Recent content by ack1961

Hey all, I've been through quite a bit of reading material on this site. There is some great information, but everything I tried has failed to isolate the issue. Symptom: Salt Level reads high (4,400ppm) [actual salt reading in pool is 3,400ppm]. Trying to calibrate using Instant Salt count...

Problem solved. Bad sand. Replaced the Quikrete Pool Filter Sand with #20 silica sand and immediately my system returned to normal. 18PSI on Filter and holding steady. Water is perfect... Thanks!

Thanks for all the replies!

Pool water is clear. Gauge does go to 0 when pump is off. 16 PSI in Recirc, 26 PSI in Filter Pool water tests fine via Pool-Master 5-way test kit. Ph/Alk are good. AquaRite Salt system shows 2800 ppm and generating Cl. Everything was working perfectly before I changed the sand. I changed...

Hello all - been a member for a couple years and have learned a lot from the posts, but I am stumped with this current issue. I've been battling this one for about 5 days. After changing sand (5 years since sand replacement), I have an issue where if I'm running on Filter-mode, my starting...