Recent content by bugsiev8

RESOLVED! Multi-port gasket was intact. The 2 large fittings that were attached to the filter were loose...3/4 of a turn, but no water was leaking and no bubbles were in the pool. Biggest culprit was a frog, 1/2 the size of Detroit, was floating in the skimmer basket. I believe it crawled in...

Re-glued the spider gasket in the multi-port valve using Permatex adhesive sealant, clear RTV. It ran great for 1 1/2 hours and lost suction. No more water loss in the pool. When moving the Multi-port to a different position it does not seem like it is seating all of the way down. Another...

UPDATE!! Lost 2 inches of water with multi-port in Filter position. Water was trickling in sight glass?? Multi Port!! Opened Multi port and glue failed between Waste selection and Filter selection. Also noticed that when I moved the selector on the Multi-port the handle it did not seat all...

Not sure my 1st reply to your post went through. Pool was green with algae and DE. Pool is better after adding 2 gal of chlorine and vacuuming my pool. To vacuum, I had to backwash every 5 minutes because it kept loosing vacuum. After cleaning 1/3 of my pool by vacuuming I took the grids out...

Old grids had the holes and I replaced them. I recently added 2 gallons of chlorine out of desperation (not the smartest thing, I know). Pool is no longer green but I can't suck up the pool floor with the vacuum due to poor/loss of suction. I usually take water samples to a local pool company...

Skimmer works for 5 minutes and then stops. After backwashing it works for 5 minutes and then stops. Gauge starts at 10 psi and when it gets to 15 psi it stops, usually in 5 minutes. No bubbles in basket or coming from the jets. BUT when I recirculate all is fine for the entire day. So does...