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Yessss!!! Moreover, I am going to fill it only for the inspections. That thing wrecks havoc on o-rings and spider gasket.

Being a newb, like me, you might miss some issues (I totally focused on rust staining not realizing that I also have calcium precipitation that also bubbles when scrubbed with Vit C tablet). Thence my suggestion to get a kit. Pinch-a-Penny kit is similar to Jack's Magic kit, so I'd get...

Awesome tip! Thanks! I got 4 huge oaks, and 2 huge pines right by the pool. My filter *needs* help

Meanwhile, you might want to look into getting stain ID kit. Shipping might take a while.

Good to know! Thanks for the warning! I am obligated to have a feeder for my school pool, and the thought of using cal-hypo in it did cross my mind. I will not entertain it anymore.

Yes, exchange would have been lengthy and the pool had already sat without circulation for 4 days . I decided to turn off the pump: there was a small but solid stream of water gushing from somewhere around drain plug. It was mesmerizing😁 I ended up sanding down entire surface as evenly...

Drain plug seat cracked on front cover of Pentair Challenger High Pressure, so I got new part. New part has a gouge on o-ring interface. Old part has similar markings but not so big. How bad is this? And if bad, how do I fix it: just fine grit sand paper or sand paper followed by acetone? in...

All the pieces above ground seem to be schedule 40. There's not enough pipe length for the line to and from the pool to see what kind it is. Is there another way to check? Assuming in-ground pipes are schedule 40, if I replace all aboveground parts with schedule 80, would that make in-ground...

Also, since I've got attention.of you all, would you please help me with this suspect? I have problem with Jandy Neverlube to select input from skimmers and floor drain. Locking "teeth" on the handle are worn out and it can be turned rather easily when the set screw is tightened. Is it a...

What could it be, then? That stump on a tee stumps me

I'm going to draft a diagram of the plumbing system with o-ring locations and laminate it for whoever keeps the pool after me. And I'm going to keep inventory of replacement o-rings for each location: they a dime a dozen at Grainger, I just need to systematize sizes (I have a bunch of scribbled...

I think this one is it - when I was making sure all pipes are clear, I could easily push pipe cleaner to the left, but I couldn't feel the way to the right from the black plug in the center. Here's zoom into flow meter

I think it is considered a commercial property, thence the inspections. I hope I'll get the pool inspected (and opened) soon and I'll ask inspector about VSP at that time. Thank you for drawing my attention to it!

I pay $6 per gallon. I do pay tax now but I am planning to get the school to get tax exemption doc. Thank you! I'll get power cost and check it out.

Great idea! That flow meter is the reason I have dedicated pair pliers in my "filter toolbox". It gets stuck once a month or so. It's been leaking for a while, although it is a tiny bit - during 4 hours pump run there's not enough water leaked to drip down to pump union. The joint could...

Thank you for the input, everyone! You give me courage and knowledge to push forward. I'm grateful! That's my thinking, too. I needed justification, I guess. Would it make sense to replace entire section between the pump and MPV The labels were put on in compliance with county inspection...

Since I already got the pump out, I would like to collect everyone's opinion on the best course of action. Glued-un elbow just downstream from the pump has a small leak. I have verified that the leak is from the elbow. It is upper glued joint in the picture; lower one is pump union joint...