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Thanks for the help guys! I am having a pool company come out tomorrow morning. I am leaving for vacation tomorrow so I don't have time to try to fix it myself and theres too much leaking to leave it all week.

I haven't been able to figure it out exactly where its coming from and I don't know too much about pool equipment. It seems to be coming from between the white and black part underneath so that may be what you are referring to. It's possible it may have rusted the paint is chipping off from that...

Hi everyone! This is my first post for a couple years now. My pool has been running great this season, but a few weeks ago my pump started a very slow drip from somewhere underneath. It was such a small amount I did not worry about it. This morning when I turned my pump on it was more like a...

It seems like I got everything fixed thanks for the help everyone! Saved me having to pay someone to come do it for me :) I guess the DE coming out of the return lines that caused the discovery of the dirty filter was actually a good thing :P

Thank you so much!!! I had already primed it several times with no results, but after you post I tried again. It took maybe 5 times and finally worked!!

So after cleaning out my extremely dirty DE filter and getting everything back together I turned the pump on and water was shooting out huge bubbles in return lines. Just to make sure everything was closed and tight I turned the pump off to check and when I turned it back on nothing. The pump is...

Ok heres the pictures..and the pump is working as far as I know it turns on and sounds like it normally does.

Everything is in the right position and closed etc. water was shooting out from the return valves for a brief time but the huge air bubbles had me Worried something wasn't tight enough which led to me turning the pump off. When I turned it back on no water. I will post pictures soon I will have...

Okay so I got everything out and cleaned and grids back in properly. I turned the pump on and huge air bubbles were shooting out of the return line. Turned it off to check everything was tight and when I turned the pump back on I just hear bubbling at the filter but nothing else is happening...

Thanks JamesW I did already get the grids out and all cleaned out just need the base cleaned. Unfortunately there is not a valve to let the water out, but I love the wet vac idea Didn't think of that and at this point seems easier than trying to get that union off. Will have to continue this...

jmagoulas didn't see the bottom half of your post until after I posted again..Will have to try the silicone spray thanks!

surprisingly the PSI was around 30 before backwash and around 20-25 after we did the backwash Still sturgging to drain the water out I believe we found WHERE to drain the water from, but cannot get it open. We were able to get the (drawing a blank on what to call it) "nut" off of the bottom...

I am making progress! I have everything out but there's still a bunch of DE inside so I'm trying to scoop it out. I have bags full of the stuff idk what to do with it. Seemed like too much to just put on the ground?

Ah okay..hopefully I can find a manual online I believe the pool and filter is from the 80's and there was no manual left from old owners as far as I know. I will give taking the grids out separately a try thanks! Will I need to drain the water out before I restart the pump? I don't see any...

Thanks!! I have not been able to get it out..I am thinking it is just too heavy for me as there is still a lot of DE stuck in between the grids. I will have to wait until my partner comes home to help I guess. The previous house owners meant well I think...they showed us how to open the pool...

I just bought a house with a pool and I am trying to take care of it properly (tons of great info on here thanks!!) After doing my first backwash I found that when the pump was turned back on lots of D.E. was shooting out through the return valves so after some research I decided to open up the...