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I haven't been able to solve this problem. I'm getting lots of bubbles from the return, not a lot of suction, and the strainer box on the filter drops it's level suddenly, makes a whooshing sound, the hoses kick around and then it goes back to pumping ... albeit, with a lot of bubbles and low...

Hello, Last year I came by a set of plastic "Wedding Cake Stairs" to east entry into the pool. I am putting them into the pool this year. I placed old "barbell" weights inside to stabilize it. These are the plastic coated weights, probably cement inside them. It doesn't seem to be enough...

Hey, I read on another forum that you "can't over shock your pool". Now, I have read that you can shock with Chlorox, other liquid chlorines or those packets of "zap it" or "shock" powdered chlorine. Now this, if taken as gospel, would mean that you can't "over chlorinate" your pool? Although...

I've been getting around a bit more lately, reading and learning about pool maintenance. I have stumbled across, on several occasions, filters that are plumbed in, rather than just running hoses, they have plastic plumbing PVC pipe. I like is as it is pretty snazzy and will probably go ahead...

What do you guys consider the best type of filter out of everything available. I have a sand, as it was recommended when I bought the filter. I understand two other choices are cartridge (seems easy) and DE. Are there other choices as well?

Hello Everyone, Here is my dilemma, and there is a long story leading up to why it is like it is, but I won't bore you all with the details. I have an 18x33 oval above ground pool. At the skimmer end it is about six to eight inches higher (read lower water level) than the other end. Near the...

Hello, I have recently joined this forum, and spent quite a bit of time going over the "Pool School" documents. They've been a huge help. I was experiencing cloudy water, at one point it looked like coconut milk and I couldn't see the bottom. This may have been from high Total Alkalinity. I...

I just joined here today. This place seems very informative. I have a Delair/Johnny Weismuller oval pool - 18 x 33 - Hayward sand filter Located in CT. The pool is cloudy right now ... I'm here to hopefully solve all of these balancing issues I have at hand. --BK