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Thanks for your help. We shocked it and then treated with the regular dose of the Pool First Aid and it's good. We had to clean the filter a gazillion times, but it's up and running and soon to be balanced. Thanks again!

Thank you for your help. The clog was at the Jandy valve that switches the uptake from the pool to the spa. We switched the valve, and let the pump pull from the spa,which filled the pipe with water. Then we switched it back, and the clog moved on through.

no skimmer door, I'm thinking about taking the check valve apart. I can see bubbles passing through, something seems wrong about that. Can you use a drain snake in pool plumbing?

Hello, We've had some nasty wind, so I've been out cleaning MAJOR debris from our 30K gallon pool. We have a Pentair DE filter that my husband cleaned out this afternoon. It was working just fine, then out of the blue the pressure dropped to 0 psi. I cleaned out the basket which was very full...

OK, we thought the algae was feeding off of the oil. It was fine until I dropped oil into it. I'll shock it and go from there. Thank you!!

Hello there! I accidentally put about a 1Qt of vegetable oil into our 30K gallon gunite pool. Worse than that, thinking the filter would take care of it, we left it. Now our pool is GREEN. I've done a little research and read that I should treat it with 6X the normal dose of enzymes. Is...

Since the check valve I want to install is a temporary fix, is there any reason I couldn't use just a regular check valve from the hardware store? I can't see paying $40-50 for a temporary solution.

LOL, that would be true. I read it right, but restated it incorrectly. 1 coffee can equals 1/2 lb of DE. I have a 60 sq ft filter, so I need 6lbs of DE. I'm also going install a check valve in the line. I'll replace the backwash at a later time.

well, I think I did figure one thing out. My filter said to put (12) 1lb coffee cans of De into the filter. I didn't have a coffee can so I weighed out 12lbs of DE. I finally found a document that says that (1) 1lb coffee can holds 2lbs of DE. So, I've put twice the DE needed into the...

I checked the air bleed valve, and water comes out immediately.

Thank you for the welcome. I don't think that air is getting into the filter. The couple of times that I've gotten air into the filter (vacuuming, etc.) I've been able to hear it, and therefore go prime the pump. I don't notice any sounds or other indicators that there is air in the pump.

Hello, I have recently purchased a home with a 30,000 gal gunite pool with attached spa. I have never owned a pool before and am trying to trouble shoot a couple of problems that I think are interconnected. 1)DE flows back into the pool when the filter shuts off. (American Titan 536090)...