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Starting digging a little further and it appears to be that they used flexible plumbing...ugh....

So I'm helping a friend of mine bring his pool back from the dead... It's a rent house and the tenants didn't take care of the pool for close to a year and it was the nastiest swamp pit I've ever seen. Fast forward to draining the pool (also because the pump wasn't sucking anything from main...

Ended up being split o-ring seal in the Hayward Chlorinator lid...

I have a large infinity edge pool and I have two drains in the bottom with a dedicated 3HP pump that returns water into main pool. Also in the infinity edge basin I have an overflow grill that empties into an underground french drain that goes on for about 30 feet in case I get too much rain and...

Couldn't stay out there long (getting eaten alive by mosquitos) but I did close the larger Jandy valve (thereby closing off two skimmers) and it seemed to stop emptying.... Will troubleshoot more tomorrow during day on which potential valve is the issue.... Thanks! (will provide what the...

Pool is about 12 years old now and this is the first time I've had really any issues with regards to plumbing. About a month ago I noticed a couple of the of the pool returns (including Polaris return) shooting a constant flow of bubbles. When the filter shuts off I can hear the filter emptying...

Just another plug for using borates... I've been using borates now for approximately 3-4 years and have yet needed to shock pool. During the beginning of this May I noticed some algae growing on one of my walls. After investigating further my salt generator quit working (guessing for 1-2...

Re: Cartridge vs D.Earth filter experience and opinions plea I have one of the largest cartridge filters on my 25k pool and have had it for 4 years now. I clean the filters twice a year and it usually takes me 3 hours for a good cleaning...I've also used the pool skimmer socks since day one...

LOL You got that right!

Just an update 1 year later...plants are doing great...

Can't tell really since I have a huge 25' infinity edge... --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?yywbgy