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Hey y’all. I have continues to SLAM consistently with absolutely no results. I know a floc will not kill algae, but should I consider it to vacuum out as much of it as I can so slamming may be more effective? Grasping for anything right now...

Thanks for all the help! I have not messed with the tip at all. Unfortunately I don't have the old bottle, trash day was yesterday! I will do what @OTP suggested and switch out the tip with another bottle and see what result I get. Thanks again!

Thanks for all your replies! I will continue to SLAM. As far as the new TA reagent, when I turn the bottle over to put in a drop, a small stream comes out. I have to be very careful when tilting the bottle to make sure more than one drop doesn't come out But the drops are super small compared...

Thanks for all the help! I ran a full test panel - I have the TFP test kit from Dave. Just replenished all the reagents, so they are very fresh. FC - 24.5 CC - 0.5 (barely turned pink) CH - 180 (vinyl liner so not too worried) Alk - 330 - the drops from the new reagents are really small...

I am city water. Never had an iron problem before so I never considered it. How can I test for that?

Thanks for taking a look. I went ahead and tested FC when I went to take the pic. It is at 24.5, so that definitely indicates that the chlorine was hard at work last night. When I went to bed FC was around 40.

Hey yall! It's been a very long time since I have posted anything here, since my pool has been perfect for years. However, I am now running into a problem, so I knew exactly where to come. I replaced my liner last year, everything was perfect. However, I became very ill in the fall so I wasn't...

Mike1162 THANK YOU!!! I poured water slowly over the pump basket lid and it resolved the problem, so I know how to fix it! I knew the answer was here, I just didn't know where to find it! I really appreciate your help! Kelly

Hello all! Thanks to TFP I have been very successful with my pool for the past several years! Unfortunately, now I have a problem and I don't know how to fix it. So, who better to ask that TFP! I replaced my pump motor this spring with the exact same motor as before...AO Smith 1hp for the...

Oh sorry! Yes, i ran it on waste and water came oit like it was supposed to. I did try recirrculate also and got the same result. I will say that Sunday morning I ran it on recirrculate for a while before trying to close the equipment. I noticed standing water by the waste line and thought...

I am attaching the air compressor to the pump basket. Water did come out of the waste line, but now it is just air.

Thank you! It is set to filter, but the air is still coming out of the waste pipe instead of going through the returns. I took the multiport valve off to make sure it was functioning properly. The spider gasket looked ok, but I know that it hasn't been replaced recently. If I replace it now...

Hello eveyone! I am trying to close my pool, and I am running into an issue. When I connect the air compressor, the air is blowing out the waste line. I have done everything i can think of to make it blow through the return lines. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance!

It's a Century Electric B228SE. I didn't know I could replace it with a 2 speed.

Hello! I need some advice on a replacement motor for my Hayward super pump. A pool store has a pump motor that matches all the specs exactly except for 2 areas The old motor amps were 15/7.5 and the SF is 1.1. The new motor I found has amps of 6.0/12 and a service factor of 1.0. They told me it...

Well, the pump still will not fill up with water. It gets about 1/2 full and just stays there. When I cut it off, I still get a mini flood from the bottom. I was never sure about whether or not the seal was leaking, so I replaced it per suggestions on here that it could be the culprit for the...

Thank you. I did not lubricate the seal, but I did use it on the pump lid gasket. So, I have replaced the drain plug, the pump lid gasket, and the shaft seal. I am still having the same issue :cry::scratch: I am about to give up and kiss this swimming season goodbye! Any other...

When replacing the shaft seal, where do I lubricate?

I have studied this pump for hours and hours to try to fix it. I should get the go kit to replace the shaft seal and o-rings today. I also replaced the drain plug on the front because I know it was leaking after watching it leak out of there while the pump was off. I am still getting water...

Can I go ahead and begin slamming the pool while I wait for the go kit?

Ok. Try this. Thanks for staying with me on this!! The water on the side is from the hose pipe, not the pump lid. I had just filled the pump with water a few minutes before the video. http://youtu.be/a7QujyQfI64

I think I might have figured out how to post a link to my video. http://www.dropshots.com/kward815 I did try to replace the rubber gasket on the drain plug in the front but it wasn't the correct fit so I know there is water coming out there. Even still, this is pretty much what was...

How do I post a video?

I will post a video ASAP. It is about to storm here so it may be tomorrow.

While the pump is running, water pools underneath it but not a huge volume. It never fills completely up, only about to the top of the skimmer basket. When I shut it off, water rushes back to the pump from the filter and momentarily fills it up all the way. Immediately water just rushes out...

I am not sure what a shaft seal is. Please explain a little further for me. Sorry to be a bother. Thanks! Kelly

Thank you for all your help! My pump is a Hayward Super Pump single speed 1 hp. I did not winterize my pool :oops: And yes, unfortunately we did have a pretty harsh winter. I was scared silly to even try to assess the equipment. Never doing that one again! I actually drained the pump to...

Hello all! I am opening my pool and I got the pump running. The problem is that the part where you can see the water (I don't know the technical term!) never fills up all the way. The motor runs fine, there is water coming out of the returns into the pool, with lots of big bubbles and...

The pool was used all summer up until about 2 weeks ago. I vacuumed it and got what little debris was there. I have tried to keep it at 40 all summer, but when I checked it last night it was 20. I will check it again during the day today to make sure. The issue that has me most stumped is...