Recent content by SirSwimAlot

I suspect the motor is wearing out, but the motor isn't completely dead, it's moving around and so on.

Any idea why the filter will keep going up to 30 psi almost immediately after backwashing? We currently haven't added any DE because there is so much in the pool from when the grids were leaking it back into the pool. I do a backwash and rinse, and it comes down, but I don't add any DE as I...

My CYA levels are low, I've been putting a sock in filed with CYA, and it's slow to get it absorbed and since we have a larger pool, it needs a lot. Is there a faster solution than putting a sock in the skimmer? This is always a slow process to get enough CYA in the pool. I haven't done a...

This has been a disaster of a year. We have had pressure issues since last year, but it was a deal breaker at the time. This year, we couldn't keep the pump running, it would die out after an hour or so. Full details...

I have a M400 which has worked good for a few seasons and lately it has been flashing a red light saying it is clogged very frequently. I take the cover off and clean the impeller, but it is happening frequently. Only one filter basket is filling up, where the other side has very little. Is...

Yes the returns. Sorry I call them jets. I have one skimmer. I know I can block off the main drain I just assumed the other direction was for the returns as they work fine when I block the main drain & skimmer. Sorry. I didn’t fully understand where the pipes went. I’ve had to guess since...

One line I know is the jets. I believe the other direction is main drain and skimmer. The skimmer did spit out DE. Not convinced there was enough to clog a pipe that big and with that much pressure but I am not sure.

I connected my cyclone and blew out the lines (specifically the drain/skimmer side) as if I was closing it. After connecting things back I was able to use mid position (both open) without losing pressure and it seems things are back to normal. I don’t get this as I blow out the lines before...

I'll give that a try, I did feel around the clamps and I didn't notice anything there, but I will look closer. A cyclone is just a professional blower that blows out the lines a lot better than a shop vac.

I am not sure what the clamps are for, they don't seem to be holding anything, I noticed them as well and wondered. I don't have a drain king, would running the cyclone to blow out the lines be a bad idea for that side? I am not sure how far the flex pad goes, it goes into the ground. I don't...

The way it is positioned now, the jets go, and the pump is full and working. The skimmer is stagnant. I rotate it 180 degrees, the pump slows down and very quick runs down to the minimum water level (in the pump tank) My gut also thought an air leak somewhere, as it can't hold pressure when I...

I was thinking an air leak somewhere, how would I find it? it's an inground pool surrounded by cement, that mean I got to dig up the cement to solve this? If I leave the valve how it is now, the skimmer doesn't function, and the surface doesn't get cleaned. I drop de in the skimmer but now...

I can’t really take a picture because the de sitting there has made it cloudy. But there are two holes on the bottom. Just put my hand in there to confirm and loosen up the de which went down but I’m still unable to set it to drain/skimmer without it running out.

I believe this is the old cleaning system they removed. In the pool, I can see a circle like a jet, but the liner is covering it and a cap screwed in it to keep it sealed. I can take a picture in a bit when I go out, but it is just a plastic floor with a screwed hole going downward and you can...

> Do you have an accessory port Yes, but it was closed off before we got the pool, and is not used. I can see the hole for it in the pool, and the liner covers it. How do I clear the drain if it is blocked? Last year I used the cyclone when I closed it and I saw the water shooting up before I...