Recent content by knasty

Apologies for the delay in responding, been a busy couple of weeks. So, I’ve since checked for debris and relubed the o-ring, but still have sporadic issues. Previous owner claimed issues as well, his solution was to shove a hose in the skimmer, a hose in the pump line and flood the pipes for 5...

Thanks, as you can tell I’m relatively new to all this! So don’t have to worry about anything particularly large (sticks, mass of leaves, etc) messing up the sand filter? I’m hearing a new noise from the filter…seems a bit louder than usual…almost as if there’s some stuff in the pipes heading...

Like the title says, when I was re-priming my pump after a power outage on Sunday, I took the basket out to rinse it out and clean it, but forgot to put it back in… Since then, we’ve had really bad storms Monday and Tuesday night, and I just opened the pool today to see it was filled nearly to...

Thanks, I’ll do just that! My pump has a hard time holding a prime when I’m during it on and off so it’s gonna be a long night I’m afraid.

Hey everyone, just introducing myself to the community. Just wrapping up year one of first time pool ownership, just posted another post for the best way to lower pool levels after a couple nights of nasty storms. Appreciate all the info I’ve passively learned from the forums thus far.

Lowering Pool Level After Storm Hey all, so we had a couple nights of bad storms this week and I opened up the pool cover to quite a mess and nearly topped off pool. Question is, do I use backwash to lower it or waste? I’ve never used the waste setting before so want to make sure I don’t do...