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    Added Stabilizer to Deep End and not Sock

    Had a brain fart when I was adding granulated CYA to the pool yesterday and dumped it in the deep end as opposed to putting it in a sock in the skimmer basket. CYA was at 0. Realized my mistake after I made it. I've been able to get some of it out using the handheld skimmer, but there's still...
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    Anthony Val-Pak Push Pull Valve Questions

    I have the 2" Anthony Val-Pak Push Pull Valve as part of my set up. The two pins (V34-021) have sheared off and I'm looking to replace. Does anyone know the diameter of these or what size punch to use? I have replacement pins on the way but can't figure out what size punch I'll need to get...
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    Hole in DE Filter?

    I'm starting to think I have a hole in my Apollo 52-2 DE filter. Opened the pool this weekend (water was crystal clear thanks to all the guidance here) after my first self close last fall. Everything was quite smooth and after my initial vacuuming of worms, bugs and other grime primed my...
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    Help Blowing Out Lines- Thinking about closing pool myself for first time

    I'm looking at closing my pool myself for the first time, as the local company charges $425 and last year when I opened the PVC pipe coming from my filter was cracked so I suspect they didn't do the best job. I've read the sticky at the top of this section and the guide that's on the site but I...
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    Water leaking around Jandy Valve?

    My set up has a pool and with connected hot tub. I have a 3 way Jandy valve just before the pump and another one after the heater on the return side. When I run the pool the water in my hot tub drains pretty significantly (almost half in an 8 hour session). When I run the hot tub, the water...
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    Need help, can't raise FC

    I opened the pool on saturday and the water was crystal clear. But there's something that looks like sand all over the bottom of the pool. No idea where sand would have come from, but similar beige color. My initial readings are below, and I have a ~20,000 gallon poured concrete pool with an...