Recent content by swing4terps

Closing my pool for the winter has always been a long, and as I learned last year, ineffective process. Been dealing with some health issues and am now two months behind in doing this, so would greatly appreciate guidance on two items: 1) My equipment is in my garage which means I cannot just...

Has anybody had any success with this lately? Im trying to covert the drain plug on my Hayward Micro Clear filter to something with a value then to a garden hose because my equipment is in my garage and I can’t just open the plug and let water go everywhere. Usually it’s multiple trips with a...

I'm having the same issue. Was wondering how my pH went from ~7.8 at night, to ~7.0 the next day without adding any chemicals. I typically only test at night and in the same spot, so I've just come across the problem. At dusk, I can test in different spots in the pool with varying sun exposure...

I believe this to be at least one problem. I can hear air being sucked in at the valve with the pump off. I tried to remove the adjuster on the valve to inspect and of course the air pushed a bunch of DE into the pool I had relatively clean. I have a new valve coming Thurs. I've put the pump...

Can't say for sure. I didn't notice any obvious tears when cleaning at the end of last season. Will admit, I didn't look at them at all before re-installing this season. As far as I can tell, the water coming out of the returns after pump startup appears to be clean, but hard to see if smaller...

Hi all. Season 7 opening our inherited pool, experiencing a new challenge. Our robot has been picking up DE with each clean (see pic for typical amount). I've done about 20-3 hour cleaning cycles since opening the pool a few weeks ago. DE pickup has been fairly consistent. Decided to do some...

Thanks. I’ve got a couple pumps I can use. I don’t have any flaps as far as I know. As far as the plug to shut skimmer - is there a special one needed? Or a rubber one will do?

Is anyone very familiar with this plumbing setup for older Sylvan pools? I just opened my pool for the season. Everything is fine except I lost a couple tiles after I finished my SLAM. So chemistry is all set and now I’m trying to figure out what to do. The tiles are at a corner and have fallen...

Opening this season has been a nightmare compared the the prior three. A myriad of issues including: Cracked air relief valve, followed by a second one Broken divider in my multiport detailed here. Replaced gasket for now. Pool leak supported by bucket test Leaking DE filter clamp, 2 attempts...