Recent content by Jbmiller15

This was the solution. I never realized that could be opened and closed. The people that closed the pool must have closed it. Thank you JamesW!! Every year I learn something new. Now it's time to great rid of the green water.

I unplugged step jet and it works but still getting nothing out of the other 2 returns. I believe I have tried all positions for the valve in question. I’ll try opening the valve you circled to see if that helps. I’ve never touched it but maybe the people who closed the pool did for some...

2 skimmers, no main drain We bought the property 8 years ago. The pool 20-25 years old. I have opened the pool every year for the last 6 years with no issues other than green water. I’ve had the same company close the pool for the last 5 years with no issues. Right now the return by the...

I took out the cartridges this morning and ran the filter but that did not work. This is the valve coming from the filter heading back to the pool. It is set at 1/2 (unless I have it backwards). The other settings are Full Port 1 (left), Full Port 2 (right), and OFF (bottom). When I set it to...

Thanks. I did clean the cartridge but I will definitely give that a try. From what I have read in other threads I understand that it is very difficult to get a clog in the return lines.

Thanks for your quick reply. I'm pretty sure it is the returns. Water is entering the pump and filter but it is only going back into the pool through one of the four return ports on the side of the pool. The water pressure feels normal coming through the only working return. I don't feel...

Hello all, Right now I have only 1 of 4 returns working and my pool is a gross shade of green. I have 2 questions. First, is it OK to run the pump with only one working return so I can begin the process to get clear water OR is it important to have multiple returns working to improve...

Thank you both!

Zep Driveway and Concrete Pressure Wash Concentrate

I realize now that I should just use bleach when power washing my concrete pool deck. However, I washed the first few sections with Zep Concrete Cleaner (main ingredient: Sodium hydroxide) which in hindsight was dumb. I diluted according to instructions on bottle and used pressure washer. Some...

Thanks for the quick reply! I just patched a small tear in the liner in the shallow end but I haven’t noticed any sand in the area of the tear. I do have pavers with sand in joints and we have had quite a bit of rain and wind here in New England this summer so that might explain more sand in...

Recently I have noticed sand showing up in more and more places in my pool. It used to just show up on the steps leading down into shallow end now it is in deep end, underneath 1 of the 2 skimmer baskets, and at bottom of cartridge filter. (See attached pics) I have used wet/dry vac to clean...