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Hello. I have a Pentair FNS Plus 48 filter, these come with a drain plug in a cavity at the bottom I never used it because the piping for inlet and outlet was left to close to it and there is no room for a wrench to turn. I usually put the valve in back wash, open the top air relief valve and...

Hello. Sounds more like a PVC plumbing problem but it is connected (literally) to the drains all around the pool deck. I have half a dozen of these type of drains The last one, lowest in elevation on the chain, is connected to a PVC segment that at some point drained to the sidewalk at the...

Hello and again thanks for the fine advice; I have saved so much by following this Forum methods rather than the "recommendations" from the Pool Store Supplies. This just started happening, my CYA levels are high, 110. Here are the measurements from today on a 18,000 gallon, plaster inground...

Hello all, I did a search for high level CYA and nothing came up, if this has been discussed please re-direct me. Thanks. Darn "convenient" measuring strips, they showed 0 or very low CYA, so I added the cyanuric acid. After reading here that those strips are no good, I got a real test kit and...

Hello everyone, the return to my main and small pool is 2inch copper pipe with an ORTEGA brass valve. It seems stuck. I removed the 4 screws that hold the front and carefully pried the valve half way out, and it would not come out any more. I didn't want to force it so I tapped it back in place...

After a chain of events, our pool was doused with GB 1111 and Altosid, which I do not know anything about but used for mosquito control. Trying to recover, i see my pH level OK and ppm TOTAL ALKANITY OK, but the chlorine level drops down to 0, after just a couple of days of being OK. I also see...

After a situation where I ended with a lot of mud and debris at the bottom of the pool, I inquired at my local pool store if I could rent a water pump and use it to vacuum the bottom and discharge to the back yard and drains. The senior guy told me to just remove the filter element assembly...

Hello all, I have a Whisperflo with a 2Horse Power motor, all is good until about 2 hours of the pump running, then the pressure drops almost exactly 10psi and then rises again, say the pressure reaches 25psi, after a few hours it drops to 15, then swings up to 25, then drops again. They tell me...

Hola everyone, my Polaris 380, although good has become so expensive, every single small replacement part is expensive. I'm looking at the Hayward Phantom, they tell me it will fit just right into the current intake and the booster pump of course will still work. Any opinions on the Hayward...

Hello all, and thanks for accepting me as a member. I have a Pentair FNS Plus 48 filter. The normal flow and backwash valve got stuck mid way. I went to the local pool supply and they showed me how to wiggle and pull the whole valve up and out. Mine must be the one they forgot to lubricate, I...