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…and sure enough after a couple hours of trouble shooting it was as simple as the flapper on the skimmer being stuck. There I am looking for rocks given what happened last time. :rolleyes:

Thanks, found my strap wrench. Didn’t help, got the union off but the pipe has two short 90 deg and I can’t see anything. Could it be the filter? After priming the pump and turning on the filter to the highest speed then bleeding the air, after a couple of minutes could see the pressure...

This pool has been the death of me this year. Nothing seems to work properly. I assume to get a union off I need a tool for that as I can’t remove this by hand? Heck, for the life of me I can’t even get the oring off the lid and don’t want to force it (even with a plastic spluger). I’m...

Ffs…started again last night. This is ridiculous. How the heck could their be rocks in the lines if I keep the skimmer basket in their and obviously never have rocks in the pool?

Just an update....so ended up calling my pool guy since I was away for a few days and didn't want to not run the filter/pump. Couldn't figure it out at first, but for some reason decided to check the inflow from the skimmer, and turns out there was a couple large rocks in it. Weird. Have no...

Okay, read up on it and seems you bleed it while the pump is running and simply bleed until water starts to come out. Tried that but same issue, maybe I didn’t let it run enough post bleed? Filter only shows 10 on the gauge which feels light but not sure if that’s because of the air? Was just...

Also, when I bleed it do I do it with the pump running or off?

I think the bleeding of the filter is the part I’m forgetting. Remind me…just twist the bleed lever until water shoots out of it? Also, do I do the above with the pump on or off?

So keep having the same issue with my jets sputtering. I removed the pump top and filled it with water and then started the Filter again at the highest variable speed and all was well for a day. Then it happened again, and again this morn. Doesn’t appear to be a not enough water in the pool...

If/when I do get it done, any reccos on how to hook it up to winterize it pre winter? Assume that would imply just spraying air into it like I would my irrigation system somehow. Or should I run some antifreeze solution through it (put some into the pump and run it when closing?). Presumably...

Bumping an old thread. Curious, when they reinstalled the stone cap, did they apply mortor below and above the sheer descents or some form of caulk instead? One or two of mine are leaking and I’m not sure if it’s the fact that something froze in there and cracked a sheer descent, or if as the...