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I have an strange issue with my aquarite generator. When I cycle power to the control panel, the lcd display comes on and shows salt level but none of the led lights come on. Sometimes, the no flow led comes on for a second, and then goes off. None of the other leds are on, even the power led...

Just an update: I let the "repaired" filter run overnight. The next evening I floc'd the pool and let it sit last all night. Tuesday morning, I vacuumed the bottom to waste. For the last week, I have been running the filter and the water has cleared up significantly. It is still far from crystal...

I took the multiport valve with me into pool store. They said several of the gaskets were pretty bad - and the main wagon wheel gasket was so flat it probably wasnt sealing very well. They replaced several parts including the key seal. Charged me $50 bucks in parts and when I got home the...

Yes, I agree. There are two separate issues - the filter being the most critical. The multiport valve does feel a little sloppy. I guess I can go replace the multiport top and see if that helps. I know they arent cheap but Im getting desparate and the kids are getting antsy about swimming.

I replaced the filter sand in mid 2008 due to cracked lateral. Here are some shots:

I put a sock over the outlet jet and in just a few minutes collected a noticable amount of large particles (including a 1cm worm)... I inspected the filter yesterday and didnt see anything. Im wondering if maybe some amount inlet side water is bypassing the filter.

Why would skimmer socks filter particle that the sand filter isnt?? Isnt that the point of the filter? Is there possibly something wrong with my filter and a test I can perform to make sure its filtering properly?

Pool is still very cloudy, ill try a little less DE and try to keep pressure rise to 1-2 psi. Im also concerned about the amount of air comming out of the deep end jets. I also found clumps of leaves in my SWG cell today trying to get it going. Im not sure how that could happen, but still makes...

Tested water this morning at 5am FC 21 CC .5 Seems like I held my chlorine pretty well. Ill retest CYA when there is a little more light to make sure I didnt have a bad reading. This is pointing me to think I have some kind of filter problem. I checked and pressure had climbed to 27. That made...

I've been fighting my pool for 3 weeks trying to clear it up. Last year used BBB and was able to get it clear in about 1 week - and I think I started with alot more leaves and dirt in the pool then. This year I unfortunately have been out of reagents so Ive been winging it with test strips. Now...

I am having a similiar foaming issue. Never used any algacide (at least in the last few years). Last year my pool did the exact same thing. (See Post rough-start-to-the-season-t11629.html") This occured when I was shocking the pool after having it uncovered all winter with significant organic...