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oh jusus I broke the ignitor and cant get one in time - So, anyone with some heater experience please advise. I replaced the heat exchanger tub and manifold on a pentair mastertemp 400. New insul... Read More
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Mastertemp is dead, need rec for new heater, Please! - So we had a Pentair Mastertemp 400. 3 1/2 years old. The tub holding the heatexchanger and burner rusted through, and the heat melted the ma... Read More
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multiport valve - Just getting ready for year 3 three with our pool. Last year, the multiport valve on our Quad 80 started leaking. I'm thinking about getting... Read More
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a little help with a merlin cover install on paver deck - I'm getting ready to install a travertine paver deck around our gunite pool. I have a Merlin cover, it came with the 15" tubes to drive... Read More
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Travertine Pavers, how to set in northeast - Well, 2,300 SF of 24"x24" travertine pavers just arrived in crates in the driveway. It seemed like a great idea on paper. Now, may... Read More
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Merlin Smart Mesh and Spa cover question - I got some cover quotes. We decided to go with Merlin, but I don't know if the Smart Mesh is worth the extra money. They say it keeps out su... Read More
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Cover Pricing - Help. - We have a free-form, about 700 SF, with an 8' spa. I got a price for a Loop-Loc cover from an online dealer, about $3,400 for the solid cove... Read More
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We've been swimming - here's some photos - Hi everyone- Thanks to everyone on the site for their help and motivation, we finally opened our DIY pool on Father's Day - and we've been ... Read More
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How to tell which Quad DE cartridge is bad? - I have a Quad DE. When I first installed, I made the heinous error of plumbing it backwards like a regular DE filter. Exploded all of the ca... Read More
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polish bad plaster job underwater? - Our pool was plastered 4 weeks ago, and it is a lousy job. Medium gray, regular plaster. lots of mottling. Many areas are really blotchy whi... Read More
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