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Just wanted to come in with an update since everyone was so helpful! EVERYTHING IS STILL RUNNING!!! The water is pumping hard and the pressure is staying solid. Thanks again for all the assistance and next I will move forward to the opening of the pool.......but thats in a couple months!!!

ok.......sooooo Here is what happened.....I got home.....took apart the filter and started from scratch.....cleaned all the grids .......cleaned the strainers......replaced a leaking spider gasket.....put everything back together.......mixed up my 7.5 pounds of DE....said a prayer....made sure I...

I truly appreciate everything so far!!! I am learning so much!!! Think I might start my own pool service company....LOL..NOT Hope I am doing a good job of helping you guys help me!!!

So the valve that has the "broken" handle.......what is that used for??? Ahhhh....so the "recirculate" takes the filter out of the equation!! I will try that and see if that could be a contributing factor.....Yes, I backwash till it is clear....ad DE? LOL.. Am I suppose to add it after every...

Re: HELP....CLUELESS......Pump runnning but no pressure...... ^^^^ That worked!!!

Re: HELP....CLUELESS......Pump runnning but no pressure...... ok.....so what are the two smaller gray pipes to the right? two lines coming into the strainer and then to the pump I am guessing are from the skimmer and the pool drain at the bottom in the deep end? Why does one have a...

Re: HELP....CLUELESS......Pump runnning but no pressure...... pic of pool set up pic wont load.....

Re: HELP....CLUELESS......Pump runnning but no pressure...... ok....so last night it stormed all night but when I got home I turned everything on and it wouldnt pump turned pump off I checked the strainers and emptied what little was there turned the valve to back wash for about 20-30 seconds...

Re: HELP....CLUELESS......Pump runnning but no pressure...... When I get home this evening I will take a look at what the situation is currently. As I stated prior I should have enough water in the pool to turn the pump on again and see what the deal is. When we bought the home it came withthe...

Re: HELP....CLUELESS......Pump runnning but no pressure...... Soooooo .......the saga continues.....This morning I wake up to my elderly mom who lives with us saying the level in the pool was droping and she turned the pump off......there was a large puddle of water around the pump filter area...

So I have an inground 25000 gallon saltwater pool. here is my issue: Pressure is running high on the filter, barely any circulation coming out if any......the "no flow" light is on in my panel box. If I do a backwash and then turn back to filter it runs great for a while then then slowly the...