Recent content by liveonboca

Hello. I am on the city sewer.

My backwashing goes into a pvc tube next to the pool pump equipment. I backwashed my pool (with DE filter) about 3 minutes until clear and then rinsed about 30 seconds or so and then back to filter. My master bathroom is on the other side of the wall from the pool equipment. It is currently...

When I move the handles, is it supposed be when the pool is on? Also, when I move the handles, I see air bubbles in the pool and spa return area when the pump is on. Is that indicative of something or normal for a little bit while adjusting? I have the east open the most with the west and spa a...

Hello, thank you for responding. So if the East Skimmer is open all the way, is that what I need to add the DE? Would I close the West and the Spa and have the East open up all the way to prime or the opposite? When I am not adding stuff into the skimmer, I would have all 3 of them open halfway...

Hi. I have new pool plaster (white) and today the water level is now to the middle of the tile line in the spa and pool. I have rinsed out my DE filters and I am ready to turn on the pump but I need clarification of the right valves and their openings. I cleaned all the skimmer baskets of...

Hi. It is done, I am waiting for the water to fill the pool. Pool is super deep like 8-9 feet. But slowly but surely, it is coming along. I think it looks great! Tomorrow chemicals and checking for balance. Thank you for asking!

Follow up. I was able to find a gasket at Leslies that matched perfectly. When I opened the light, there was a greenish blob of a mix of algae and maybe silicone? Gross, sticky blob of a mess. I tried to scrape most of it out of the can as best I could. Soaked, wiped down the glass and the ring...