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Are there any guides on how to treat a newly refilled pool? I have no idea what I am in for so looking for some advice on what to expect. Will the levels be completely out of whack? Thanks

I am replacing the coping and pavers on my inground pool. We have a bench in the shallow end with two returns that have these white hoses with some type of cap sticking out above them. See pics below b/c I clearly have no idea to accurately describe them lol. We are trying to decide what to do...

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I have a DE filter that is only a few years old. My pool is a swamp each year when I open it so I have to backwash frequently in the first week or so until the water is clear, usually going through two 25lb bags of DE in that span. The starting pressure of the filter when the water is clean and...

I have had a Dolphin Sumpreme M4 for nine years and when I put it in the pool for the first time this year, it did not budge when I turned it on. I have not been terribly happy with it and so I might opt for a new one as opposed to paying for a repair. The issue I have with it is it spends way...

I will be replacing the pavers around my inground pool this spring. I have a cover that attaches to the existing grommets that were installed along with the pavers when the pool was built back in 2005. I'm wondering if I am going to need a pool company come in and replace the grommets or if the...

I got a Hayward HeatPro electric heater installed a few years ago (model is below). When it is on, the water coming out of the jets is warm but I would by no means classify it as hot. Thursday in NY was a cloudy day in the 70's. I ran the heater for 8 hours and the pool went up 2 degrees. I know...

When my variable speed pump is first turned on and priming, the PSI on my DE filter only gets as high as 8. I set my pump to run at 2800RPM, which gives me a 2 PSI reading. That seems low, but the pool stays clear all summer. Should I be concerned about the low pressure? If I go any lower than...

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Hi All, is it normal that every time I open the air release valve on my filter that a lot of air comes out? With the pump off I open the valve and air rushes out for a good 20-30 seconds. I then turn the pump on and air continues to rush out for another 10 seconds until water finally starts...

I got a new Hayward DE filter, variable speed pump and multiport valve installed last year. The pressure has never gone above 8, which was when the pool was just opened and a swamp. Recently, it has been hovering around 4 but I kept getting a FLO error on my heater while the pump was on...

I got a new Hayward Heatpro electric heat pump and Hayward VSP installed last year. When I went to check on the equipment one morning last week I noticed there was no power to the pump because the breaker was tripped. Switching it back worked fine but the next morning the same thing. Since the...

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I got a new Haywayrd DE filter installed last year. The filter and pump are on a concrete slab and I have noticed that the slab directly underneath the filter is constantly wet. I don't see any leaks coming from the connections or from the plug so I am a bit confused by the water spot. It really...

I recently got all new equipment installed for my pool, including a Hayward MaxFlo 1.65 hp VS pump. The company that did all the installation set up the pump programs and told me there should be no need to tinker with it. Reading the TFP forums has taught me a lot, including to be skeptical of...

Just got my pool up and running a few days ago and tested the PH, which was on the low end (about 7.2) so I added about 3.5 lbs of Borax yesterday into the skimmer. I checked the levels this morning and the PH went down a little. I've never had a this problem before so not sure what my next step...

Opened my pool this year and was hit one problem after another. Heater, pump, multi-port valve and filter all had to be replaced.Through all the commotion, I almost missed the fact that my pool was losing water. Once the water cleared up enough to see the sides we found a tear in the lining...

I got my pool already for pool season, turned on the pump and was greeted with a broken PVC that was connected to the heater's exchange unit, which resulted in a fountain of water shooting out. I don't have a way of bypassing the heater so my only two options are to replace the heater or redo...

This is my 3rd summer in a new house with an inground pool (est. 30,000 gallons). I have been using the TFPC method since I moved in (I think it was called the BBB method previously). I never had any CYA in the pool which I thought was strange b/c I think the proper owner used the pucks. I had...

I have about a 30,000 gallon pool with a Hayward Pump and DE Filter. The pump is 2.5HP and 230 Volts. This is my third year at my new house and this pool and I've noticed that the returns always lose pressure after about 4 hours of runtime. I don't notice any leaks around the pumping station...

I've seen videos of people doing it either from the skimmer or from the valves near the pump if you do it from the skimmer, what so you set the valve at? If you do it from the pump, where do you attach the hose to? Any help would be appreciated. Also, is a shop vac or compressed preferred?

The water level has dropped from just below the top of the skimmer to just above the bottom in less than two weeks (I remember having to drain the pool after heavy rainfall early last week). The skimmer is now acting like a toilet bowl when the filter is on. The water drains completely out of...

I moved into a new house this spring and the pool has been open since mid-June. I found this site (thankfully) early on and have successfully got the BBB method working. I've got a couple of quick questions about the daily routine: 1) Do people usually only test before adding bleach and trust...

What is the the best way to drain my pool since the water line is now above the skimmer? I have a DE Filter with a multiport valve. Can I just backwash it until the level drops or it is harmful to backwash excessively?

Thanks to all who have answered my questions from other posts. This site has been a great resource, I am definitley becoming a supporter! I got my K-2006 kit last night and before even saying hi to the wife after getting home from work (oops!) I opened it and started reading through the...

My best guess is that let's say I have a CYA level of 30, my minimum FC reading should be 3 and my target FC should ideally be 5? So what does the shock FC mean? Does it mean if I need to shock the pool, should my FC reading be 16? Would shocking temporarily raise it to 16 to kill any algae then...

Hi all, I am having some problems with the Chlorine levels in my pool as it always seems to be too low. I have a ~30K gallon pool and I thought I could shock it and then add pucks to keep the level high, but a few days after putting 4 gallons of liquid chlorine and 6 pucks, the levels are low...

I just bought the M4 last weekend and it did a wonderful job of cleaning the deep end, but I realized that it never came to the shallow end. I let it run for hours yesterday and the shallow end was still as dirty as when I left it. I start it in the shallow end, it spends about 10 seconds there...

Hi, I am also new to the forum and was about to post a similar question. I moved into a new house last month with an inground pool (my first time owning a pool). I have 5 return valves throughout the pool and after a couple of hours, one of them usually loses steam and eventually stops working...