Recent content by twhitehouse

Sounds good to me, I can't imagine that a half-circle of putty would have been put there to stop a leak since water would just get around the sides, but I like to get second opinions to put my mind at ease. I'll have to go try and feel around it for a set screw again tonight after work, I can...

Hey everyone, I did a search for "Pool Putty" and "Pool Putty Removal" but didn't find anything so hopefully I'm not missing an answer elsewhere. On my pool (which is newly up and running after a new pump install and a skimmer line blown with a powerful water pump, clog finally cleared) I have a...

Hey mas985, thanks for getting back to me on this; The last time I let it run for a while and checked for air bubbles it had been going for maybe 5 or 6 hours when I looked (it was on a low speed setting, if that makes any difference). The filter seems to fill up with water quickly at the...

My continuing saga, the exploded pipe and burnt out pump motor have been replaced with a new variable speed motor and strainer pot setup (the old filter was okay and is still in use). But, like before, when the motor is run, it seems to prime just fine, and at low speeds there's a little bit of...

Well it's all for naught; got home today to a pool with the motor non-functional, the pipe from the pump to the filter blown off, and the water level all the way down to the bottom edge of the skimmer.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna try listening to it real quick right now (been letting it run for a bit after getting home to see how long it takes before bubbles start coming out of the return jets). I did look for spurts after turning it off and never found one (and during the daytime the concrete pad...

I checked it out when I got home today and noticed that the pump basket was actually fairy empty (no idea what changed there, though). The weir and water level are ok, and I'm not getting a whirlpool in the skimmer basket. The pump basket being empty made me look at the lid gasket for the...

I kinda wish it had been the start of the trouble, then I'd have a better idea of what to look for... unfortunately this all started maybe about a month ago, I only changed the cartridge couple days ago (it was quite old and I was hoping against hope that it might help even though it's on the...

Hey, thanks for the quick reply! Okay yeah for sure, I took a photo, let me see if I can figure out how to get that on here... but let me answer those questions; 1. Correct, while running. It used to run around 10psi or so when clean and would rise from there as the filter got dirty. Right now...

This has been dogging me for a few weeks now and my Google Fu has not helped me find an answer; please Obi-Wan TFP, you're my only hope... (Also apologies in advance if my signature doesn't have pool details, it's been a long time since I posted, I'll check that right after I post this...) I...

Hey all, thanks for the replies. I've been ridiculously busy at work and haven't had time to reply until now. Unfortunately there's no valve between the skimmer and the pump, so nothing to take apart. I've tried the tennis ball trick (which actually was what helped me out with the last time I...

Has anyone ever needed to have their skimmer line professionally unclogged, and if so, what price range is that in? I've successfully cleared a skimmer line clog before with a Drain King, but this time I simply can't seem to unclog my line, and the pool is now green because I don't want to risk...

I couldn't tell you the brand of solar heater I have on my pool, but my grandparents had it installed long, long ago, when I was a little kid. As far as I know, they've never been replaced, with the exception of one panel that a neighborhood kid shot out with a pellet gun when I was about 8. (It...

I (stupidly) don't have a leaf catcher inline with the floor vacuum. Finances are/were tight, so when I got the thing I reasoned that I would just use it when there wasn't any visible debris in the pool. Apparently, that wasn't quite good enough. Strangely, I haven't used the vacuum at all...