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Almost every pool problem is a plumbing problem wearing a costume. These guides make the loop readable.
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How inline and offline tablet chlorinators work, where they go in the plumbing, what the dial means, and the two mistakes that ruin heaters or start fires.
A puff after recharging is normal. Powder that keeps coming is often too much DE, not a torn grid. What the makers say, where it gets in, and the fix.
A cracked lateral is the usual answer, but not the only one. How to tell filter sand from plaster grit, what the makers' troubleshooting says, and the fix.
Bubbles blowing from the jets mean air is being sucked in before the pump. Here's the order to check, from a free fix to the expensive one.
A shop vac, a compressor and which one the manuals allow. Line order, how much pressure is too much, and why antifreeze is the backup rather than the plan.
The circulation loop from skimmer to return, why suction and pressure leaks look nothing alike, and the equipment order that protects your heater.
What a pool valve actuator does, how to set the travel and cams so it stops in the right place, and how to tell a dead actuator from a dead relay.
What every valve on a pool does, which handle position means what, and the one move that destroys a multiport valve — plus how to spot one failing.
High pressure and low pressure mean opposite things. Here's how to read your gauge and find the restriction.