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My pump is very old, it was here when I bought the house last year. Seems like it’s been here quite a while. 2HP single speed. Worked great all last season and fine so far this year (other than being very expensive to run). It’s making this not-so-nice noise as of today. Any guesses as to what...

Brand new pool owner this year and I have a lot of algae settled at the bottom. I was advised to vacuum to waste. I’ve never done this and have no idea which of these levers needs to be moved. I know it’s a long shot but the previous pool owner is unreachable Anyone have a guess based on...

Hello! Due to his forum, my pool is clear for the first time. I can see the bottom. However, after turning the pump off for 24 hours (I set the timer wrong and it didn’t kick back on), I came out this morning to find this powder all around the edges. The pool was hazy before the filter was off...

Hello, My Jandy CL460 pump is leaking very very slowly. As in a drop every few seconds form the outlet pipe at the bottom. Would this affect the pressure gauge in a big way? I’m wondering if the filter is not working correctly since the filter is struggling to clean the pool. But the leak is...

pH 7.3 Cl 5+ FC 9.5 CC 0.5 CYA 20 TA 160 CH 350 I slammed my pool starting about two months ago. It went from literal swamp to this lovely array of swimmable numbers. But it remains cloudy blue. Five feet of visibility. Pressure is low if the filter appears crystal clean. Chlorine loss is...

Hello, Brand new pool owner- just opened for the season and have been slamming for some time. Pool went from green to clean thanks to very helpful people here on the forums. The pool is half clear, but the deep end is a cloudy blue and you can only see about halfway down- 6 feet ish. I’m...

Hello all, Still a new pool owner and working on turning the swamp into clear. I’ve been slamming and I thought my CYA was correct before I started. I’ve been loading in the liquid chlorine and bleach for a few days, but it seems like no amount will get my FC

Hello all, We bought a house with a pool. The pool is very green. You can see the first step and that’s it. I took water to the pool store and they gave me a list of chemicals to put in. I did as requested. I returned to the pool store and received another list. I did as requested again. Still...