Recent content by Catgrace

I also hope I'm not on the wrong track. I have a bad habit of getting tunnel vision when I'm looking for a problem. I don't know for sure that there's not a leak on the discharge side, but I left the discharge port open for the last two nights when I had the winterizing plug installed on the...

Thank you for the reply. I have done some investigating into the air leak, suck as cleaning the pump o-ring and seal. While I was concerned about the air leak when it was only that, I'm now far more worried about fixing the water leak that loses two inches of pool level in twelve hours. I'm...

Yup, it's had an increasingly large amount of air visible in there when the pump was running for the last few seasons we had it open. Now it's a constant inch or so of air in the pump basket. When I put in fresh DE, the air bubbles almost disappear for maybe a half hour before coming back.

Hi. My pool has declared war on me this year, but I'm not going to let it win without a fight. I'm still trying to get it open. Now that I've got the electrical repairs done and the pump is running, I believe I have a substantial suction line leak. Here's my thinking: When I got the pump...

Ah, thank you for the reply. As I'd feared, it sounds like more trouble than it would be worth. I appreciate you asking the time to explain all that. So it's back to the fence replacement, but I'll also look into automatic covers and heaters while I'm at it.

I live in CT, without a heater for my pool. The fence surrounding my property is collapsing in several places and needs a total replacement. I have been considering the possibility of constructing a building to enclose the pool itself in lieu of the fence. My pool is 16x32', and I was...

Thanks for the reply. I really don't have a lot of hope that this is something within my DIY reach, but I've surprised myself before. The liner was new three years ago (the last year it was opened), and corner stairs were installed. The filter was also new that year. A major complication for...

Hi everyone, I have been a pool owner for almost eight years, but have only opened the pool for perhaps four of those years. Last year when I attempted to prep for opening, I first tried to drain some of the water out to get at the leaves that had collected in the cover (the pool hadn't been...