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    Motor won't start on Pentair SuperFlo - Two Speed

    About a week ago I have noticed that my pump's motor stopped working. I searched for the problem online, and found this post (Help. Motor just hums... won't start). It will start if I hit on it for a while. This past weekend, I opened the switch panel on the back to see if anything was out of...
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    Hoping to get rid of stains (stain test)

    Hi guys, Since it's "cold" here in South Florida, and we're not using the pool, I wanted to try to get rid of the stains in my pool. I moved into this house in 2014, and the pool has had stains since before, and I don't think they are getting worse, which to me seems to be a good thing. I...
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    PH always rises

    Hello all, After fighting high CYA for a long, I was finally able to lower it by partial drain/refill (tried bio active, but it didn't work). Now I moving on to PH. The problem I am having, and that I have noticed since I have owned this pool (a little over a year), is that the PH always...
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    Should I SLAM more?

    So, I have been battling High CYA since I moved in last year (end of June) and of course, I did not know that I had an issue until I joined TFP. I tried Bio-Active (http://http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/93982-Testing-bio-active), added two bags at different times, the first time, results...
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    Testing bio-active

    Hello all! I gave in, and am trying the Bio Active product. I know there are mixed feelings on it, but I wanted to try it, at least one bag before I partial drain the pool (which I will probably have to do it, because my CH is high - but I can't see any side effects for this first year that I...
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    Replacing old 2HP single speed pump with Pentair SuperFlo 1HP 2 speed

    Hello everyone, My current pump which is a Jandy PlusHP 2.5HP (PHPM2.5) is going bye bye, and based on some feedback from my previous thread (http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/81554-New-pool-owner-(previously-neglected-pool)-piping-question), I decided to go with the Pentair SuperFlo 1HP 2...
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    New pool owner (previously neglected pool) - piping question

    Hello all, As a lot of other users, I just bought a house with a pool, only to find out afterwards that the pool system had been neglected for some time. Since I just bought the house, and I can pretty much figure out a lot of things out from a logical perspective (computer guy here, shhh...)...