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    Active 30 Questions

    Hi, I have an Active 30 pool cleaner and have a couple of questions for the experts out there. Lately it has been occasionally stopping after only a few minutes of cleaning. Every time this happens, I've found that the water impeller has gotten fouled up with stringy vegetation matter that the...
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    Heater opinions requested

    Yes, it does sound that way, doesn't it? Unfortunately, I don't think that was the case, as I gave the the exact RayPak model number I wanted (even including the code for the cupro-nickel exchanger). I was shocked also. For a second I was actually speechless! This particular dealer has...
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    Black waterline staining, doesn't seem to be "scum"

    Will try your suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to reply. FWIW I did try to find similar posts here but couldn't. Thanks again.
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    Heater opinions requested

    Hey there! Firstly I must apologize for not getting back to the kind folks who took the time to reply to my OP. FWIW, I did get another Raypak. I did do a considerable amount of reading beforehand. A local dealer tried to sell us on a StaRite. I did like the fact that the case could not...
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    Black waterline staining, doesn't seem to be "scum"

    Hi, we have a pretty old vinyl liner pool, ~ 27,000 gallons. We use Bromine tablets in a cylinder-type dispenser near the pump. During the last few years, I've noticed that the inside of the white plastic skimmer has begun to develop a pretty ugly black stain which seems to have formed at the...
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    Heater opinions requested

    Hi, I'm hoping to get some opinions here. (LONG POST) Our very old RayPak RP2100 bit the dust 2 years back, and we've decided we can't live without a heater. I've been doing as much research as possible, and so far have determined: based on our usage pattern, a (natural) gas heater is...