Recent content by ihatemypool

Thanks for everyone's suggestions so far. This evening's efforts have been a series of good news/bad news scenarios. I changed the hose leading from the skimmer to the pump, and there was no change in return velocity (bad news). I relubed and re-tightened the trap basket and the o-rings...

Thanks, Jason. Took test strip reading this morning (can't wait for the TF100 to arrive). TC was around 5, with FC still around 10, though perhaps the little test strip pad was slightly less emphatically purple than it was at last night's reading. Hopefully I can get my filter problem...

Thanks for the replies. Strainer basket is clear. We cleaned out the impeller August of last year, and that briefly seemed to solve the problem, but by September the troubles resurfaced. We looked at it again after closing the pool, and there were no blockages. Pressure gauge is on the...

Well, I'm converting from a baquicil to chlorine, using the great resources and guidance here at TFP. I drained the pool to about 8-12 inches depth and refilled, finally getting it up to filter depth on Sunday. Added the first batch of bleach Sunday evening, shocked again this morning, this...

First post here--have learned a lot from this site, and appreciate all the generous advice I've been reading. Did a search but couldn't find this exact topic. I should preface this by saying I'm currently in the middle of a bacquacrap to chlorine conversion, in case that makes a difference...