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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Re: First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicate No. On the left you see three white circles. The one on the bottom and the one on the top are for the fiber lights and the one in the middle is the return. And just so I'm clear, "return" means "returning to the pool", I'm assuming...
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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Re: First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicate Ha! That's a GREAT question. Let me rephrase it... Do I THINK I'm filling it with a return? Yes. But the hose still floats which tells me I'm probably NOT which is where U'm focusing my attempt tonight. I will report back, hopefully...
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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Re: First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicate Here's a couple of pictures of what I'm dealing with here. The AFTER pic shows the dirt at the bottom. BEFORE AFTER
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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Re: First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicate 1. I have no leaves in the pool, just a fine dirt that has collected at the bottom after shocking and there are no leaves around me (not even on the trees at this point). 2. The water in the pump comes all the way up to the clear...
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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Re: First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicate My apologies for not adding this info to my sig last night. I have updated it now. To your points: 1. Yes 2. Sand. I just backwashed it this morning for the first time this season, so maybe that will help the next time? 3. I think...
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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Re: First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicate So if I take the basket out and then stick the hose down in the hole, am I looking for an airtight fit or just ramming it down there?
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    First pool. Day two. How can a pool vac be so complicated?

    Hi all! New to the forum and new to pools (in my backyard). My new house has a three year old salt water pool and i had the builders come out yesterday to open it. All went well and it went from green to crystal clear in a few hours but today there was a bunch of dirt on the pool floor. Im not...