Hey Everybody! I just purchased a home with a pool for the first time and am slowly learning what it takes to be the pool guy. I grew up in Washington so I have absolutely no experience with pools!
In the next few weeks I’m going to do the measurements for total gallons but the deepest part of the pool only goes 5.5 ft. The filter is the biggest mystery to me. All the labels are long gone so all I know is it’s a DE filter. But normal PSI or how much DE to add? Not a clue.
It wasn't maintained very well previous owner so over the last few weeks I’ve learned quite a bit! So far I have:
- mapped pipes and learned how the three way valves control the flow.
- taken apart the rebel crawler to make sure it was all in good condition
-replaced the inline leaf catch
-replaced the check valve because the oRing was (I think that’s what the piece is called)
- replaced the oRing to the pump filter
- learn(ish) how to maintain the chemicals
My next task is to learn how to take apart the ancient filter and clean it out. Can anyone tell me the size of the or make of the filter? I have no idea the size of the filter or how much DE to add once I clean it out.
So I guess that’s a quick introduction of my pool care journey
In the next few weeks I’m going to do the measurements for total gallons but the deepest part of the pool only goes 5.5 ft. The filter is the biggest mystery to me. All the labels are long gone so all I know is it’s a DE filter. But normal PSI or how much DE to add? Not a clue.
It wasn't maintained very well previous owner so over the last few weeks I’ve learned quite a bit! So far I have:
- mapped pipes and learned how the three way valves control the flow.
- taken apart the rebel crawler to make sure it was all in good condition
-replaced the inline leaf catch
-replaced the check valve because the oRing was (I think that’s what the piece is called)
- replaced the oRing to the pump filter
- learn(ish) how to maintain the chemicals
My next task is to learn how to take apart the ancient filter and clean it out. Can anyone tell me the size of the or make of the filter? I have no idea the size of the filter or how much DE to add once I clean it out.
So I guess that’s a quick introduction of my pool care journey