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Actually, whoops, I did have one question. So most people take the drain plugs off of the pump and store them in the filter basket. Should I put some cloth in the drain holes, to prevent rodents, etc from getting into the pump over winter? Should I apply anything to the holes (it is plastic...

Wanted to update we closed today, took a while, but to be expected the first time doing this on our own. Cyclone blower worked great. Putting the cover on was the longest and most difficult part -- figuring out which side went where. Thanks for all the help. I will post what I did. Hope the...

Question re Polyquat 60. I've read different things on this blog about if you want to do it, you can. - what if anything is left in the pool after you to the Polyquat 60? - I believe our pool temp should be below 60 when we close, so does that mean Polyquat 60 unnecessary? Question re the...

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Thank you for your quick answers. This gives me peace of mind at least with the cyclone. We will try the shop vac to see and have the cyclone on deck just in case. thanks again!

Thank you for taking time to answer. I have been reading other people's experiences as well, so appreciate the wealth of knowledge here. What are your thoughts on an air compressor through the drain plug to blow out water? Cyclone still better? Noted on the value of the cyclone. One...

Hello all, Like many others, we are attempting our first pool closing on our own. 2 returns, one skimmer. Picture of pool equipment and plumbing: Questions: - can we use our 3.5 hp shop vac to get the job done to blow the lines through the pump without disconnecting the union from the...

thanks Jim R. My previous pump was a single speed pump. But if I am running at a constant speed even on the intelliflo3, wouldn't that still be a single speed in the sense of I am not constantly changing the speed? When it was running at 30 GPM, there was 2 inches of air. When it was at 16...

Thanks for your feedback. Are you able to link me to that other thread? I am having other issues now, where when I do run at a lower normal speed (like 30 or 40 gpms), where you can see the water in the strainer basket, it is not full of water at those speeds. the water level is lower. Also...

Hello, 1) What settings should my pump be set to for just normal, throughout the day? I currently have it set at 40 GPM from midnight to 10 pm daily. I feel like I can probably do 30, but want to hear others' thoughts. 2) can this pump display RPMs? I have read the manual, and looks like I...

Hello, Replacing our sand filter and pump. Most likely going with Pentair Clean and Clear. Will 320 sq ft be okay (want to clean the filters as infrequently as possible :) ) or should we just go ahead and go with the 420? Re pump -- we don't have pool lights, or a heater. May convert to a...

Yes, the hose inevitably bursts, and is just generally unwieldy. When SLAMming the pool, the amount of water that goes into the yard during backwashing is a lot. Would cleaning cartridge filters require the same amount of water and at that force? The hose is hooked up to another pipe. The one...

It appears our only option is to backwash into the yard, which is what we do when we open the pool and once or twice during the season as needed. Though not frequent, it makes the yard incredibly messy and water sprays everywhere b/c we cannot find a good backwash hose. Also believe in our area...

Just curious, we have been living at our house with our in-ground vinyl pool for three seasons now. Everytime we open, our FC and CYA are at zero. Why is that? IS it just runoff and snow etc that is replacing the water? During winter the pool is covered with a mesh cover. Just curious...

Thanks all, I went ahead and started putting my chlorine in, and have went out periodically to swish the sock around near the returns.

Thank you very much! We went ahead and replaced some of the parts, and that has solved the problem for that. Your reply makes us feel better about buying those parts, and at the end of the day, is much less than I am sure what the pool service company would be charging for opening, and who...

This is our third year needing to SLAM the pool. Each time we have opened, pool has zero chlorine and likely 0 CYA (black dot doesnt disappear when testing for CYA). I put the CYA granulars in a sock in the skimmer and it typically takes days to dissolve. I know that CYA needs to be 30-40 to...

Thanks again. So we have now removed the MPV, and this is what is underneath the top of the MPV. IS the gasket the yellow piece of plastic or is that going to be on the other half of the port which is still on our filter. It looks like the yellow piece of plastic is a little cracked, should we...

Thank you so much!, we have managed to get things running (we think we are on the right track at least, but we just ran into an issue, which I posted here, any advice: https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/opening-pool-backwash-pipe-has-water-coming-out-while-pump-is-on-filter.252058/

We are opening our pool ourselves solo for the first time. We have the winter plugs removed and the valves open (we think in their correct spots!). The pool is currently running on filter, but there is water coming out of the pipe that is connected the filter. I have attached photos. The pipe...

I cannot for the life of me find the useful threads I found on here before for in-ground pool opening solo. Can anyone link me to it? thanks!

Hello - we live in Maryland and just opened our pool this season and made it through a successful SLAM for the second time (we have owned our home and pool for going on the second season). The pool cover is from previous owner and obviously seen some years though held up this winter despite our...

Hello - now that we have our pool clean and slammed, any recommendations for a robot for in ground vinyl liner pool. Do they pose any issues with vinyl liners, any models that people can recommend (preferably one that does not need a cord). Thank you, Rebecca