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Without seeing photos of your setup and the units it’s hard to know what the issue may be. If you have two, and one isn’t working is the water restricted flowing into the unit itself, or is the unit doing Read More …

Yes, the pipes can plug if you have calcium buildup especially. Most heaters/heat pumps also have an internal bypass so not all the water goes through the tubing inside. That bypass valve can also be a point of failure and Read More …

HI, Sounds like you have quite the project on your hands. From what you describe I am thinking the plaster should have cured completely (did you use a mix or DIY? – check manufacturer directions?) before attempting to paint, as Read More …

  Fill it back up to prevent more damage – as long as nothing broke you’ll just have to fill the gap and use it that way. There is no way to remedy without massive construction unfortunately. If underground shifted Read More …

For this type of pool coping you are looking at both the cracks and the track itself fatiguing and expanding, allowing the liner to fall out in some places. The permanent remedy is to remove the coping stones above the entire Read More …

Is it a salt water pool? It could be stainless steel from the panels of the pool deteriorating and depositing on the liner. Or iron/copper or calcium if water chemistry is high in any of those elements. I’d have to see Read More …

We have not found that muriatic acid will cause damage to pools where we have calcium buildup, it is what we typically use. You may want to do a test section first to make sure it’s okay with your particular application, but Read More …

One of two things happened when you added the chlorine to the pool water – either the iron in the water came out of solution  (usually due to a higher pH, or the ph change caused the discoloration). Chlorine tablets Read More …