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Hi, I've had my pool for 11 years now, and I've been using the TFP protocols the entire time. I've never had a problem like this. I opened my pool at the end of May, no issues. The weather has been so rainy and cool I never got in it during the month of June. The problem started last...

I've read that quite a few people use hair nets to cover their skimmer, helping prevent debris from getting to the pump and filter. My question is what type of hair net should I use? "Pool socks" look the have a a knit texture, but hair nets like that seem to have rather large holes. The other...

Hi, The knob that is on my DE filter air relief valve finally gave up the ghost this year. I have a Nautilus NS-36 DE filter. Unfortunately, it is rather old - I'm guessing over 15 years old, so the replacement knob I ordered doesn't work - the current version of the NS-36 has a very different...

My rather old DE filter needs a new o-ring, and it won't arrive for about a week. I can't use the filter until then, because I can't keep the housing from leaking when I close it (hence the need for a new o ring). I have already uncovered the pool, added muriatic acid to bring down the pH, and...

I'm opening my pool, and tried to run my DE filter. I let it fill with water until it started coming out of the release valve, and closed the valve. Water is still coming out of the valve, even though it is completely "closed." When I shut off the pump, I can hear air coming out. Okay, I...

We had 7 inches of rain overnight a few days ago, and when the storm was over, my pool was filled with dirt. Started cleaning it out like I was opening it, and was slowly making good progress. I did what I hoped was my last backwash, and added new DE to the filter. Unfortunately, I forgot to...

Hello, I have an in-ground, free-form pool, and my Loop Loc pool cover has become just about useless. The safety cover isn't doing a good job of keeping dirt out anymore. Too much has worn away. I bought a tarp-type pool cover because we can't afford to buy a new safety cover right now. No kids...

I opened my pool this weekend, and clearly our loop-loc cover has seen better days. Unfortunately, we needed to get a new furnace this winter, and a new loop-loc is not an option at the moment. I was wondering if anyone has ever used a rectangular cover (the type you use water bags to hold down)...

This is my second year of owning a pool and using BBB. It is the first year, however, I am going to close the pool myself. I feel really stupid, but I finally noticed what looks like another return in my pool situated at the deep end seat. It has a plug in it, which looks just like the plug I...

Our DE filter cartridge needs a cleaning before we start up the pool this year. What do you all recommend I use to clean it? Thanks, Kelley

I've been trying for several weeks to close my pool. I've done it steps at a time (the safety cover has been on the most of the time, once the pool was cleaned and water treated). The water level is finally low, so all I have to do is blow out the lines. Therein lies my problem. I can't...

I planned on finishing up closing the pool this weekend, and am currently lowering the water level. I live in Wilmington, DE, and we are expecting to get 8 - 12 inches of rain over the next three days or so. I'm thinking rather than blow out the lines and completely close the pool now, I just...

I'm getting ready to close my pool, and some leaves have, naturally, fallen in. I have a leaf canister I bought for my barracuda G3 automatic vacuum, but if I attach it directly to the suction head (as the directions said), once the canister fills with water it is too heavy and pulls the...

Can I change the setting on my multiport valve with the pump running, or do I have to turn it off? Our pool came with almost no documentation, and I haven't read anything anywhere that answers that question.

My pool plumbing system is pretty simple: one skimmer, two returns, and a main drain. I have a DE filter, and it (obviously) has input and output pipes. I can't tell by looking at it which is which. I can follow the water from the pump to the multiport valve, but from there I'm lost. Because I...

While I'm still nervous about blowing out my lines, these videos were the most helpful one's I've come across. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eneSAZZ4 ... =endscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XODNsd4F ... =endscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw00YTBc ... ure=relmfu

To lower my pool water for closing, can't I just set my multiport valve to waste? Thanks, Kelley

How can you tell if the MD is connected to that second hole in the skimmer? I'm getting ready to close my pool, and I've read about having to blow out the main drain and plug the hole, but I have no idea where that might be. We did not install the pool (it came with our house), and essentially...

I live in Wilmington, DE, and this weekend I checked the temperature of my pool water - still 78 degrees. Way too warm to close the pool. We've never had a pool before, and this is our first season. My husband is getting antsy, and things we should close the pool. He just told me today that...

Okay, I may be over thinking things, but I got to wondering exactly how high to adjust the chlorine levels to balance the residual chlorine. If I use pool calculator, and I want a FC level of 5 ppm, it will tell me how much bleach to add to get it to that point. However, more or less as soon...

I'm sure this type of message has been posted before, but I just had to say, I have now officially become a " water snob." It started years ago when I went to Bermuda with my family, and actually got to swim in nice, clear water. I couldn't go in the water on the Delaware or Jersey shores...

I just finished the procedure for getting rid of mustard algae. Everything went great, though there were some stains (or something) on the bottom of the pool in spots that would not get clean. They were in the deep end, so I couldn't easily get to them to scrub them by hand, only with the pool...

I just shocked my pool for mustard algae. Luckily I was able to be home all day yesterday, so I started the process Monday afternoon, and all day Tuesday checked the FC every hour and a half or so, and added chlorine as needed to bring the FC up to mustard algae shock level. Brushed, brushed...

I'm in the midst of shocking my pool for mustard algae. The pressure on my DE pump has not risen at all, and the water never got cloudy, even after brushing. Should I backwash anyway, to try and get rid of as many algae spores and such as possible? Thanks. Kelley

I'm currently in the process of shocking my pool for mustard algae. I've scrubbed just about all the surfaces, but there is an area I'm not sure about. It is around the main drain, in the deep end of the pool. There is a large area of brown stains that I can't scrub away, and they don't look...

My pool surface is rather rough (I'm guessing the CH level hasn't been checked before, and the surface has pitted a bit - the CH level was incredibly low when I tested it for the first time), and I'm shocking for mustard algae. In order to brush every surface that might have had MA I need to get...

I now realize I have no idea how big my pool is. We just moved into our house a month ago. We were told that the pool was 25,000 gallons. When I had the pool inspected, I asked the guys who did it if that sounded right, by looking at our pool. They said they thought so. It is a free-form...

I'm getting ready to start the procedure to get rid of mustard algae, and I wanted to make sure I understand the directions correctly. From the way I read it, I need to make sure when I first shock at the "regular" level, and then again at the mustard algae level, I need to test and add...

My pool water is nice and clear - just gorgeous. However, yesterday I realized what I though were stains on the side of the pool are probably algae - I could rub some of it off with my thumb. It's not green (and the green algae cleared right up when I initially shocked the pool), so I'm afraid...

I am SO glad I found this site! You all have been very helpful from the time I was asking questions about the pool before we bought our house, to getting the pool up and running, and trouble shooting some mechanical issues. My water is crystal clear and sparkly!! :whoot: I had to do some...