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I went ahead and took a video. (link to video since the embed doesn't seem to be working?) My main issue right now is: 1) I can't get that union off the intellichlor. I am just not strong enough. I tried using a strap wrench and couldn't get it off, my hands, all my strength, tapping it...

I am comfortably trying anything. I am just uncomforable that I can somehow cause more problems than I solve lol. I just didn't grow up with handy work, so every step has been an adventure with this pool, that's for sure. I just am not sure how to get B off if I were to replace it...

Since I don't know the terms. I'll try to illustrate. A is on REALLY TIGHT attached directly to the intellichlor (I can't seem to get it off, so I am letting it dry and will try in the morning). I assume this is the union? I tried to remove it with a strap wrench but all I seemed to do is...

Hello, Second year pool owner. My pool started leaking at the Salt Water Generator and I am trying to figure out if this is something I can fix, or should I be calling a pool professional to do so. I think when they opened my pool, they tightened the ring (in arrows) too tight, and now it...

My goal is to do the open myself either next summer, or the summer after. This was my first year with a pool ever, so I've had to do a lot of learning.

Hello, Not sure if this is the right place, but I bought a house with a pool last year, thanks to this site, I've been able to maintain a lot of stuff on my own. I currently only pay a pool company to open and close my pool (something I hope to do myself in future years), but I recently had...

Sorry to keep bumping my own thread - but I went out to the pool to do my weekly numbers + scrub the walls, and I noticed my pump was not on. When I try to power it on/off, it doesn't turn on anymore. I believe that my pump is now officially dead. When I called my pool company, the had...

Sadly, if it's just the bearings - after watching this video - I might be above my skillset. I wonder how difficult it would be to replace it myself with a new one. I haven't found a video showing that process... only showing replacing the motor itself.

Just added another video showcasing the sound (in case it helps). Also looking for advice, if I do replace the pump, what pump to replace it with. Same or a variable speed one. One part of me thinks replacing it with the same model might make it go easier, but I've read that certain variable...

Hello all, I am a fairly new pool owner that bought a house with a pool last year (details here). Looking for advice. Having never owned a pool, I (think) I have come a long way, balancing my own chemicals, even performing minor maintenance on my own as needed. Right now I am only relying...

I use one of these - not sure if there was something else you were referring to.

Thanks - are there any tricks to actually clearing it up? Or just perfectly normal? I am missing a weir door on my skimmer and I have yet to figure out a replacement (the one that is supposed to fit doesn't and the team that opened my pool said they couldn't fix it), that's the only thing I...

Ok - good to know if that is the case, for whatever reason, this video kept coming up as the first result when I researching this, last year I added Calicum Chloride, so thought I was doing something wrong. (Technically my first year with the pool). Water is pretty clear, pretty blue. The...

Here are all the details about my pool from a post last year (with pics) - details also in signature (SWG pool with plaster) ------------------------------------------ Test Results 06-26-2019 @ 04:29 PM ------------------------------------------ Free Chlorine: 3.5...

Weirdly enough, I have not had much success scrapping it with a finger nail and getting it on paper (it seems to evaporate into the water rather quickly). But it still comes back nightly. I've tried increasing my FC for a week and a half now, scrubbing daily, sometimes two or three times, and...

I forgot to add that I also still am getting the clear floaty things in my pool. I wonder if somehow my skimmer is not skimming properly at this point. When I inherited the pool last year (in July) this was not an issue, so I don't know if did something wrong or if this a time of year thing...

So after 3 full days of keeping the FC at or slightly above the recommended SLAM level, this keeps coming back. Each night I past the overnight test too. Any other recommendations? Should I be scrubbing this with anything beyond a brush? As mentioned, in a lot of these places, there...

One more full day of SLAMMING and it has come back again. Here is a picture (taken right before sunrise). Colors are weird because the pool light is on but the flash also went off. I had scrubbed it earlier right as the sun was setting and I was doing the last FC balance and testing for...

I did forget to add - I'm still unsure of my next steps. Other than the white floating flakes that the tiny amount of tiny amount black stuff that appears on the steps (I will take a picture tonight if it comes back again) not sure if I should be continuing to SLAM and keeping the FC high if...

I originally thought it might be pollen or algae, but someone posted earlier and said it probably calcium flakes from the SWG. (I posted a pic on the first thread). I'll have to google hairnet in the skimmer. Although, my skimmer I feel like is whole different issue. I never feel like it...

Just posting a followup. Went to home depot and got me a ton of liquid Chlorine. I raised the FC for 2 days to 21 (slight over dosage). When the sun came out, it would dip, I would add more, test, etc. I then tested it overnight, took a sample at around 9pm after the sun went down, took...

Yes, the pool came with an IC20 SWCG. The only thing I am unsure if is 34k Gallons is correct, since it's an odd off bean shape pool, but that's the estimate I've been working with since I don't know how to measure it 100% accurately. I was told last year that i might want to upgrade it to...

After doing the test, it went from a 4.0 to a 3.0 overnight. The guide says: So I assume I don't need to slam? 1.0 seems like a lot regardless. Also of note, I did scrub those diamonds again last night, and by the morning, there was some black on the borders of the diamonds on that one...

Ok! I will do this tonight. It's still amazing to me how many ready solutions this website has for us beginners. I'll report back tomorrow the results of the Overnight Chlorine Loss Test.

The pool temp is 61 degrees currently. CYA was next on the list (I already have the chemicals). Last year i had to add CYA as well using the sock method and was hoping to start that this weekend. And yes, I've scrubbed it a few times now (I try to push whatever it is towards the floor for the...

Hello, I am still in my first year owning a pool and first year opening a pool. I learned a lot last summer (we bought the house/pool in mid July). I had professionals come do the first open (shock and algeacide, take off the cover, and do some minor maintance). After their visit, I've been...

I just wanted to post that putting water with a pressure output through the water backline cleared some stuck debris. This has fixed my initial issue - thank you!

As noted, I have already cleaned the skimmer basket and pump basket (which I do every other day regardless). And to be clearer - I had a cloudy pool, I do not anymore. I was just outlining the process that lead me to not having any pressure and that I had left the pool pump/filter running 24...

Hello, This is my first pool opening (Pics of pool equipment on this thread). As per advice on here, I paid the pool company that closed my pool to open my pool, watched and learned to the best of my ability. They removed the cover, reinstalled the ladder, took out the plugs from the pumps...

Thanks guys. Appreciate the support and i will do just as you said. Wait! Pools are just so expensive that I'd rather not aid in any damage that I could prevent.