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I just went out to vacuum the pool in preparation for a bbq tomorrow. No ones been in it for a few days and I noticed the flow was really poor. I tried troubleshooting but eventually had to use a bladder jet to unclog the line. I noticed a bit of fur coming up out of the skimmer and pump basket...

1 week and 100lbs of DE later, the kids wants to know when we can swim! Do I just need to pass an OCLT and we're good to go down to normal FC levels?

Starting to see some improvement! 3rd step and shallow end floor are finally visible. I did a deep clean of the pump and filter this morning which really helped with the pressure issues. Still slowly losing prime after about an hour so I’m going to try reseating the inlet union tomorrow. I was...

Ah okay, what a pain! Would you suggest using the new grids at this point or save them for once its cleaner? I've also been losing prime when filtering at any speed below 2500 rpm. Im going to deep clean the pump and plumbing when I open the filter today to rule out any clogs.

Filter was pretty spotty yesterday. After roughly a 10psi increase I get almost no flow out of my returns. Is that normal or should I be troubleshooting something? Its dirty when I open it up but certainly not dirty enough to look completely clogged to where I'd get zero flow. I backwash, rinse...

Great suggestion thanks! Should have one here tomorrow. I feel like I've been making good progress but zero increase in water clarity over the past 48 hours. Im constantly vacuuming to waste and no longer getting any large solids. There's still areas with silt that im seeing come out of the...

Does a leaf vacuum that runs on a garden hose work good with bottom of the pool sludge? The bottom is made up of mostly large pine needles and those winged "helicopter" seedling things that fall. The past 4 times I've vacuumed my skimmer line gets clogged after 5 minutes. My plumbing is only...

Great thanks. Wasted the morning fighting a suction line clogged with pine needles but back up and running now (y)

8:00am No visual improvement but FC surprisingly held at 10 overnight.

7:00pm update Starting to see some green/blue! Much better than yesterdays chocolate milk color. I was able to run the filter for about 4 hours today but had to disassemble to clean and recharge twice after getting completely clogged. The pressure gauge sticks and jumps from 10 to 30+ out of no...

I used the sock method in the skimmer but after about 6 hours yesterday there was still quite a bit and wasnt sure if I should leave it over night. Ended up broadcasting what was left around the pool. I found quite a bit on the lawn when I vacuumed to waste today so it must be sitting on the...

Nice catch! I haven't ran the filter yet, I plan on swapping out the grids and cleaning up all of the seals today before switching to filter. I'll be sure to tighten it down as described!

I'm pretty sure im fairly close, its a rectangle pool and I put the dimensions that I know into a volume calculator. If anything I might be a bit over since the deep end walls are pretty dramatically sloped. Pool math called for 6.5lbs of dry stabilizer to hit 30 CYA. Thats what I put it but...

8:00am FC was down to 3 and still no reading on CYA. The mixing bottle has a little cloudiness but the black dot is still fully visible when the vials full. Expecting thunderstorms all day - hopefully I can get the filter working for a few hours of brushing this afternoon so im not just...

5/21/22 Finally underway! Had lots of delays with the electrician and supplies but finally fired up the pump this morning for the first time. I replaced all of the plumbing back to the pool decking and cleaned up the pad area. Still have lots of cosmetic work to do but just wanted to get started...

I have a drainage pipe from a downspout that runs to the street right behind my equipment pad. I added a wye reducer to plumb my vacuum to waste line so it can easily go out to the street. This wye is roughly 18" from my multiport valve so in the very rare occurrence that we get heavy rain and...

So after a month delay with the permit and electrician, the sub-panel install is set for this week. Ill be moving the equipment pad so I need to extend and replace the plumbing as far back as I can dig to the existing decking. What is the best way to connect new pvc to the existing thin wall pvc...

About 30 mins north but i'll keep that in mind if worse comes to worse, thank you! I'm not opening until the electrical is completed but just wanted to have an initial stockpile since I plan on going through it quickly.

Thanks! The 4 stores closest to me are all out of liquid, only tablets. I was able to find 10 gallons of Pool Essentials at Walmart so that should cover the beginning stages. Im currently looking at 3 gallons to go from 0-12FC.

Got it. According to pool math it would take 11lbs of baking soda to get me to roughly 30ppm - also slightly raising the ph in the process. Should this be done before any FC is added or it can be done in tandem? My initial research pointed towards getting ph in order before slamming.

SLAM PLAN Remove all possible solid material from pool using leaf net Ammonia test If ammonia, bring FC to 10ppm until it begins to hold PH Test Dose for PH of to 7.2 pre-SLAM Once ammonia and PH are in order, start pump, recirculating at first Bring CYA to 30 and FC to 12 Brush, vacuum...

I've posted quite a few threads and have received a ton of helpful info so I figured it was as good a time as any to put it all in one place. Last summer I purchased a new home with a pretty neglected pool. It's a steel wall, originally built in 1978 and has more than served its time. There's...