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Thank you both!!! There are some leaves on the bottom but it's mostly algae. I hadn't tried to vacuum it yet because I was worried about the filter. Should I vacuum to waste? Also... apparently I was wrong about water coming from the other direction during backwashing, but is it supposed to flow...

Thank you!!! I did clean the filter when I had it taken apart and I'm wondering now if maybe I lost some sand...could that be affecting the filter? But it really wasn't working well before either so probably not. 🙄 I don't know enough and all my guesses are scaring me! Lol. It makes me feel much...

Hi, At the risk of sounding incredibly needy (I've asked SO many questions lately!!) I need more help. 😁 It seems like everything has gone wrong with the pool this year. When we first tried to open, the pump wouldn't work and we had to replace it. Then I started SLAMing 3 weeks ago. About a...

Oh that's awesome!! Thank you so much! I literally just got off the phone with the pool store and they said it was going to be $200 to replace. ? If i can get by with just replacing the gasket for now I will!

Okay, I'm so confused!! Been all over the place trying to figure it out! Someone on inyopools.com said I need to replace the diverter assembly too, because the spider gasket isn't sold separately. I was about to order it but just finally heard back from someone at Waterway, who said I can...

I'm definitely NOT claiming to be an expert in any way, but I did just have this issue and someone on here referred me to inyopools.com. I was able to get on a chat with someone and told them what pump I had and what the problem was and they told me exactly what I needed (and it was a good deal...

Hi, I have a (fairly old, from all appearances) Waterway TWM sand filter that was put in by the previous owners. I'm pretty sure from a conversation on another thread that I need to replace the spider gasket...it's leaking from backwash port on filter setting and now has started pouring dirty...

I'd love to know what you figured out on this. I have a TWM Waterway sand filter that was installed by the previous owner and I'm having major problems with leaking. Can't find anything about it when I Google. ?

Thanks, I was just wondering if you knew if Lowe's, etc. would carry it. I did find one at a pool store and we'll see if it works. :)

Thanks! Any idea where I can find one locally or do you generally have to order something like that?

Thanks, y'all, for your help! I think I'm going to try deep cleaning the filter. I do have another question and may need to start a new thread?? I tried researching this but it doesn't seem like anyone else has had this exact problem. Last year the filter started leaking a little water from the...

Thank you! So until my refills come, what should I do? Add small amounts of chlorine or just leave it alone?

I used liquid chlorine last year. It's just much harder to find this year. Current CYA is halfway between 20-30. Not sure if I'm supposed to round up or down? I've added enough to bring it to 45 (total, not that I want it that high but I keep trying to raise it where it needs to be). Not sure...

So, after lots of searching I finally found liquid chlorine and started to SLAM last Wednesday. The pool almost immediately turned a cloudy blue. Now, 9 days later, it's still the same cloudy blue with bits of algae floating. We brush daily (sometimes several times), I backwash the filter every...

I did just find tons of it fresh at Ollie's and stocked up!

They have it occasionally (not often) and they must be pulling it out of storage or something because it's usually over a year old!

Thank you!! What about the other...tri-chlor? I'm constantly fighting to have enough cya (had to add it often last year) so I'm wondering if that might be a decent option? Which one is more cost-effective?

Oh I HOPE!!!! I bought for the entire summer last year and I was so sad they didn't do it this year! My sister is in IL and coming to visit in a few weeks so I can stock up if they do it!!

Another question! (at this point I've already added baking soda and muriatic acid so I hope that's allowed and not going to explode my pool or something ?) With CYA low and liquid chlorine super hard to come by (finally found 6 gallons of 10% which will only help me get started!), would it be...

Just finally got our pump running (had to order a new one and replace, that's why we're so late) and tested the pool! Results were: FC - 0 PH - Appeared to be higher than 8.2 (very dark pink) TA - 30 CYA - 0 CH - 50 (don't think this matters, I have a vinyl above ground pool, but added it just...

Thank you so much for your recommendation! I've already gotten the help I need and ordered a pump. Much easier than I expected!!!

Thanks!! I think it's something my husband can do once we get everything. It's just up to me to figure out what we need and get it here. :)

Sorry to be a pest, but I was wondering if someone could direct me on where to buy a new motor (and seals, I guess?) for my pump? Or if it's better to buy a whole new pump? I've spent a lot of time looking around on here but understanding how the pool works is still a HUGE struggle! So I'd...

Really? I'll have to check. I know we have Ace Hardware. Thanks!