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Pool is full, full. another inch and it will be higher than the liner. though when pump turned on high creates a tornado in skimmer and starts sucking air if the basket is not in claims my 13 yr old. The pool is 20 yrs old so skimmer is where they originally installed. water is more than...

We have no valves... the skimmer basket hose goes straight to the pump which is a often a pain. As far as we can tell all the fittings are tight as no leaks. The pump is below water level and is not far from the skimmer basket and the hose is fairly short. The pump basket is getting water but...

Hayward Power-Flo Matrix dual speed 1.5hp

So had to get a new pump. Have it all connected and it runs but can't get the pump basket to fill completely. Even if we use the air release it will not fill 100%. It is a 1.5 hp pump and on low everything functions mostly but on high we have issues. We can't seem to use it to vacuum at all...

Our winter cover fell into pool in January, needless to say pool is a bit of a mess and green water. So opening early and taking care of it. Went to get equipment ready and lip on the basket before the pump broke. So replacing it mandatory. Anyone have any good recommendations? The...

I need to replace my above ground pool liner. We had a leak at the end of the season last year. Could not figure out where but lost a foot of water overnight. The winter cover did not even get put on so the pool is gross and liner getting replaced. It is a much older above ground pool. We...

pool has dropped two feet in last week or two so have a large leak. I don’t have time or knowledge to replace the liner now. 18x30 oval Any change we can leave as is for the winter and deal with in spring. The pool was neglected this fall as just never home. Not sure if it is still...

I have a similar issue. My deck is slightly lower than the pool rim. Our original ladder broke but don’t recall people stepping on rim too much and it did not have a platform. We bought steps last year and could not get them to attach. By time we got them positioned flat the plastic arms to...

In IL and been open for several weeks . My water is already 80-85 degrees. Have a clear solar cover. My pool sits in direct sun no shade. I know in a few weeks it will fill like bath water if I leave the cover on... even without it seems to get too warm. I like the cover to help keep...

Ch is 200

I am not an expert and recommend listening to the expert advice here. Get a test kit and don't trust the pool store. My nephew seems to have a chlorine allergy. He will break out in rash each time in a public pool. He never had problem until last year or two but figured out each time he...

Usually ch doesn't apply to my pool since since it not plaster. I will check tonight and post. Thanks

Hope to add borates this year to help with PH and possibly reduce chlorine usage. PH always seems to run high on our pool. Probably just order boric acid as figured out it was about the same price to order from duda than buying borax and muratic acid at Walmart/Rural King. Would I order the...

So ended up starting SLAM on pool because water slightly cloudy and was passing OLCT at that time but no longer. We have to leave town and SLAM not done. What is the best advice? Current levels -- CYA was 45 but had to add more water a few days ago and just tested and now showing under 40...

Our FC we try to maintain a 6. I usually dump in enough chlorine to bring it up to a 6 every evening according to pool math. When I test the water every day (always test using the drop test because have issue with color shading) after baking in the sun all day it is usually a 3 sometimes 4...

So my pool went from crystal clear to cloudy. My daughter did have a large party -- about 20 people in the pool. It was in the evening so sunscreen was not slathered on. Our temps this week have been so hot and my pool is in direct sunlight all day and water temp is over 90. Would love a...

So last night numbers were CYA - 50 TA - 140 PH 8.2 plus The highest the PH measure goes up is 8.2 but looked about like the right shade. We added chlorine and muratic acid. We put in the muratic acid based pool math to bring ph down to 7.2 and bring TA down a little bit. Today the...

We been swimming a little bit each day. Extra kid here or there but no huge groups. Lost 1 part chlorine overnight

Water is crystal clear. Was staying pretty well balanced but chlorine dropped during day in sun but we typically brought it back up each evening. Last night the CC level was 1 and ph jumped to 8.2. Already put muratic acid in and ph back to 7.5. CC before was always 0 or .5. Should I be...

We noticed our pump basket/filter is leaking from the lid when the pump is not running. If the pump is running there is no leak. The lid is on tight. This thing fits so tight I can't ever remove it and my husband has a hard time removing it when he tries..... so it doesn't get emptied/opened...

had swept the dirt into water early last evening when adding chlorine as vacuum hose broke and was hoping stirring up the piles would send some to filter. Right before bed had found socks had been delivered so ran out and stuck one on. Checked it this morning and gross... yes I know I have...

Thanks for the suggestions. skimmer socks are ordered. We ended up with brand new sand this year due to pulling the laterals out when trying to deep clean the sand before starting the pump up so figure it is ok. We only have 100lb sand filter so figure stuff is going through it and we only...

I have been doing overnight chlorine tests several days in a row with no loss. This morning I actually gained chlorine? Was 6 last night based on drop test and 7 this morning. Combined Chlorine has been consistent at 0.5 CYA - 45 PH 7.5 CH - 250 TA - 120 We can't touch the silt or whatever...

Bought house with pool last fall and kept pool up for a month. Was miserable trying to clear the water with "help" from 2 different pool stores until I found TTP. Opened this spring and all is great after a few hiccups. One of those hiccups was accidentally pulling the laterals out of the...

Thanks so much for the info. I always hold it to a white piece of paper I keep in my kit. I will try one drop more or one less. I am trying to look at color and not intensity but I can't seem to match. I can see the difference on the match part but then once I have my water colored I can't...

So I have a really hard time distinguishing the reds on the pH test. Hoping there is some other type of test out there I could do? Have a hard time with the yellow shadings on the chlorine test to and usually end up doing drop test unless in hurry then just look to see if tube fairly yellow or...

Yes live in farm country without a doubt. We had this problem last year when we bought the house and old owner said he assumed mill dust and constant since he put the pool in years ago. Last summer we did a SLAM and passed OLCT several days in a row before quitting and ran pump 24x7 always...

Any ideas on how on permanent solution for a fine grit that is not caught by sand filter? We constantly have a fine layer of dirt that settles on bottom of the pool and gathers in spots especially where liner not perfectly flat. If you come near it with a vacuum or step near it just clouds...