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    Interior Filter Tube Seam Crack (VIDEO)

    Wow this Filter Hayward Cartridge C200SHayward is only 5 years old? What is the shelf life on these?
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    Interior Filter Tube Seam Crack (VIDEO)

    Ok thanks let me revise it
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    Interior Filter Tube Seam Crack (VIDEO)

    I have been having trouble keeping pressure for waterfalls, cleaners etc etc i think I may have found the issue. Appears to be cracks at this seam? Is this normal for this type of filter? Should I just get some JB weld and go at it? Video here: thanks
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    Hayward SwimClear Cartridge Filter C200S

    I cant seem to find this on line, is their a replacement filter for this type. It is only about 5 years old so I would think Hayward still made these filters???
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    Is there a trick to screwing on the top of a Hayward Swimclear Filter

    Mine is a Hayward Cartridge C200S. It has the red clamp that you depress to tighten the lid. 9 out of 10 times when i close it it has a leak. Is there any tricks to this, am I supposed to line things up, it just never seems to seal correctly. I think the older clamp versions are better thanks...
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    Pool Filter Straps

    I have a tall canister filter type, and the bands are starting to break, can you use rubber bands or maybe even hair ties to keep the it together? thanks GTP
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    Skimmer Sucked a Mens Sock Down In It

    Well thank you all, it found its way to the basket at the pump. I am very lucky!
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    Skimmer Sucked a Mens Sock Down In It

    I am not proud of this but tonight i dropped a mens regualr size sock (that was about 1/4 full of some stabilizer) into the skimmer and my basket was out.....it sucked the sock right down. I hurried and turned the pump off, what do you think i should do? I am hoping it can make it all the way...
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    Waterfallls Stopped Working

    great idea Jimmy the Greek....i will take the over on 3 more years after that!
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    Waterfallls Stopped Working

    Yeah the straps that hold them are starting to break, but I hope I can get another year or so!
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    Waterfallls Stopped Working

    The only reason the pressure was high on Filter as I had all the valves set to make maximum pressure as I thought hat would help. Thanks all....it was a dirty filter, although it want to bad, but I cleaned it and now the waterfalls and vacum are working again. I do have the original filter...
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    Waterfallls Stopped Working

    I cant seem to get my waterfalls to produce flow anymore. I do get small trickles of water but not the waterfall effect. Also my vacuum pool cleaner is not having enough juice to move as well. I feel like this is pressure loss somewhere but can not figure this out. I do not appear to be losing...
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    HOw Long Can Filter Last

    Wow, OK, I mean the pool looks great and all, but i do have numerous little debris items from trees that get inside of it and hard to clean it out.
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    HOw Long Can Filter Last

    With monthly cleaning and all, realiistically, how long can a filter last. im thinking i can get 18 months out of it? I have a Hayward C200 S Filter. thanks GTP
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    How to test if your Flow Switch is bad

    so i took out the old flow switch and looked at it. It did have some rusting on it and some tiny rust specs which i took off. Did the ol blow on it real hard and boom, it now works. Weird If anyone helping out here is a light expert, please see this thread as i have another issue: 2...
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    How to test if your Flow Switch is bad

    also when pump is off, and the flow switch is plugged in, it is pulling amps. As soon as I unplug it the light goes red and amps goes to 0
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    How to test if your Flow Switch is bad

    when i unplug it , it goes to a REd light
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    How to test if your Flow Switch is bad

    I am pretty sure my GC messed up the install with the SWG. But he is long gone. No Flow Line REd indicator light See some history on my install here. Moving forward. How do I test if a flow switch is bad. Any videos on how to change one out as i think i need to start here. thanks for the help
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    How to test if your Flow Switch is bad

    WE have had a ton of rain here in Florida. So I have been battling with salt water levels. But now i think i got it but My flow switch does not seem to be working now. When my pump shuts off, it still says I am generating Chlorine. I dont think my flow switch is working but is there a way to...
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    yes i have seperate skimmer line and main drain line (but my main drain line is also tied to the vacum/cleaner line) So I shut off that main drain line, but i have still have bubbles
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    bottom drain valve on the pump?
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    So here is a follow up: 1. I think originally i just did not have a good seal when i put the pump cover cap on and that led to my original post 2. But I have never really had the pump stariner basket area all the way full the entire life of my pool (1 1/2 yrears) UNLESS the pump is running at...
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    OK tried the video but no luck there. But now my water level seems to be holding but, I still have a bunch of bubbles and air in pump basket when running. I think it may be that the lid is not securing correctly. I will try to lube the O ring up at the lid (the first suggestion by Jim R) I...
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    Could I have possibly not put my big filter cover on correctly and that is causing it? That thing is kind of tricky sometimes.
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    Jim R thanks so much. And I think I have had this issue for most of my new pool. Im starting to think my pool guy didnt do a great job. Oh right time to do some investigating. but one question. What exactly are "Pump Unions"? thanks again!
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    Losing Water at Pump Basket

    Hello All, been a while since i posted. I couldn't get pump to prime today was taking a while, so I came here and searched and of course came up with some good advice and got her going. I have a bigger issue i think. I cant seem to keep water in the pump basket area and it just drains down to...