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you may have issues that I have. my local weather person had shown how some haboob from New Mexico had blown into my area in TN. I had mud on my car a few days after washing it and it rained out, ya MUD! this was the second time that has happened not to mention all the fire ash sky born. the...

to me it is like mini oatmeal flakes. with 20 to 30 mile a hour gusting winds (3 out of last 5 now) I can screen it out then the next gust puts it back in. it does look like it is small flower petals from some tree and with the winds who knows how far they float from. I scoop with screen and let...

just my 2 cents worth. my old SWG had salt levels of 2100 ppm to 3400ppm. above 3400 ppm it would shut down and below 2100 it would not work. that SWG was from 1996. it died and went out of business as for getting parts. the new replacement one I bought runs from 2700 ppm to 3400ppm. with the...

Hi Mike, patience is probably key now. but brush every surface and next day do a slow steady vacuum of the bottom. one trick I did when mine was almost black from leaves one year. I left the vacuum at the low level floor for a day to help clear it until I could see the shallow end floor.

yes the floor in my deep end is only 8X10 in my 18X36 pool.

with the high chlorine level you will need to let the filter run over night or until the CL level is nearer to normal.

hi Mike, what are the dimensions of the pool. I have a similar shape but the stairs are the old type. my pool is 18 by 36 and since the edges are tapered the pool is really 24400 gallon. I say that because if you add chlorine for a 24400 pool thinking it is 33000 you might burn the vinyl liner...

I remember once where a tennis ball would temporarily get into the vortex and prevented the air from going in. don't know if that will help.....

hi, I had a silt from my sand that kept going into the pool after start up. if you have the time to either get to the pump in the morning just before start up, use the rinse cycle for 30 seconds. that should pump it out. also if you have a lot of it on you pool floor, and you have the ability...

first. is the pump primed? set your filter valve to recirculate. open your pump basket and with a garden hose fill it until the water goes backwards. quickly close the pump cover and turn the pump on. then see if there is circulation in your pool....anything coming out the jets or return line...

hi lisalipo, here are a few suggestions. you may have air in your intake lines. last year I took one skimmer basket out and fed the output line from the vacuum line into the skimmer and put the other on one jet. it pumped the air out the line to the filter. then did the same to the other skimmer...

I would ask if when you back flush do you have a rinse capability with your control valve. depending on your filter size mine 300 lbs sand takes 3 minutes back flush and 30 seconds for the rinse cycle which goes to waste washes out most of the sand. after the back flush read pump pressure on...

if you did not go back to read what I posted in your started forum question. search out the BBB method, it will help you.

find a picture of your filter control valve cover so you know exactly what position you are in with your valve. you pictures leave a lot to be desired. you might see one on utube. at times I see them advertised as there are replacements on flea bay. you just need a picture so you know the...

the reason I said your spider gasket might be bad. 9-10 filter on, that is OK. but when in recirculate mode it should be re-directed straight back to the pool by-passing the filter altogether...."no reading of pressure." are you sure it is recirculate? or is it set to rinse....rinse would give...

as I read this I wonder if you damaged your spider gasket. not filtering, not backflushing, in recirculation mode sounds like it is leaking or severely damaged.

it should only be about a week to recover from the green pool. 1, she needs to figure the exact pool gallons from the pool calculator page. using a 20' long pool brush pole. see if the pool is 8-9 or 10' deep at the deep end and 3-4 or 4 1/2' at the shallow end. she needs the exact number of...

my pool similar in size, water was black. in 4 weeks clean for swimming 6 weeks clean enough to drink. water costs where I live costs twice as much as the water because sewage taxes are added at twice the amount of the water used. fortunate to have 15" rain this year so far, 2" just today.

good to start some where. the readings. if you have a bit look up the BBB method of pool care. bleach, borax and baking soda.....BBB. you probably need a few boxes of boraxo the 20 mule team from your grocery store where you might get you laundry soap. they usually are 4 pound 12 oz pure and no...

fatcat07, I have about the same size as you but sloping sides make it 24400 gallon. as for the so called solar cover. it is only good to keep the heat in. if you might get a inexpensive temperature gun; http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=temperature%20gun like one of those, got mine on sale at...

I picked up solar salt at lowes. I too was disappointed with the residue spots all over the steps and bottom. the other part is my local pool store has the 'aquasalt' link just added to another in this section, we were talking salts. the Aquasalt has a msds of 99.9% pure, it leaves no residue...

auto spray paint is what I used. but I own a $15 pistol grip temperature gun, amazon special a few years ago. on a sunny day walk through a shopping mall parking lot and see what cars and paint temps are the hottest. I found a good deep maroon that I already had that was far better than the...

I may have a old SWG from 20 years ago but. I thought they were suppose to be self cleaning. if it runs at 4 minutes on, it pauses 6 minutes, resets to opposite polarity and runs the same 4 minutes. then resets back after a rest. the amount of time it is on depends on your % of chlorine you...

mine from lowes was the same problem with residue. see; http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/89483-Salt-pellets-or-granulated?p=779186&viewfull=1#post779186 99.9% pure, kosher salt 'food quality' when I looked at their msds and labeling. it costs more but no clean up....

thanks for the reply Jason. http://www.aquasalt.com/aquasalt/website.nsf/html/aquasalt_overview.htm my pool shop sells this at $10.00/40lbs.

I have used solar salt, but most times it leaves a bunch of small little black spot stuff/residue where it was dumped. my local pool shop has some pool salt listed as food quality for $4 more than solar. I now use it since there is no residue left over. last year they ran out. is there a solar...

I too thought my repair would work too. but since my pool is a 20 year old salt. the salt eventually caused the wires to corrode and socket to rust out. eventually things need to be replaced, just a part of pool maintenance.

I just opted for the clear colored one 12 mil (in transit here). the last 8 got me one winter but I left it off the last two winters. I install it during the spring after a good warm/hot day to keep the heat over night. during the first winter it froze solid and never kept the water warm. I had...

my old 20 years young pool light finally went out. I tried one of Lowes florescent lamps (not for pools). while I did research on upgrading to a LED. my light fixture is no longer made. yours might be able to just replace the lamp asssembly or even the bulb itself. I opted for a led pool lamp...

here in TN the issue is a lot of rain 2"+ some times twice a week now. I had a spot that always sank from the rain. I finally put a small hole cut into the cover and it drains in less than a day now. some times my SWG adds bubbles under mine too. I wish when the made these covers they would put...