Recent content by hawkinsrt

So it is best to just keep playing the waiting game and have the pump running 24/7? That was my original plan but I started to second guessing myself when progress slowed and wanted some TFP assurance :)

Deep clean after adding the FLOC. FLOC was done after adding new sand (that was the very first thing I did when openeng, filter sat empty all winter). I vacuumed to waste the first time. Vaccummed again like 4 days later but through filter. Vaccummed blind both time since I can't see the...

Hey eveyone, I know this is a common question on the forum but after 3 weeks I'm just not sure what I should be doing at this point. Pool was swampy green when I opened it. It has brand new sand, and I balanced everything and SLAMed for two weeks and vaccuum all the leaves and debris from the...

Thank you!

I have a 1.5 HP Pentair Dynamo High Performance with a Fiber Glass (sand) filter. Under normal operating conditions (pool clean, recently backwashed), my PSI sits at about 15. At 15 PSI the return jet is powerful enough to where my hand cannot easily plug it (it pushed my hand to a side or...

Couple of additional questions. Is it worth it to have the pool drain to the suspected patches in order to patch them dry or just put some fishing waders on once it gets to about 3 feet or so and patch the holes while they are still underwater? I'm going to use the Box #100 this time which...

Did you mean to say you would "not go" lower than 1 foot? Removing the winter cover is a good call, or at least that line of thinking makes sense. To your suggestion about "letting it drain to whatever it wants to", would using a garden hose to help it along help protect against the liner...

Hi, I have a 24" above ground pool, 3 years old. Within the first year of owning the pool, the steps/ladder became dislodged from its position and created 6 gashes in the liner. The first repair I used Swimlane underwater patches and they didn't last me through the off season. I think they...

Wow TFP never fails me. Thank you so much. Used a Q-tip and isopropyl alcohol and it fire right back up. So happy I can run it overnight and get the SLAM going.

I just started a SLAM yesterday so I had my pump running 24/7. Today I turned off the pump for 10 minutes to remove the steps from the pool(did nog want the current to carry them off). When I go back to turn the pump on it just hums for 15 seconds and turns off. I checked that the impellor can...

I think I found the leak. Thanks for the words of encouragement. Gonna patch and check the water level tomorrow

I have a 24 foot round pool. Do you think its even going to be possible to locate the leak if its near the bottom or am I going to have to call a professional

I just join this website last week because I have not been able to get rid of my algae problem. Yesterday I woke up to my pump sucking air because the water level dropped so much over night it no longer reached the skimmer. This pool is one thing after another, I have not even completed my...

I started my first SLAM on Thursday, testing and adding liquid chlorine 3 times a day. My CYA is 50, so I've been bringing it back up to 20 ppm. The water got very clear yesterday afternoon (Saturday) so I decided to do the OCLT. This morning I had 0 CC but lost 4 ppm of FC overnight. Is it...