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Think I got it fixed. I took the sand filter completely apart and cleaned everything out. There was actually some gunk in the top part of the system, where the handle is. I did a "deep clean" of the sand media, which was mentioned elsewhere on this site. Put everything back together and...

Pool's not green, I had to empty the pool last year and just filled it up with city water yesterday. Got the water tested first and then just added the chemicals and salt, so I just need to re-test to verify everything is good. The pump/filter has been doing this out of the box since I got it...

Gauge is fine, it goes to 0 when turned off. Not sure what you mean by return valves, I have an AGP. The low flow of water going into the pump and out the return is why this is an issue. Did another test, flow rate was dropping after lunch, so I turned it off and just pushed the handle in on...

Ok, I just did another test. I waited for the flow rate to get really low, then I did the following: turn the pump off switch to "recirculate" turn pump on. flow rate was crazy high, better than I've ever seen it. Then I did this: turned the pump off switch the filter mode back to "filter"...

See, that's the odd thing. There's really not much in the water its clean straight from the city, and the sand system still reads green pressure when the flow rate drops. I thought that you really should only need to backwash the filter once a week or so for normal operation. I have to baby...

There's a hardware store that does the full testing for me for free. I Just refilled the pool for this season, so its pretty much just city water. Free Chlorine: 0 Total Chlorine .3 CYA: 0 PH: 7.8 Total Alkalinity: 126 TDS: 200 Hardness: 213 Salt: 100 I just added salt and conditioner to the...

I have a strange issue that I'm having a hard time troubleshooting and its driving me crazy. I have a 21' round 52" above ground Coleman branded pool (basically the same as the intex brand.) This is the pump and sand filter I'm using: Amazon.com : Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump for...