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I'd check out the o-rings inside your slide valve before checking the laterals. They dry out,crack,or stretch out of shape and can cause the problems you described. Often when they go bad the valve is hard to move or won't go all the way down. Also,they will drip out the backwash line. Good luck.

All the ideas posted above can work well. Here's one more. If the backwash pipe had some movement you might be able to snug a #8 or #9 winterizing plug inside the broken fitting. Leaving enough of the plug sticking out to grab it by hand and twist. Just don't wrench the plug too tight it could...

When you get the new filter installed you'll be able to vacuum all that gunk on the floor right out the backwash line on waste(as long as it's got a multi-port valve). That way the filter won't instantly clog while vacuuming.

That's funny! I can picture the look.

Jason,it took while to "stretch" my mind around that analogy :roll: Although it answered some questions about baking soda's effects on TA and pH,it opened the door to many others. Like chlorine and non-chlorine products effect on pH(because of oxidation),but that's more suited for it's own...

Re: Converting swamp to pool (pics included) Chem geek,Butterfly,and frustratedpoolmom, I agree with you that raising TA with baking soda will not have is much effect on pH. Chem geek,this is what's been puzzling me....why do my experiences with pH and TA seem to defy science? They can't. So...

Also check the o ring on the tube the grid manifold slides on to.

You are right that it could be a tear in one of the grids,but there can be other causes. The manifold the grids are attached to could have a hair line crack that opens up under pressure. It could also be your backwash valve called a "slide" or "push/pull" valve. Earlier you posted the slide...

That canister filter was usually plumbed into a line designated for a pressure side pool cleaner. In the middle of one of the side walls of your pool there should be a return (likely at a different height then the rest) where the cleaner plugs in. The filter is to catch little pieces of debris...

Re: Converting swamp to pool (pics included) I'm just going by the many pools I've cleaned and maintained through the years. Pools that the TA is at 0ppm and the PH is off the chart low,bringing the TA up to around 80 or 90ppm almost always brings PH into range.

Topic split off by Moderator from this thread I've always found when PH and TA are low,getting the TA up to around 80ppm will usually bring your PH within range. If you get your PH in range first when you raise TA it will raise PH even more.