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I lubed up the O-ring with some silicone grease, it's worth a try. I ran it for a little while and shut it off. I'll try running it again in a few hours and see if air is present under the clear lid and if it tries to self-prime. See pics of pad, the water on the pad is from bleeding the air out...

Hello, I've noticed when my pump has been off for a few hours it seems to self-prime when starting up. I bleed off the air on the cartridge filter housing, but the air slowly gets back into the system after an hour or so. I've also noticed very small bubbles coming out of one of the return jets...

Good to know. The chemistry numbers I posted were from a couple of days ago. I just retested and my Ph dropped to 7.6, TA rose to 90, and water temp dropped to 67*. This puts my CSI at -0.29. I think my Ph and temp will rise so that should make the water a little less negative.

Hello, I drained approximately 80% of pool water using pool math and refilled due to high CH levels. CH was at 825 ppm and city fill water is 90 ppm. Chemistry levels now at: CL 7 CC 0 Ph 7.8 TA 80 CH 210 CYA 50 WATER TEMP 71* CSI INDEX -0.12 My CH is a little lower than recommended levels but...

Thanks for advise guys, I think I'll purchase a sump pump and wait for winter. Maybe if we get a wet winter (fingers crossed) I could use the sump pump to drain water from the deep end before or after a storm and let the rain water bring my CH number down, it's worth a try. If it's a dry winter...

Hello, please see numbers below. FC-7 CC-0 pH-7.3 TA-75 CYA-40 CH-700 Water temp. 84*F I'm thinking it may be time for a partial water replacement due to high CH levels. My fill water has a CH level of 90 and there is no rain in the forecast (Ca drought) anytime soon to do a natural water...

Good point about the runoff issue, I think I'll install a drainage system along that leading edge of grass, maybe a french drain.

Hello, I woke up this morning to a slightly green pool. We've had a solid 3 days of rain with very windy conditions. I had to drain my pool down a couple of inches three times to keep my water level where it needs to be. Here are my numbers. FC 4.8 CC .1~.2 pH 7.9 TA 70 CH 600 CYA 50 Temp 47*...

Thanks, I'll give it a shot, it's worth trying. 👍

Consolidated Manufacturing Water Bond Fitting 2 Inch | WB200SS The weak point on this fitting is the wire penetration, I think a tee with a threaded fitting would be a better option.

This is what I probably have.

The pool was constructed last year and the city inspector did look at the way the pool was bonded and signed off on it, that doesn't mean it was done in the best way though. I'm thinking it should have had a special fitting like in the link you sent me. Maybe a fitting similar to the pics below.

Hello everyone, I have a small water leak in my return line where the bonding wire is penetrating the pvc return line (see pics below). Bonding wire is required per code but is there a better way to seal this penetration? It looks like installer drilled a hole and inserted wire with some pool...

Thanks Marty, that's an excellent idea!

I'm in the same boat, my CH level is 600ppm. I'm using the Pool Math app to keep my CSI in the acceptable range. My TA is at 60 and my pH is at 7.6 which puts my CSI at -0.06 with a water temp of 68*F. Brett

Thanks for the advice I don't want to replace the water until necessary. I'm using the pool Math app and it shows my CSI Index number is at -0.06 which I'm happy with but what is the maximum CH level that I should have without doing a water replacement to avoid scale? Is it okay for my CH level...

Hello everyone, here are my numbers. CL 8 (maintained with liquid CL) CC 0 CYA 50 PH 7.6 TA 60 CH 600 Water Temp 68* My city fill water has a CH level of 90ppm so my levels are always rising, levels usually go up about 50 ppm per month in the summer due to fill water, not as much in the winter...

Hello, is it recommended to lube the O-Ring on your pump lid or the big O-Ring on your filter housing after removing them for a cleaning? If so what type of lube or brand works best? Thanks, Brett