. I bought a rebuild kit for my Ultra. Rebuilt my ultra and about the only thing I could see different was the bottom didn't have a removable throat piece (it was all one piece). So i figure no big deal. Ok, first problem, this rebuilt one would not sit on the bottom., it...
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    heard on a local Home improvment radio show this weekend

    Called asked about SWG, and was told they are NOT recommended. Reason, a friend of his had one installed, and it caused his patio furniture to corrode. And it was not cheap furniture. interesting that.
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    Disk style cleaners

    Was pricing the wheels for the 4 wheel "ThePoolCleaner" and now they are over $70.00 a set. I like the cleaner, but the replacement cost of the tires is getting a little too much. So that new Hayward Kingray looks promising. What are the wear parts on these type cleaners? Why for an inground...
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    Cell question

    My cell is in a clear plastic thing, and so far, it looks as black as the day I got it. Do you still have to acid bath these things on a regular basis even if there is no NOTICEABLE buildup? I mean is there something there I can't see that I should be acid bathing this cell? Just starting my 3rd...
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    OK, so what is this stuff?

    OK, so what is this stuff? We don't close for the winter. About a month and half ago I did the whole Ascorbic acid treatment thing. Brought my chlorine levels back up. Brought my salt levels back up (water was about 62F at the time. When the water temp hit 65 I turned on my SWG. Water seems...
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    Pump problems, maybe?

    I have a 2HP hayward Northstar. Have not a single issue with it, until Hurricane Ike and lack of power. Not sure if that is the reason, but since power was restored (16 days no running) about every other day the water level in the pump basket falls low enough to be below the impeller station. I...
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    Stains and Absorbic acid test

    Here is the low down. Had our pool renovated in 2001 when we moved into the house. It was a swamp, unused for years. Started getting little stains in it after a few years. I figured it was leaching through the back of the plaster. Hurrican Ike comes along, much sandy dirt from the greenbelt I...
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    SWg why such a high CYA level

    I used to try to keep my CYA in the 20-40 range when I was running a chlorinator. Seemed to work pretty good over all. Now i have a SWG and the range is 80-100. I keep mine around 80, but still seems top require a high CL reading to keep algae at bay. Is there some intrinsic reason that a SWG...
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    Thanks Ike

    Came back last Monday the 21st to no power, and a totally green pool. Lots of debris in the pool (I could see from pictures a friend who took some pictures Wed. the 16th sent, it was still clear then). But I could not see it because of the green. Tried to remove some of the debris "by feel", got...