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How a pool filters and circulates water

Follow pool water from the skimmer and main drain through the pump basket, filter and heater and back to the pool. Learn to read the pressure gauge and what a dirty filter, a full basket, backwashing and an air leak look like.

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A pool that will not stay clear

You are a pool technician. The customer says the water has gone cloudy and the pump seems weak. Check the equipment from the skimmer to the filter and put it right.

Click the Practice button in the player. You click parts in the 3D model and make the calls a technician would, with hints, feedback and a star score. Inside SOPpal, finishing a task earns XP.

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