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I just bought & installed the Hayward cartridge filter below. Hand tightened everything yesterday. Was hot and sunny today. Cartridge pressure was already high today & return flow was very slow. Already, I can't budge the locking knob on top of the cartridge canister. Any suggestions? Do I...

I would appreciate suggestions on pump and filter combinations. I'm logged in but I don't see my pool description below. I have a 12 foot round above-ground pool. Bought it with a proprietary pump and filter that died a few years ago. Bought an Intex pump and sand filter unit which did a...

Hi, I purchased my pool at Island recreational (local to Long Island, NY) & it has a proprietory skimmer that was, actually, attached to the canister that held the cartridge. Yes, the cartridge was suspended in the canister; not on the ground. (I'd take pix but neither my phone nor my camera...

Hi, Been getting a lot of sand in pool lately. Pool repair service checked out sand filter today and said, since I can pull the center pipe out and there are no laterals attached, the laterals, probably, all broke off. He recommended I buy a new filter rather than pay the cost of a service...

Due to a big leak in my basket, I've had to rig my pump and filter to bypass the skimmer. My inlet hose now goes directly from my pump/filter into the pool. I recall when I was a child, we had a pool with non in-wall skimmer or return - the inlet and return hoses went directly into pool...

Hi, Does anybody have recommendations for the best stand-alone battery pool vacuum for my pool? I have a 12 foot above ground pool (see below). Have a lot of sand as well as small and large debris on the bottom. I can't use a manual vacuum because I've had to bypass my skimmer. (It was a...

Hi, I absent-mindedly forgot to rinse after a long backwash and, when I returned the valve to filter, I got a lot of sand in my pool. Also, the six way valve got stuck & I can't budge it at all. I tried to unscrew the top from it so I can do a thorough cleaning but I can't separate the top...

Okay, I made a mistake by not checking here first. Last night, I filled my pool & added enough liquid chlorine to shock. Water was crystal clear this morning. Today, my ph tested 8.2 or higher & my TA tested 60. Cya is 0 but will add tonight or tomorrow. Forgot that ph test is meaningless...

Would appreciate any recommendations for a new filter/possibly new pump filter. I had a cartridge system that was built into the pool skimmer (pix attached ). This system was proprietory to a local pool store on Long Island, NY ("Island Recreational"). Skimmer cracked on bottom and I sealed...

Hi, Based on what I've read at troublefreepool and elsewhere, I understand the Jandy Leaf-Master is one of the best tools for removing leaves and debris from a pool bottom. (Right now, I have a combo of relatively large debris and small silt-like debris so a leaf rake hasn't helped enough -...

Is there any maximum chlorine level that should not be exceeded when closing my above ground vinyl pool? I'm getting chlorine measurements with my kit of over 30 ppm. Could be that my chemicals' accuracy has expired (they are 2 years old) but I don't want to buy a new set of chemicals this...

Does water hardness need to be balanced in an above ground vinyl pool? My area has soft water and my hardness always tests very low. I have a plastic pool ladder and no stone or masonry touching the pool. Do I need to be concerned about my water softness? Thanks.

I need to purchase a new liner. I like some of the "caribbean/nautical reef/aquarium" prints but am wondering how they will look if they fade. Have members noticed that fading is more noticeable on printed liners? I have a 12 foot above ground round vinyl pool.

I'm replacing my liner in a few weeks - first time since the pool was installed 8 years ago. At that time, all I had was sand under the pool. This winter the liner ripped so there has been some minimal exposure of the sand to the air but not much. Still, I think my sand is smooth and packed...