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Thanks. But is this a common issue ? I’m on year 4 and the pump has been running flawlessly

Is there a video that shows what that would look like ? I’m DIY person but scared to open this

There is one for drain and one for skimmer. Both are open . More importantly the water in the machine doesn’t move at all. Even the basket doesn’t get empty. If the basket went empty and there was no water I would have looked for blockages. Hope that helps

For those looking at this thread ever it’s 3/32 Allen wrench it moved in both directions started the machine after making one turn in each direction. But no water movement at all. The motor seems to run ok. But I shut if off quickly to ensure there is no damage. Any thoughts ?

@PoolStored Tried moving the impeller it doesn’t move The tip of my fingers barely touch the impeller but couldn’t move it. Not sure how loose it should be in either direction. Is there a way to move it without opening the machine ? Thanks in advance

Just put everything together on my Intelliflo VS pump. Started priming process by letting the hose put water in the basket for 5 mins. Closed the lid and started the pump. Now motor seems running, but basket is not even getting empty and water not moving at all, forget priming. Is this an...

Added almost one gallon. Its close to 8 now... will let FC come down and then update again. Thank you so much for the help.

TA was 60. Added to the main thread to help others.

So....... Just opened pool my Ph was 7.0 (with TA of 60) and to bring it to 7.8 the app said 6lbs of boarax or 3lb of washing soda. Not sure what got into me, but I thought each of my boxes were 1lb and put in 4 x boxes or 20 mule borax and 1 x box of washing soda. As i was throwing away the...

@kevinskii , Yes saw that too... but i am not really sure where this shaft is. i will try to look tomorrow morning. @Killer95Stang , yes, the engineer brain, but also knowing that it wanst there before just draws my attention to it.

So i cleaned the pump yesterday... there wasnt anything maybe small strand of pollen or two. i've been trying to run with a sock on skimmer to keep it clean and the noise disappeared for then. however, when the pump started again today, it had the same noise after about an 1 or 2 hrs of...

@kevinskii thanks for the quick post. was the sound like this : ? mine is very low in intensity compared this

My pump is a pretty new. This is my second season with all new everything (pump, filter, liner, automation etc). I went out today to clean the skimmer basket and heard a chriping noise and soon realized its coming from the pump. When i increase the RPM of the pump (1700s), the frequency of...

I'm pausing the opening as i am trying to get chemicals and it will get down to 34 degrees overnight on Wed / Thu. in the interim, here are the pics. I'm leaning towards pollen. I'm thinking of running the robot for a few days and then start the pump. What do u think ? Original: Scooped...

Last year was 1st pool season and opening pool for the 1st time...took a water test... water was looking clean. results (before starting filter): FC/CC = 0 Ph: 7.1 TA: 50 CA: 50 CYA: 30 Salt = 2200 the water is transparent clean, i only see brown sediment ... not sure if this is brown algae or...

@Divin Dave the pipe is connected to the return on one side... i can cap off the other side... since part of it is old black poly, is there a danger of pipe exploding ? @PoolGate the booster line doesnt go all the way to the pool.... i looked at the old pool inspection and there are 2 returns...

HI, i am re plumbing an old pool. i have 2 returns and one more line (full size - 1.5 in) for booster. i dont plan on using the booster pump. the way i understand it, the booster line must be joined to one of the return lines. but since they are under the ground, i dont know where. is it ok to...

Would something like this from Hayward work Hayward QTA1015CSEG 1-1/2-Inch Gray QTA Series True Union PVC Compact Ball Valve

@CJadamec the link you provided doesnt have 1.5in valve , but if they were, arnt Pentair Jandy and others serviceable valves ? So it should eliminate the need for union, unless your concern is housing itself.

I'm in the same situation and after reading many posts, there is no need for a check valve. However, I am making sure I have some space for it so it can be installed if needed later.

All great options, I see pentair valves were almost the same price as Hydroseal or similar valves, so I am going to get those. But these will not be union valves... is that ok? I'm thinking one valve for each of the inflow pipes and one valve for out of the outflow pipes. Total 5 valves

Hi, I am replumbing all the equipment (1.5in pipes) and wondering if I should use basic 2 way valves available in big box stores ? Or pool grade ones ? Want to keep the budget low. For reference, I dont have any water features and installing new intelliflo VSP and new cartridge filter.

Thanks. That helps.

@kim , I'm pretty much in the same situation. Qq about the CYA, any specific reason to keep CYA low ? I will have a SWG , recommended CYA is 70-80, so why aim for a lower CYA?

Thanks Maddie. Also, since the water is new , should I skip the filter and only recirculate the water using the pump ?

starting a 23k pool with fresh liner and water. will be filling from the hose, so did a water test with my new kit and here are the results. just want to make sure I am getting it right: PH is 7.4 this is OK FC is 0 (ofcourse) . Using pool math app, i need to add just 1 Gallon on chlorine 16%...