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    Calcium issue and Ruby Sand ?

    I have been adding calcium weekly to my pool because my calcium is low. This year it seems like I can’t add enough. Is there another problem I need to look into.. Second ? I changed to ruby sand thinking I was improving my filtering but it seems like my skimmers are not drawing as much. I’m not...
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    Pool doesn’t have suction at the skimmers

    I just had my pool sand changed to ruby sand. After the pool tech changed the sand my pool doesn’t seem to be pulling debris on the surface to the skimmer. I am also having to backwash every 3-4 days due to pressure rising. Any ideas on troubleshooting? Thank you intelliflo 40K gallons/pebble tech
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    Intelliflo Pump not working 100% - probably user error

    I just set all of the schedules for the new pool season on my Intelliflo pump. I have 3 scheduled speeds. It works great for about 1 day and then I notice that even though the pump is cycling through all of the speeds the outflow is not changed. I can tell because a few water features do not...
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    Pump is not priming properly

    HELP Please.... I just back washed the pool. When I tried to restart the pump it initially primed, however within a few seconds the strainer basket seemed to empty and the pump was working continually to try to prime it. I thought that maybe the dial I used (can't remember what it is called -...
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    Need help programming Intelliflo

    If you don't mind I could use some help programming my Intelliflo. I want to run my pump on speed 3 for 14 hours of the day (9am to 11pm) and speed 1 the rest of the time. Could someone please tell me the keystrokes to program? The time is correctly set and the speeds are also set to the...
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    Losing Prime in pump after 1-2 days

    I have an Intelliflo that runs 24x7. At this point it is at one speed only. Just recently it is losing prime (the pump skimmer basket is 3/4 to 1/2 full. I usually up the speed get it filled back and then put it to the usual setting and then it's good for a few days. I don't know if it's...
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    Ongoing cloudy pool

    HELP PLEASE: In two weeks to Slam. Pool started out cloudy and green. Started the Slam process. I was holding FC at 35 for Mustard Algae. Long story short figured out that spider gasket was bad, sand was bad so both were changed. Last Sunday pool was clear in the shallow and cloudy in deep end...
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    NEED HELP - When Vacuuming to waste jets blowing dirty JUNK

    I am a new pool owner trying to figure out my pool equipment. BTW this forum is really helpful - thank you to all the experienced posters! I flocked my pool and when vacuuming to waste noticed yucky stuff coming out of the jets. The filter was bypassed so I can't figure out what is happening...