Recent content by eaamon

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    slam and still green

    you may have issues that I have. my local weather person had shown how some haboob from New Mexico had blown into my area in TN. I had mud on my car a few days after washing it and it rained out, ya MUD! this was the second time that has happened not to mention all the fire ash sky born. the...
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    What is this and how do I get rid of it? Pollen?

    to me it is like mini oatmeal flakes. with 20 to 30 mile a hour gusting winds (3 out of last 5 now) I can screen it out then the next gust puts it back in. it does look like it is small flower petals from some tree and with the winds who knows how far they float from. I scoop with screen and let...
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    Texas vs. SWG - What is the deal

    just my 2 cents worth. my old SWG had salt levels of 2100 ppm to 3400ppm. above 3400 ppm it would shut down and below 2100 it would not work. that SWG was from 1996. it died and went out of business as for getting parts. the new replacement one I bought runs from 2700 ppm to 3400ppm. with the...
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    Bought a foreclosure that included a 33,000 gallon, p.i.t.a., frog hatchery

    Hi Mike, patience is probably key now. but brush every surface and next day do a slow steady vacuum of the bottom. one trick I did when mine was almost black from leaves one year. I left the vacuum at the low level floor for a day to help clear it until I could see the shallow end floor.
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    Bought a foreclosure that included a 33,000 gallon, p.i.t.a., frog hatchery

    yes the floor in my deep end is only 8X10 in my 18X36 pool.
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    Bought a foreclosure that included a 33,000 gallon, p.i.t.a., frog hatchery

    with the high chlorine level you will need to let the filter run over night or until the CL level is nearer to normal.
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    Bought a foreclosure that included a 33,000 gallon, p.i.t.a., frog hatchery

    hi Mike, what are the dimensions of the pool. I have a similar shape but the stairs are the old type. my pool is 18 by 36 and since the edges are tapered the pool is really 24400 gallon. I say that because if you add chlorine for a 24400 pool thinking it is 33000 you might burn the vinyl liner...
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    Pump draws too much water from skimmer

    I remember once where a tennis ball would temporarily get into the vortex and prevented the air from going in. don't know if that will help.....
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    Sand blowing into pool

    hi, I had a silt from my sand that kept going into the pool after start up. if you have the time to either get to the pump in the morning just before start up, use the rinse cycle for 30 seconds. that should pump it out. also if you have a lot of it on you pool floor, and you have the ability...
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    What to fix first?

    first. is the pump primed? set your filter valve to recirculate. open your pump basket and with a garden hose fill it until the water goes backwards. quickly close the pump cover and turn the pump on. then see if there is circulation in your pool....anything coming out the jets or return line...
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    Low Pool Pump Pressure Big Green Mess!!!

    hi lisalipo, here are a few suggestions. you may have air in your intake lines. last year I took one skimmer basket out and fed the output line from the vacuum line into the skimmer and put the other on one jet. it pumped the air out the line to the filter. then did the same to the other skimmer...
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    Trying to find pump manual

    I would ask if when you back flush do you have a rinse capability with your control valve. depending on your filter size mine 300 lbs sand takes 3 minutes back flush and 30 seconds for the rinse cycle which goes to waste washes out most of the sand. after the back flush read pump pressure on...
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    What to fix first?

    if you did not go back to read what I posted in your started forum question. search out the BBB method, it will help you.
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    What to fix first?

    find a picture of your filter control valve cover so you know exactly what position you are in with your valve. you pictures leave a lot to be desired. you might see one on utube. at times I see them advertised as there are replacements on flea bay. you just need a picture so you know the...
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    What to fix first?

    the reason I said your spider gasket might be bad. 9-10 filter on, that is OK. but when in recirculate mode it should be re-directed straight back to the pool by-passing the filter altogether...."no reading of pressure." are you sure it is recirculate? or is it set to rinse....rinse would give...