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Water chemistry while intimidating is quite simple. Don't add what you don't need and let the rain wash your car.
We can make it rain on a sunny day. Some people value their vehicle more than their lives when they drive like idiots so now we must get the car out of the pool
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All we use on new pools is tigerflex also known as flexible PVC pipe, not sure what insects have to do with it. Is this a rain forest pool with PVC termites? We never use hard pipe underground as the weight
Is there a check valve somewhere in the plumbing like the heater outlet. Here is what you can try. Disconnect the filter outlet to the pool such that heater is bypassed, Now rig up a way to connect your
The flow switch does not control flow only measures it. How did that short occur ? lawnmower? Get water flowing first. Maybe the thermostat in the line is bad too. Are the water valves open? Don'y forget
As long as you have a main drain with a functional hydrostatic valve your ok. But being a fiberglass pool you can add some water. To me its a shame to drain and add water every year. I have a theory of
If this is not a regular occurrence you could pump the water out between the liner and the wall as we do this all the time but requires another pool pump and a flattened piece of 1 1/2 hard PVC about 4

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