Recent content by ssmith1092

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    Help me decide

    My inground vinyl by 36 has no booster pump and no dedicated suction port for a vacuum. Am I better off buying a pump and pressure vacuum. Or should I just go robot
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    Temporary Clear Up

    So I have to get a new liner, and in order for them to get measurements the pool has to be clear. Currently the water is below the pool returns and i have the filter running. I dont want to fill the pool and do a whole lot because I'm going 5o have to empty the pool anyway. I'm currently away...
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    added de to sand

    also i just added some cya in thru the skimmer very slowly and sure enough i saw it getting past the filter and out one of the jets into the pool. filter was deep cleaned at beginning of the season.
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    added de to sand

    where should i be looking for crack aor missing o rings at. the multiport valve? its crazy because the pool will be prefectly clear. but it will be fine dirt all over the bottom. if i sweep it. the pool will cloud up for a few day until all the dirt settles back at the bottom of the pool. for...
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    added de to sand

    soo i have passedbthe chlorine test. no lost chlorine. what should i do next.
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    added de to sand

    yes i am rinsing the filter after backwashing. and i will trt to get an overnight test. bad part is i work over night. so by tge time i get home the sun is up
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    added de to sand

    hey guy. so after adding de to the sand filter, and even adding a duda bag to on of the outlets, i have notice less floats over the pool light at night but im still getting a fine layer of dirt on the pool bottom. i tried to vacuum it and it still comes thru the duda filter. sweeping it just...
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    Duda Diesel Bag/When Should I Wash it Out

    can someone send me a link for the bag that everyone is getting. dont want to order the wrong one
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    added de to sand

    trying to save on electric bill as much as possible. have run time to the lowest possible time that allow me to keep my fc at my max recommended amount.
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    added de to sand

    well i decided to vacuum. starting pressure was 15.5 after vacuuming, pressure rose to 20psi. so i backwashed, and rinsed. pressure came back down to 14.5 and i added a 1/4 cup of de and it rose back to 15 psi. but now my pool is cloudy from the dirt that got past the filter. how do i clear it...
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    added de to sand

    afraid to vacuum and it just go completely thru the filter and out the jets and back into the pool
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    added de to sand

    so trying to get a little more filtration before i go but a duda bag. si i follow the directions here on adding de to sand fikter for a 1 psi raise. well 8 add 1/4 cup of de total and it eaised my filter pressure from 14.5 to 15.5. i then waited 24 hours and its still at 15.5 i even sweeped the...
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    Cya Levels

    so my pool doesnt get very much sun light. current pool salt generator is on 100 percent for 2 hours morning. afternoon and night. i keep a 2.0 to 2.5 ppm FC, with no CYA. do i really need cya if the sun really isnt eatting up my FC.
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    Secomdary pump and filter for vacuum

    i do have one return that i can put a hairnet over. im going to try that and see how much dirt it collects while vacuuming on recirculation.
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    Secomdary pump and filter for vacuum

    this is exactly what im looking to do. now where can i go to get one of those bags without having to order it