Recent content by somersguy

Hi, I just bought a new house with an inground gunite pool and I’m trying to close it. This is the first pool I’ve had that has a main drain, so I’m running into some issues. I blew out the 2 skimmers and the 4 returns, along with a separate return line that the zodiac vacuum used, but I can’t...

I have a 28,000 gallon, rectangular, vinyl liner inground pool. When I bought the house, it had a 300lb sand filter, but an aquaintence at the gym suggested that I get rid of it and replace it with a Sta-Rite System 2 PLM175 filter, so I did. It's been two years with the new filter and the...

I changed the direction of the returns the way John T recommended and this morning the skimmer box has much more than usual in it and I don't see nearly as many bugs floating around. Seems to be working. Thanks!

I've been lurking on this site for a little over a year now and have really learned a lot from pool school and doing searches. I even bought a Taylor 2006 kit that was recommended here and it is great. I have an 18 x 36 vinyl liner inground pool with a sta-rite system 2 cartridge filter and...