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Or is there a number I can call Hayward and ask those questions to?

I have a Hayward SP0714 T valve (http://www.hayward-pool.com/pdf/manuals/VariFloXLValve-SP0714T.pdf). The handle is very difficult to turn, and it leaks a small amount of water out the back while in filter mode. I also am experiencing very cloudy water- and reading suggests a bad spider gasket...

So I started to do the sand filter deep clean this morning. I worked on that thing for over 2 hours. When my wife came home I reached in to show her a handful of the nice pretty sand I was (surely!!) almost done cleaning. Instead I pulled up a huge pile of black goop mixed with sand. Thats...

Re: Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter I'm not very handy so I'm sure I'm using the wrong terminology. But the power line that my pool plugs into is run out of my garage. Both the box I plug the pool into and the box in the garage are grounded with those 'dont electrocute yourself' breaker things...

I had the sand replaced early last season. I had some cloudiness last year-but the pool store said everyone had cloudiness due to the very hot weather that year. Now I'm thinking I am stupid for ever listening to them and I may be light on sand. Guess I should go ahead and replace it all...

Ahh! Help. After a small improvement with DE, decided to go ahead and do the filter deep clean as recommended. But when I took off the valve, the whole tube and laterals came out with it! The good news is- I know none are broken. Of course the bad news is I have to get them back in there...

Split by moderator from HERE so as to not clutter up the sticky. jblizzle Do you think I could use my little submersible pump to help control the overflow of water? I could divert it with a hose away from the area I don't want it. I'm considering holding the pump near the top so the sand has...

Jason, thanks so much for all of your help! I added the extra bleach now and the DE bumped the filter pressure up like a champ. For reference while bagging the leaves from the top today I took these photos: Leaf rake at the very bottom - Leaf rake about 3 feet up - (5ft pool) - At the top...

Ok, just added my first dose of DE. Also checked the water. Now I'm at 13.5 FC, 0 CC, 150 TA and 7.2 PH. This morning my CYA tested at 35- so I went ahead and bumped up to 16 FC. Should I do that again since my water isn't clear so I don't pass SLAM criteria?

I haven't tried DE. How much should I add? It's a 250lb filter.

Thanks for the reminder Jason. Wife tested it right away. We didn't lose any FC (12), CC is now 1. Water is still bright blue and cloudy as heck. Should I add some extra bleach thinking my CYA level has risen or should I go ahead and move on to a different theory. What theory would you suggest...

So my wife will pull a sample in the morning before leaving for work (before sunrise), but tonights results were: FC 12, CC less than .5, 7.2 PH, 150 TA. So from 10am on (when I added the bleach to bring it to 12) it seems I haven't lost any FC and my CC is way down. The pool looks slightly...

Ok, that's what I thought. So we all think I'm on the right track then? lol I will do an overnight FC test tonight, vacuuming now.

Thanks for the fast reply Jason! I posted my CH was 60, which I believe is low. It's a vinyl pool. Would CH raise with baking soda or bleach? I can test again when I get back home this evening.

Hello everyone! What a fount of information here- I really appreciate it. I opened the pool about two weeks ago and still have incredibly cloudy water. The water is blue- but very cloudy. I am used to some cloudiness while I adjust everything- but it’s still so cloudy I cannot see to the...