Recent content by sgarofalo

Hey guys, starting to come out of the long winters nap and the biggest project on the list this year is re-doing our patio. Bought the house early last summer and it has a ground level wood deck that has seen better days, and I am looking into the idea of replacing it with either Travertine...

Hi Catanzaro, I totally agree, and 99.9999% of the time all three are open and that is how I typically run my setup. This was kind of odd,, I was in the middle of closing the pool and unfortunatley got called away for a few days and the pool ended up turning a slight tint of green from lack...

Suction from the pump pulling the water using only the main drain. When the leaves clogged the screen of the main drain it starved the pump of all water flow. He (we) believe that caused enough suction to pull the hydrostatic valve open and potential debris lodged in there preventing it from...

Thanks guys. That is exactly what happened. I was able to replicate the massive water loss by simply opening the valve manually and watching the dye (blue foodcoloring) fly down the hole. I did speak with a local pool builder and he thinks the same thing. The suction of the pump was great...

Thanks! Water held over night above the level where it previously drained to. Went in again this morning and sure enough that valve is fairly easy to pull up and close. Must have been the suction of the pump that pulled it open and held it shut. I have a local pool guy coming today around...

This is the same valve that is on the bottom of my housing same markings and everything...

I think I found it!!! Here's a pic of the main drain after pulling the cover off. Used some dye (blue food coloring) and it was pulling water into that valve as quick as I could squirt it out! I pushed down on it and sure enough it popped closed. Marked where the water level is at and...

Down to about 10 inches or so as of just now. I'd say it dropped about another 4 feet since yesterday about this time. I'm working from home this afternoon so I will be pulling the screen off the main drain and taking some pics. Also going to try and use some dye to see if I can determine...

Pool continues to drain, not sure why but it appears to be losing water slower than it did prior to me plugging the one line to the pump. Calling in the pros to hopefully come out today or tomorrow for some insight into what is causing it. Once I get in to check things out I will take some...

I live in Wisconsin, gets pretty hot and humid here (between Milwaukee and Chicago) and gets plenty cold in the winter! My filter and pump are both located inside our attached garage with similar plumbing as you mentioned in your post. Probably a good 65' away from the deep end all buried...

Thanks, I will defintely let it go down as far as possible. I thought it was last time but maybe it was not complete yet. Still had about 7 inches of water left when I attempted to plug. I've got a call into one pool place now, and will see if I can get the liner company out to inspect...

DARN THE BAD LUCK! Apparently my leak is not done yet, thanks for sticking with me Catanzaro. Water level was above the deep end drop off when I got home (to dark for pics) last night and this morning it was at about the same level as the pic I posted yesterday that was marked " Water level...

your logic sounds right to me! I did not see any bubbles, wrinkles or anything to that nature on the bottom of the pool, or around the main drain. When I removed the cover that entire housing stayed firmly in place which seemed normal. No leaks or anything all summer long when we had the...