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We were cleaning out the grids in our DE filter today, and noticed that somewhere during the process, the air bleed screw on the pressure gauge area on top broke off. It appears that part is still embedded in there, and there's a hole that the air freely hisses out of now when the pump is on (as...

The skimmer weir is the plastic flap between the pool wall and the skimmer, right? My pool doesn't seem to have one at all.

***Update: Just went outside to run the filter and show my husband what's up. Now the pump is SUCKING like a vortex. Like I've never seen it do before, almost like it was pulling so hard you could see the water sticking to the side of the basket as it went down and water couldn't replenish fast...

Oh, haven't tried that yet. It's too dark out there right now, and I just backwashed the DE filter earlier, and I shouldn't run the filter til I put more DE in. Will have to wait til morning.

Yes, the hose I have has "Attach vacuum head here" stamped on it, so I'm pretty sure it's the right end. The plate does seem to have good suction when put over the skimmer basket; it clamps it on pretty tight. It's just that that suction doesn't seem to STAY, and inevitably "bubbles up" in a...

OK, glad I asked! Thanks. :) So it looks like I just have to find a hose long enough to run from my backyard down the the street, which is quite a ways. I'm not sure where I should be letting all the icky water and crud out without destroying my yard!

Would a vacuum plate not work if there's two holes in the skimmer? I just realized that the one on the top is probably the main drain, so maybe there's not enough suction for both pulling from the main drain and the hose. Would it be advisable to plug it up somehow when I vacuum? If so, how...

Ah, ok, so if I want to "vacuum to waste" I would connect a hose to that, set filter to "backwash," and then run the pump? Or is that not possible?

Just discovered yet another problem *facepalm* I want to backwash my DE filter, and the valve seems to be way to big to attach a hose to. We've gone to 2 different home improvement stores and can't find a set of adapters or pipes that will bring it down small enough (we keep buying some, just...

Arg, I'm soo frustrated! We found that the suction is fine when the pump is on. Pump primes well, no air. But as soon as the vacuum is attached, yep, air gets into pump, air bubbles coming out returns, and no suction, or maybe 3 spurts and then none. And then it might prime for a second and run...

How do I check for holes in the vacuum hose, other than spotting them visually? It's literally a brand new hose, so there shouldn't be any... I have a feeling it's prob that the DE filter needs to be cleaned. We've only been living in the house for a week, so I don't know when it was last done...

***Update: We paid for a pool guy to come in and show us how to work the equipment and what did what. So I've been trying to vacuum the pool for the last few days using his methods, and it STILL just seems to be pushing the dirt around. I've tried both a vacuum head with a brush and one on...

I went out to re-try vacuuming again this morning, but then the thunder and lightning started, so I decided it'd be smart to abandon the idea for today...don't wanna get fried! Here's pictures of the system: DE filter, which is a Purex Triton 2000 Series: Could it be that I need to clean the...

Yes, there's two holes. I tried attaching the hose into one hole, but it made no difference. There is only one skimmer basket area, one drain at the bottom, and also a drain at the bottom of the small attached spa. It would make sense for it to lose suction if they were pulling water from...

Hi all! We just bought our first house, an REO, and it has a concrete in-ground pool, about 18,000 gallons from my size estimate. Neither of us knows how to take care of it (though my parents had a pool, so I have a tiny idea of what it takes) :| , so I've been reading up EVERYTHING on this...