Recent content by brian10

replace the whole top assembly. Removing the spider gasket is a PITA. You can end up ruining the assembly from fighting with the spider gasket so save time and replace top assembly. Unless you are lucky and the gasket comes out and leaves no debris that you have to scrape out.

Do you notice any of the teeth on the components chewed up? The metal rod that turns the gears on mine was stripped so I needed to purchase the rebuild kit. I was surprised that the metal plasrod was stripped and no damage to the plastic gears was visible.

I probably removed around 20 full baskets of heavy debris. The rest is what makes its way out of the netting. I think if I wait for the pool to clear a little more I can vacuum to waste so I can try to save water.

Tornado made a huge mess in my pool that I just recently got ready for swim season. I got most of the cedar debris with my net and what ever the Polaris was able to get. I will need to vacuum the rest out. I'm unsure of the setting I should put the valve on. Thanks!

Triton II filter and 125 GPM Max Flow valve has head loss of 8.5 psi. The pressure on the gauge seems to be the same as when I had the cartridge filter.

I just started mine a few days ago. We got a ton of rain the past three weeks so I felt it was time with clear forecast ahead. Also to take advantage of the cool weather keeping pool water cold to keep chlorine in the pool longer.

I recently switched over to sand filter from cartridge filter. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the low pressure from the one jet. Another issue also arise after the switch. The baby pool which sits higher than the pool itself empties when the pumps are off. Seems like water is...

Nice! Pool built in 1957. How many times has it been re-plastered?

I'm not sure. Ive been adding chlorine daily now that i have a little more free time. I'm going to have to slam the pool though. I'll do the over night loss test then. I'm sure I see black algae.

I automatically fill the pool myself when the water lever begins to drop.

Oops. 50 to 0.

I've been very busy for the past three weeks. Terribly to tired to maintain the pool. I have been doing only the very minimum as far as adding chlorine. There were times when I would not add chlorine for two days straight. Anyhow, there was never some huge algae bloom. Could it have been that...

Thank you. So what's your process when testing for CC's? Why am I not getting any change in color?

Yes, I see black algae. I have not bothered to check the FC loss overnight because I am aware something is there. Yes, my FC has dropped below 7.5% of my CYA of 40ppm on numerous occasions when I come home to a pool full of people on days that require a chlorine douse.

I'm not SLAMing though.