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    Sand filter/pump and return water pulsing.

    Finished hooking up my upgrade sand filter system last night. Great suction and return BUT when I hook up my creepy Crawley lil shark everything starts pulsing. It's seems like it is sucking air from somewhere and the water coming out return into pool is inconsistent. Hoses at the filter are...
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    Help! Can't get pump foot to attach to base

    No click for me but it is secure...thank you all for the help!
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    Help! Can't get pump foot to attach to base

    Thanks for the pictures. So it just sits there right? What I don't get is where it says push down till it clicks. What clicks?
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    Help! Can't get pump foot to attach to base

    Upgrading pump and sand filter system. Pentair Sand Dollar. My problem is I don't understand the instructions or I am not strong enough or both...I am trying to attach the pump to the base. The instructions say to slide the pump foot between the claw fasteners and the release latch. Seat the...
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    New sand filter and I don't have a clue

    I switched out my little Intex pump that came with the pool to a Hayward VL series sand filter/pump. I had got a little Shark to help clean the bottom of the pool and that's why stepped up in size to a 1 HP. Now I have less pressure than before. Intake and return are both way down. My PSI gauge...
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    What chemicals do I add first?

    I just bought an Intex 18' x 45" above ground pool. Has pump with a paper filter. My test numbers are zero or in low range except for the free chlorine that is 0.5 And ph does read 6.2. I have chorine tabs floating in one of those things in the pool. I would like to do the BBB method. Does it...