Recent content by Nolly G

I took a Maglite out to the pool shed and, lo & behold, the housing is clear. Is it possible that the broken piece blew out the backwash hose? If so, it isn't slowing anything down. Ordered a new part from Amazon & it'll be here Sunday. Grandson's pool party coming up! Thanks to everyone...

The backwash valve was broken in the open position, so I have to fix it before I can start treating the swamp. It's a Pentair 27-3241 part, and it pulled out easily, but the lowest disk/o-ring at the bottom of the stem is broken off in the housing. What is the best way to remove it? Please...

I find that having another person on hand to hold the ring while I attempt to close it with the washers, spring, and bolt is a big help. I have a Purex Triton DE filter that has the grid system inside. If the sand system is similar, let me know and I can give you a couple of pointers about...

It's May in Maryland and my pool is green--an annual ritual where I try to kill a burgeoning ecosystem. I've been doing part of the pool maintenance for 27 years now, just the easy stuff, hiring out the closing and troubleshooting. This year my pool guy has wrecked his back, my old pool...