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Oh ok awesome!

My Hayward 1hp 2 speed pump runs around 10psi on high speed and clean sand. On low speed it's 3-4 psi. My sand filter is filled with approx 175lbs of sand which is what the manual said to fill it with. The sand was like 5"-6" inches from the top when I filled it. Is my low speed pressure...

OK thanks! I guess I assumed the vacuum hose would take up the same amount of water as the skimmer.

Hello, I am a new pool owner. I vacuumed for the first time last night and I might have a problem. I burped the hose so that it was full of water but it seemed like the hose wasn't sucking enough water to fill the basket on the pump. The clear hose from my pump to my filter had a lot air...

Great thanks! I just added a gallon of Clorox - now off to work for the day. Once I have complete test results I will report back and see where I need to go from there.

Hello, We just bought a new house that had an existing pool. I took the cover off filled it to the correct level with hose (municipal) water, ran the filter for 2 days and took a water sample to the pool store (before discovering this forum). My pool store ClearCare Expert system calculated...

No I cheaped out and did not get the "C" kit. I didn't 100% know the differences and saw the non-"C" kit was 50% less. Looks like I'll be ordering some reagents soon.

Have my Taylor test kit arriving tues. I jumped the gun before I found this forum, and took the cover off and filled the pool to the proper level with the hose, municipal water. The water is very clear, pool store test said cya is 168 and they told me to drain 50% before doing anything else. I'm...

Hello, my wife and I just bought a new house and the previous owners had the pool installed about 12 years ago. It's our first pool and we're excited as are our kids! After doing some research the trouble free pool method looks like the way to go. We have friends with pools and they always look...