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    How fast should water drain

    Newbie here! (Full disclosure - I have no idea what I'm doing.) I have a Hayward Swimclear filter, with a 3/4 inch hose bib attached. We hooked up a garden hose to it, and I need to let out a few inches of water (heavy rain recently). I opened the hose bib valve, and the water just trickles...
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    TX Freeze - New Pool Owner Needing Advice

    Hi all, like most in the south I am going through the freeze. I’m about 40 miles north of Houston, TX. We lost power at 0500 this morning and once we learned it wasn’t a rolling blackout at about 0800 this morning, I drained the pump (Pentair WhisperFlo), booster pump, and filter (Pentair...
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    New Intex Easy Set pool leaking through drain plug

    Hi folks, bought a small 8' x 30" Intex Easy Set pool for my son this summer. Followed the directions, filling it up now, but it's leaking from the drain plug itself, not the pool liner around it. Here's the thing... there's an inner plug, and then the cap on the outside (see photos). The inner...
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    Problem with Hayward Cartridge filter drain plug

    Hello! How can I fix my drain plug on my hayward cartridge model c 3000 pool pump? The drain plug was leaking a little bit and i put teflon tape to help however it still didnt fix it 100% . Pressure is still coming out and the PSI is a little bit above 10. I never had this problem before so...