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    Replacing Pool Pump

    Hello Our pool is roughly 20 years old now and the pool filter is still the original one. The pool is about 15k-16k gallons including a 2k gallon jacuzzi. The current filter is a Sta Rite S8M500. The cartridges need to be replaced. Would it make sense to update the filter and put a new one in...
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    Drain pool

    I’m ready to drain my pool here in Las Vegas and I’m trying to locate my sewer clean out. There is an in ground box near the from door.. it shows 2 lines and a big round thing. Please see picture.. Is this my sewer clean out? Thanks for the help!
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    Draining and refilling

    Thank you for the reply Any recommendation for an affordable submersible pump?
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    Draining and refilling

    I am reaching out to the pros again as this is my first time draining my pool. My pool valve has no Main Drain position. It only shows skimmer and cleaner. However there are 2 drains on the deep end in the pool. I assume that the skimmer and the 2 drains are connected? I read that that is...
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    Where am I gonna install my salt chlorine generator?

    Thank you! Yes I have a Pentair Easy Touch System. The installation of the SWCG is pretty straight forward, unfortunately my plumbing coming out of the heater is pretty tight.
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    Where am I gonna install my salt chlorine generator?

    Thank you, the manual says there should be 12-18 of straight pipe before the Chlorine generator. Does that matter? It's a 16000 gallon pool and since the entire system is a pentair I was thinking of going with the pentair intellichlor system 20k gallon
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    Where am I gonna install my salt chlorine generator?

    I would love to install a slat chlorine generator and all instructions I read tell me the generator need be installed after the heater before pool water returns into the pool. Unfortunately, my current plumbing makes this impossible and space is tight in the area. I hope the attached image...
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    Compool/Pentair Diverter Valve

    Hey everyone. I am looking for a little help with one of my diverter valves. My return diverter valve for the pool/spa has started leaking in the spa position. Returning water to the pool with a pressure of 12PSi the valve is fine. If I switch to spa and the valve rotates to run water back to...
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    Polaris Air Blower

    My polaris 2HP came off the stand pipe this morning when I tried to run the air blower. There was barely air coming out of one of the jets and then the air blower took off. Thank god it was attached to the wires so it couldn't go to far. Now water is leaking out of the stand pipe which I believe...