Recent content by TomR

Like RDspaguy said... put your multiport valve on "waste", insert a garden hose with a bladder attached into the waste line, close your main drain and open your skimmer line and then turn the water on. It should push the water backwards from the waste line out of your skimmers. You may just...

Thanks for the reply. My issue is more of an aesthetic one. It's obvious that back in the 60's there were white goods designed to fit 1/2" plumbing. The original returns had a center screw hole which had some type of twist restrictor but now they are all missing and they look old and busted up...

Hey guys, I'm working on a reno on my 1964 gunite pool. It was originally built as a heated pool and the builder plumbed twenty (20) returns around the pool. Fourteen (14) returns are around the perimeter of the pool and six (6) returns are in the floor of the pool. I have pressure tested my...

I had the EXACT same issue using Leslie's Power Powder... it tooks me 2 weeks to get the sediment off the bottom of my pool. The only way I was able to clean it was to vacuum to waste and move very slowly across the bottom of the pool. After it got stirred up I would have to wait and then...

Just out of curiosity... what are you using for chlorine? Brand and type? And when was the last time you took apart your DE filter and thoroughly cleaned it? The only time I had the same issue you are having is when I used Leslie's Power Powder Plus. I'll never use it again!!

chiefwej and Jim - I really appreciate your input! It looks like the 011018 is the way I am going to go!

Hey guys! I’m new to the forums and a new pool owner. I bought a 1964 ranch just outside of Atlanta GA and did a 6 month renovation. The house is practically new but the pool is another story. It was built around 1965 by Artistic Pools in Atlanta... a reputable builder still in business. The...