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  1. dbstang

    Chlorine not showing up and pool cloudy! Please help!

    Have you passed all three of the tests for shocking. Sound like you got two. Clear water and no cc's. Just test for overnight loss and you should have licked it. How are you testing for FC? It sounds like you are using a basic test Kit. You should get a good test kit to help with exact FC...
  2. dbstang

    NO backwash pressure

    Ok so after days of agonizing. Knowing I closed and winterized the pool correctly. I just couldnt accept that the spider gasket went bad after only two seasons, I ordered one already. So I took everything apart again and looked at it. Cleaned everything. Put it back together and still the same...
  3. dbstang

    NO backwash pressure

    Ok so after more paying, testing, if I put my hand over the waste port while in back flush the water will come out the return in the pool. I'm leaning towards a bad spider gasket. I will start there and see where it goes. Still looking for input though.
  4. dbstang

    NO backwash pressure

    Although the gauge reads 0 I do have water flowing out the bypass port when back flushing or rinsing. Has me stumped too. Been on this site for two years now and have been able to search and find an answer for all my questions. I don't want to call the "pool experts" at the pool store.
  5. dbstang

    NO backwash pressure

    Normal PSI is 12 - 13 It is currently filtering at 12 When I Switch to backwash guage does not come off 0
  6. dbstang

    NO backwash pressure

    Hey Guys. Just opened my pool and it was all sparkly and clear. Checked my levels and to my surprise found out that I still had FC in pool from the winter. Filled up the pool and started the filter last night around 6pm. Let it run all night and this morning went to check on things. Pool was a...
  7. dbstang

    To shock or Not to Shock

    1- There is a few small air bubbles in the Pump Basket. But they seem to always be there. I cant remeber ever not seeing them. 2- I will check the Impeller for Debris when I get home tonight. The return of the pool feels like it is the same as last year. I am not noticing anything dufferent...
  8. dbstang

    To shock or Not to Shock

    I had been running the pump 8 Hours per day. And thought that might be the issue rececntly increased that to 10 hours per day. Just this past weekend. We'll see what happens WOW that pool is CLEAR!!!!!! There is one thing I did notice this year that is different than last year. Last Year my...
  9. dbstang

    To shock or Not to Shock

    Ok. First let me thank you guys for all the Great info here. We had our pool installed last year, August, and weve been on BBB after week number 2 when I couldn't get FC reading on the Wonderful test stips i bought at Walmart. Did a few internet searches and found this site. Read like crazy to...