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A suction-side automatic pool cleaner pulled out of an in-ground swimming pool onto the deck for inspection, with its vacuum hose still in the water

Hayward Suction Cleaner Not Moving Right? Troub...

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A symptom-by-symptom guide to fixing Hayward Navigator, Pool Vac Ultra, AquaBug, Diver Dave, and Wanda the Whale suction cleaners that won't move, walk in circles, or stall out.

Hayward Suction Cleaner Not Moving Right? Troub...

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A symptom-by-symptom guide to fixing Hayward Navigator, Pool Vac Ultra, AquaBug, Diver Dave, and Wanda the Whale suction cleaners that won't move, walk in circles, or stall out.

Backyard pool equipment pad with a tan sand filter tank, multiport valve, and pump beside a clean in-ground pool

Sand Blowing Back Into Your Pool? How to Replac...

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Fine sand settling near your return jets usually means a cracked lateral inside the sand filter. Here is how to confirm it is the laterals, replace them step by step,...

Sand Blowing Back Into Your Pool? How to Replac...

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Fine sand settling near your return jets usually means a cracked lateral inside the sand filter. Here is how to confirm it is the laterals, replace them step by step,...

Hands tucking the blue vinyl edge of an above-ground pool liner back over the top rail

Pool Liner Came Out of the Track? How to Reseat...

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An above-ground liner that has slipped out of the top track is almost always a reseat, not a replacement. Here is why it happens, the one shortcut that ruins a...

Pool Liner Came Out of the Track? How to Reseat...

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An above-ground liner that has slipped out of the top track is almost always a reseat, not a replacement. Here is why it happens, the one shortcut that ruins a...

In-ground swimming pool at dusk with the underwater LED pool light glowing warm white through clear water

Pool Light Not Working? How to Troubleshoot It ...

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A pool light that will not turn on is usually a tripped GFCI, a burned-out bulb, or a flooded fixture. This safety-first guide walks you through checking the power, bringing...

Pool Light Not Working? How to Troubleshoot It ...

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A pool light that will not turn on is usually a tripped GFCI, a burned-out bulb, or a flooded fixture. This safety-first guide walks you through checking the power, bringing...

Pouring dissolved pool shock from a bucket into a pool at dusk

How to Shock Your Pool the Right Way

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Pool shock done right: what superchlorination actually does, when your water needs it, how cal-hypo, dichlor and non-chlorine shock differ, and a safe step-by-step routine to clear cloudy or green...

How to Shock Your Pool the Right Way

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Pool shock done right: what superchlorination actually does, when your water needs it, how cal-hypo, dichlor and non-chlorine shock differ, and a safe step-by-step routine to clear cloudy or green...

White and black pressure-side pool cleaner on a sunlit in-ground pool floor

Polaris Pressure Cleaner Not Moving? Troublesho...

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A Polaris that parks in the corner or crawls the floor is almost always one worn part away from a fix. Here is a symptom-by-symptom troubleshooting walkthrough for the 180,...

Polaris Pressure Cleaner Not Moving? Troublesho...

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A Polaris that parks in the corner or crawls the floor is almost always one worn part away from a fix. Here is a symptom-by-symptom troubleshooting walkthrough for the 180,...