Recent content by trevsand

Thanks, I'll work on it this weekend when I can get the parts. I've turned the filter off for now and with the hotter temps am likely going to have an algae bloom before its fixed. Is it better to run the filter with sand coming into the pool (on and off) or to just leave filter off and deal...

Hi all, Thanks for your advice. I have a 10 yo pool with a SWG. When I opened the pool in the spring - mid April i noticed some fliter sand at the bottom and vacuumed it up without issue. Last week much more sand appeared in the bottom of the pool under each of the 3 jets. I'm assuming based on...

pool looks clear. Im adding CYA now. Thanks,

Hi there, I've been struggling to get my CWG to work and will hopefully fix it this weekend. My FC is 1.5. CYA - 30 and PH - 7.5. Do you recommend that I first move my CYA up to 60, before adding some Chlorine (to FC=4) to the pool or the reverse? Thanks, T

Hi there, I just opened my pool for the first time and tested the water using a TF100 kit. Test results are: CL - 1.5 CYA - 50 PH - 7.6 Do I use bleach to increase the CL level or liquid chlorine instead? I have a SWG which may not be building the CL level enough. The weather is also very cool...

To close the loop, I was able to find and solve the problem. The heaters water pressure switch had been removed for the winter and just needed to be reattached. Pictures are attached if anyone encounters this problem. Thanks for help with this. T

Hi there, This is my first opening of my pool after using a pool company for the past 5 years. I've been able to get everything ready except for the pool heater - hayward H250. Without preparing the heater, I tried running the pool pump and there is water flowing out of the heater onto the pad...

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