Recent content by CodyPereira21

Update - Over the weekend I went back through the system checking for issues. A new water sample was brought to the pool shop down the road to find that my levels were starting to even out nicely. At this point I had not ran my pool robot in a few days, and noticed that the water slowly began...

I am going to look into those test kits this weekend. I tested for my Chlorine levels last night and they were through the roof... 10ppm based on the test kit I currently have (snip below)

It's a good point - the filter is technically doing exactly what it is supposed to do...filter! I am going to try and do that test tonight. Over the past week, we have put in over 10 gallons of liquid chlorine, 5 of which was yesterday evening after seeing there was almost no FC on a test...

Thank you! I will read up on that link and conduct those tests - reporting back results when available. I think you are right with the unlikelyhood of a mechanical problem - I just rebuilt the top end of the EC65 last season after noticing a crack in one of the flex tube assembly plates and...

Hi All, After reading many posts on this forum I figured I should probably join and help contribute to the community through some of my own experiences. I bought my first home 5 years ago that included an IG 20x40 vinyl lined pool sporting the trusty Hayward EC65 DE filter coupled with a...