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thanks! that is probably what I will need

thanks - I thought that was probably the case but couldn't tell for sure by the pics I found. Maybe I just need to get to the gym because it didn't seem to want to budge, but it was hard to get much of a grip too turn it. I'll have to give it a shot tomorrow.

So I usually have someone open my pool but I am finally doing it myself. So far so good except having a small problem with something that I think should be pretty simple. I have 2 jets over my stairs that were each covered by the plate in the picture I have attached. How do I get this off...

I was told the pool guy did check the filter - how thoroughly I am not sure but I have not been able to talk directly to him yet and was talking to someone else at the store. I was also told his best guess would be a problem with the return jet - would this be a possibility that there is...

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I don't know too much of the history/age of parts because I bought this house in the fall and don't have that info. Filter doesn't appear to be real old but probably a few years at least and the previous owners appear to have taken decent car of everything...

dirt entering pool through return Please keep your issues in one thread. Also, it is against the rules to spam other forums with the same questions to fish for more responses. Please read: Forum Rules and Etiquette Casey~ I posted in the "Pumping Station" section but haven't really got much...

I would really appreciate if anyone has any input, otherwise I am just at the mercy of my pool guy. At this point they have suggested a pressure test for $250. They believe there is a crack in the return pipe. Does that sound likely? If that is the case - does the ground from the filter to...

any other input on this? Does dirt coming through a broken pipe for the return sound like a normal reason I would be getting dirt/sand in my pool from the return? They said the filter looks fine. Is there anything else that may be causing this? Is capping the return a normal way to resolve this?

on a possibly related note -when I was trying to figure out what the issue was, I backwashed a couple times and there always seemed to be sand in the clear viewer thing (at least it looked somewhat like sand) Which is also what I am seeing on my pool bottom along with dirt. I thought maybe it...

It is possible there is some water loss but I have not taken notice. Plus with some rain along with backwashing when I was trying to figure out if it was related to the filter for the last week or so I may have not noticed some water loss if it wasn't too significant. I don't know how dirt...

I haven't noticed water loss from the pool. What would be the normal course of action? I don't even now exactly what they mean by capping it off - it that return just closed at some point close to the filter/pump?

First year pool owner. I have a vinyl IG pool, about 15000 gallons, maybe a little less. Hayward 36sq ft DE filter. I am having an issue with dirt etc. coming back into the pool through one of the returns. My pool guys came out and said the filter looks fine and it is probably a crack in the...

Re: pool noob - dirt coming out of returns (now with new backwashing question!) So I tried backwashing and I backwashed first for about 3 minutes, then rinsed, then backwashed 2 more times for about 1-2 minutes and rinsed each time for about a minute but the water does not seem to be getting...

Thanks, I do have a rinse option so I will backwash again tomorrow and try that. I will try the sock also and see what happens. I held the net in front earlier and it looked like just dirt but not sure if that would catch DE or not.

Hayward 36 sg ft filter and hayward pump, IG vinyl pool - i can get more info if necessary. 1st time pool guy so hopefully this is somewhat clear. So I turned on my filter the other day and it looked like cloudy water/dirt came out of all the returns. I backwashed and added DE but now it...

Just a general question regarding my inline chlorinator. I apologize for the lack of details but I am at work and it's my first pool so I don't know all the equipment yet. I was wondering how many 3in chlorine tablets you are suppose to put in the chlorinator? Is there a normal amount? Also...

Would it be considered normal for a pool company to dispose of the old vinyl liner when they install a new one or would it be considered extra? I am a new pool owner and thought paying $2500 for a liner/install would include getting rid of the old one but they just left it at my curb which now...

Thank you. What about the 2 different holes in the skimmer? I do have the debris basket just took it our for the picture.

I finally got my pool up and running after getting a new liner but it's my first pool and I have no clue what I am doing. I was hoping someone could give me a brief description of what I am looking at in my filter/pump area and skimmer. A little more confused where these pipes are going and...

thanks everyone - it is an IG vinyl liner pool, DE filter - that's about all I know at the moment it is still new to me so I have some learning to do. sounds like i will just wait for the pool guys to take care of it!

Moved in last September and I am waiting for a new liner that will be here next week. My first pool - inground/vinyl liner - and don't know a ton about pools yet. In the meantime - my liner is totally falling apart and ripping around half the pool. There is a lot of water behind the liner...

I am a new inground pool owner and we have high groundwater where I am. I moved to my house in the fall and opened my pool this summer and there was a lot of water under the liner. There is a pump installed and I pumped out the water and liner went back into place but it ended up tearing in a...

I have been able to pump a lot of water from under the pool and it is looking a lot better and water is still being pumped out. There are some wrinkles but that my isn't my main concern at the moment. The liner has a few tears in it - probably from being stretched back out now that the water...

Located in South Jersey. Purchased a house with an inground vinyl lined pool in the fall - we moved in and closed the pool and that was it until now. Now I want to open the pool and removed the cover and the liner is floating pretty bad. There is a pump installed to remove the water and it is...