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My filter got scared when the service guy came by and started working properly without him having to do anything.

A pool store told me that new California (Bay Area) code says that all pools must have anti vortex, anti hair drain covers on. If I don't install one then a building inspector can shut down my pool and not approve any new construction occuring at the time even if the new construction has...

well my water is not green or has any indication of green tint. It is blue and almost clear. Pentair service is coming next week, I will let you guys know what they say about the filter.

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yes, I can see the spa cloud up when I start vacuuming since it is closest to the filter. So do you guys have any suggestions as to what else might be wrong with the filter.

okay I will add more chlorine to get it up from 10 to 25ppm, but if the pool was clear (i could see the bottom very clearly but I could still tell the water was a little hazy) why would it only cloud up during vacuuming.

I adjusted the chlorine to a maintenance level of 10pm. The water did clear up a little, still a little hazy. However when I vacuumed the dirt off the bottom of the pool, I again ran into the same problem. The pool and spa began to cloud up. There is deffinetly something wrong with filter...

thanks waterbear, I use the liquid chlorine from Home Depot, so to get the FC that high I assume I am going to have to throw in a few gallons of the chlorine correct?

i missread the CYA test, it should be over 100ppm sorry

forgot to say: Pool is 25K gal, with an addtional spa and water slide. Pool is a cement/plaster. Have a 320sq Clean and CLear filter, 1.5hp Whisperflo pump, 400K BTU Hayward Lo Nox Heater.

Here are my test results FC = 1ppm CC = 0.5ppm TC = 1.5ppm pH = 7.5 T/A = 150ppm CH = 300ppm CYA = 0 Temp = around 65 (didn't really measure, just read off the heater) I use liquid chlorine once a week, and have those 3" tablets floating around the pool (2 floats with 2 tablets each). I want...

just bought the test kit, will post results as soon as kit arrives.

A few months ago I installed a Pentair WhisperFlo 1.5hp pump and a Pentair Clean and Clear 420sq fitler. My pool water remains cloudy even though I have made sure the water chemistry is just right. The only thing that is high is something that begins with a "C" and can only be removed by...

I just checked the owners manual a little more carefully. On startup you should add .75Lb DE for every 100sqft. Hopefully this will help

I just installed a Pentair Clean and Clear 420 filter and it does not seem to be filtering, the water remains cloudy. I opened up the filter and made sure everything was sitting properly. I must admit that the pool is very cloudy since I wasn't able to clean it while I was installing all new...

yes i agree that the pump is a little too powerful. I actually found out that if I adjust the valves a little so that at least some water goes to the pool the pressure only increases to 20psi. The force of the water coming from the spa jets is still very good. I will probably add a blower to...

I just installed a new filter and pump. Pentair Cart Filter 320sq and a whisperflo 1.5hp pump. I used 2" piping thru out. When I set the return to only the spa, the pressure in the filter jumps by 15-18psi, goes from 15psi to about 30-32psi. The spa is small only has 4 jets Is this normal...

Thanks Repair guy, When my electrician friend comes by I will have him take a careful look at the GFI/light switch circuit.

here is the pic of the wiring from breaker to timer switch

Sorry I had to delete the previous pictures so I could upload the new ones So for the pool I have a 30amp dual pole breaker at the main breaker box for the house (this means 240v) From this four 10G wires (red(hot), black(hot), white(?, this one seems to provide power for the underwater lights...

i will take a few more pictures and be a little more descriptive. I'll probably post them up tonight. Thanks for the help so far.

Jason, thats why I am on the forum to see if this is something I can do myself since I am pretty handy or get someone else to do it for me. I guess a lot of you are also telling that whoever built this pool did a bad job with the wiring. There was a Waterway pump, a 60sq DE filter and a...

so can anyone recomend an electrician that prices fair in Fremont, CA

I am changing out my pool equipment and so I decided to redo the wiring also. The second picture is an image of the breaker box located next to my pool. The lower left is where the main wires come in, I have one black and one red wire that are used to run the pump, there is a white wire that...

thanks andy, i just ordered the equipment and will install next week, I like the oven idea i will definetly give that a try

andy, the pipes are 6.5" apart, is this enough room for a Neverlube valve? I couldn't find the specs for the valves online. attached is a pic of the pipe area

thanks Jason and waste

I would like to install a Jandy valve for the pool and spa inlets however they are placed too close together. So in order to install the valve i would have to introduce some bends and make a big uturn with the pipes (I attached a picture of what i mean). Is introducing too many turns in the...