Recent content by FirstTimer00

Thank you all, mission accomplished!

Thanks for that heads up, Jim. Anything I should do while attaching the blue hose to help prevent a kink from occurring?

It emerges behind my fence into my neighbor's side of the yard :(

Currently when I backwash, the water gushes into my neighbor's backyard, so I want to avoid that! Do I attach the blue hose to the black hose in the bottom of this image to backwash?

Thanks. Can you clarify how I can rule out a suction line blockage? I need to think over your next question about replacing the whole pump or the motor/seals. The pump and filter are 8 years old. What do you recommend?

Thank you so much for all of these ideas. Unfortunately, even with the pump primed it is not working and nothing is being sucked into the skimmer or being released back into the pool. I've attached photos of my setup. The first time I ran the motor (when it worked), I turned it off after 3...

I am a first time pool owner - I removed the cover, put in Yellow Out, and put the filter on "recirculate" for a few hours. I now realize that the water level was far too low (just at the bottom of the skimmer line) . I increased the water line. But now when I turn on the pool, the pump makes a...