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    Weir door

    I've been missing a weir door for more than a year now. I've ordered one online only to find that it was not the right fit. The skimmer basket lid has waterway on it but not sure if that's the original. The opening of the skimmer is 8in by 5.5inch. Any suggestions in where I can find this part?
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    Hayward Smart Filter. Is this 450 or 550?

    Here's a picture of the filter. On the outside, it says 450 or 500. When I look online there seem to be size difference betwee. The two cartridges. On the bottom right corner of the picture, it says "model=C5520BHMB". Can I assume that it's 550 size?
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    Broken impeller screw

    Just when I thought the motor replacement couldn't get more complicated this happens. I just received my motor and was trying to remove the impeller. I have the Hayward Tristar model where a screw holds the impeller in. The screw was worn out and the hex key didn't fit. So I used a vice grip to...
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    Do I really need 2.5HP motor?

    I finally gave up on trying to fix the pump and going with the pool store's advice and replacing the 7year old Hayward Tristar 2.5HP 2speed. My question is given the size of my pool 12-15k gallons and the spa overflow into pool feature, do I really need 2.5HP? They quoted me about $600 for the...
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    Advantage to running the pump at a lower speed

    Pool newbie here. I have a two speed pump but the pool tech that helped me "get started" said there was no real advantage to running the lower speed other than marginal energy savings. What did you mean by skimmer action?
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    Stumped by my pump

    Joined this site after reading good feedback from various people. I've been trying to research what the problem is with my pump. A few days ago, I noticed that the pump isn't running. Went back to check it out and noticed that every few minutes, the pump will try turn on but will not keep...