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    Pump flow cuts off

    Hi TFPers! My filter isn't working and I can't figure it out. When I first start the filter, everything is fine. The basket in the pump fills with water, and water flows out of the returns. Over time, though, (and it can be as short as 5-10 minutes) the flow of water into the pump slows down...
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    High Pressure, low flow

    Hi all - Since opening my pool this year (last week) the filter has been running funny. At startup it runs normally, low (5-8psi) pressure, good flow from all three return jets. Within about 20-30 minutes, however, the pressure has risen to around 25 psi and the flow to the returns has...
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    CYA Good or Evil?

    Hi folks, First time pool owner, bought a house with an 18x36 IG pool, opened it up a couple weeks ago and have been reading here voraciously to try to understand pool chemistry. Sheesh when my dad owned a pool, all we did was dump a couple coffee cans of liquid chlorine in every few days, who...