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Centrifugal switch was the culprit. The springs were stuck. I threw a little wd40 on them, and its running now. Thanks, guys!

No wiring or load changes. i just checked it with a multimeter and its still getting 240v. I'm going to check the centrifugal switch as mentioned above and report back. Thanks guys!

Nobody? :(

Thanks. I'm hopin to figure something out soon. With no pump since Monday, I imagine it won't be long til I have green water. :(

My brand new pump I installed last year is having problems. It's run fine since installed last summer, but Tuesday evening, when I went to turn it on (manual-no timer) it just hummed for about 3 seconds then cut off. It does this every time you try to start it now. Did some searching and found...

Thanks, guys. Yes, I passed the OCLT test from Thursday night to Friday morning. FC was at 36 about 10pm on Thursday night and still 36 at about 8am Friday morning. FC as of this morning was 23, so I'm guessing that's due to the bright, sunny, 95 degree day we had here yesterday. CC has...

Hi all, I ran a search on this topic to see how soon after shocking you can return to swimming. Based on what I've read, it looks like it's safe to return to swimming once your FC is below shock level. Here's where it gets foggy for me: Based on this chart I was referred to for shocking...

It stayed the same at about 12 PSI.

Possibly. I can take it off again and look for something that points toward a proper alignment. If that was it, would it spit out the backwash righ as soon as it started up?

Well, scratch that. After about 30 minutes it started pouring out the backwash hose again. I'm at a loss here. Any help is appreciated. I dont understand how water is getting to the backwash hose with the multiport in filter position. I looked at the spider gasket and its perfectly fine.

Sorry...that was autocorrect as im using my phone. I took it apart o check the spider gasket and it was good. I think I found the problem was that all the screws holding it together were not tight at all, sonindont think it pushed it down to make a good seal on the gasket. I put it all together...

Well...I am the builder lol. The multiplier came already assembled. All I had to do was put it on the filter and clamp it down per the instructions. Not sure what to do or where to look at this point? Could it be anything related to pressure? My pressure is at about 20psi at normal

Hoping someone can help me. My pump and filter are brand new, everything was just installed this past weekend. Starting this evening, when i'm in normal pump/filter mode, was starts flowing out of the backwash/waste hose. I turned the pump off and back on. It filters fine for about 15-20...

good stuff to know! I've not turned it on yet. It's brand new and never been turned on - waiting to stabilize everything first. :)

Didn't know that about Louisville water lol. I'm officially in shock...more so than I thought. I think I need to lower my pool size in the pool calc. What it said would take me to 28 FC actually took me to 40! Good news is it was 40 when I added it this morning at 10am and is still at 40 here...

Thanks fellas. Shock process started. Put about 1500oz of bleach in this morning to bump fc up to 28 per pool calc. I'll keep this thread updated with progress/results.

HELP! I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong here, but my pool is slowly turning from aqua blue to a blueish green over the past few days. I've been measuring every day and adjusting using the pool calculator. Below are today's numbers (I haven't added any chemicals in about 24 hours at this...

Thanks, fellas. As far as the salt for the SWG, how much should I add? I can't figure out how to work salt on the pool calculator. Should that be measured in ppm on the calculator? If so, that seems like A LOT of salt (my output came out almost 100lbs of salt!). Is that right?

This is my first time measuring everything. I'm just hoping someone can point out if I did something wrong and/or what to do next? These were taken with a TF100 Test kit. FC -1 Ph - 8.2 TA - 100 CH - 120 CYA - 0 I know right off the bat I need to add CYA. I'll get on that right away with the...

Which is better to use? Bleach or granules?

After 2.5 days of the hose running, here's where we are:

Good stuff. I'll give it a whirl. :goodjob: Here is a pic of after bleach round 2 on the plaster:

I've been adding about a pic a day to track the progress as I make it. :) What's giving me fits right now is that green/brown ring around the sides where the water sat at that level for lord knows how long. Bleach just isn't phasing I at all. What else could I use? What about waiting to fill...

Thanks guys. ...and yes, I have a tf100 test kit sitting here ready to go :)

Well - bleach round 1 is complete. Night and day from where it started. We'll see what it looks like tomorrow after it site for a night.

Well, here it is (mostly) empty and with most of the leaves scoop out and/or pushed into the remaining water. I've stopped pumping water out. It's still got about a foot of water in the deep end, but this should be good enough to do the job. Now what? Should I try to scrub/brush with bleach at...

38k gallons is what the son of the previous owner stated very confidently. This was an estate sale, so the actual previous owner has passed away. The dimensions are 20'x40' and 10ft deep in the deep end.

Yeah the pool goes 10 feet deep, so I should be ok.

The measurement this morning by the station about 3 miles away from my house was 11.87 ft below ground. Now, my house sits uphill from that station...not sure if that plays a factor or not. At this point, I'm all-in on the drain and clean approach as the shallow end is all drained and I have...

Ok, 1/2 hp utility pump is in and draining has begun. I've now got most of the leaves out of the shallow end and I'll keep scooping as the water level goes down and I can see more. I'll update with pics as I go along. Once it's drained, what do I wash all this "green" out with? Just pressure...