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Thank you for the tip! I bought a water bladder (not a "Drain King") from Home Depot that popped ... now I know why. :)

Ugh ... my success was short lived. This morning I turned things on and, although it started running fairly quickly, it began bouncing around and acting erratic again. :( Yesterday if was running beautifully. I talked to a local pool company and they said something about the possibility of a...

Well, today I ran the hose in reverse from the pump basket and also plugged the shallow skimmer (thank you for that suggestion). Water just ran backwards, so I'm pretty sure that's where the clog is. I eventually did get some water flowing through and afterwards the pump seems to run fine ...

Just a couple more thoughts after pulling more hair out today ... when I close the skimmer door in the deep end, it doesn't make that swirling vortex of water down the line like it used to (it's very faint). Also, the shallow end water inlet shooting water back into the pool seems to have...

I think the filter is okay ... it was removed and cleaned when the pool was closed last year. I did try running a garden hose through the skimmer hole and was shocked that no water came out of the pump basket. Shouldn't water run out of the pump basket when a hose is put in the skimmer hole...

Okay ... I'm pretty sure there is a clog somewhere. I do have two areas that are slowly dripping water on the pipes coming out of the filter, but only when the pump is running, not when it's turned off. I went to Home Depot and bought a water bladder to try and blow out the pipes, but the...

I actually have two skimmers just like yours, combo in the deep end and one in the shallow. If I cut one off (not the main drain), then after a few seconds the pressure drops on the filter and it acts like it's going to cut off. I really losing my mind on this. I've tried all the suggestions...

Hmmmm... I don't think I have a separate valve for each skimmer. I actually did try closing off a hole in the skimmer in the deep end(not the one from the main drain in the bottom of the pool, but the other one) just to see if it would make any difference, but it started to cut the pump off...

Okay I let air/water out of the valve at the top of the tank. Maybe that will do the trick? I won't know until I turn things off tonight and try to start them up again in the morning. I think I can isolate the skimmers ... do you mean covering up one of the holes in the skimmers one at a time...

Thank you also for the ray-vac tips. I did try closing the valve and also attaching the hose, but unfortunately there was no change. :( Do you think there could maybe be a clog somewhere? I'm sorry I didn't know about the signature, I will take care of that. What do you do about compressed...

Thank you both ... I've tried lubing the o ring and filling the basket with water with no success. How often do you need to replace the o ring? Is there a way to tell if it's gone bad? As for leaks, I don't see anything obvious or with the skimmers. I do have a broken skimmer door on one of...

I really appreciate any help anyone can offer with our pool. It is a 30,000 gallon in-ground pool with a DE filter. We also have a small filter bowl for a ray-vac. Normally when you turn the pump on (it's a Challenger pump), it all kicks in and starts cycling the water within a minute or so...

Thanks Jason ... will do. Thanks also for the link to the ascorbic acid topic!

Hi, Just opened our pool are are relatively new to this process. We had some stains last year, but more appeared over the winter. I dropped a few vit. c tabs on some of the stains and they came right out. The pool store tested our water and said I need to balance it before using ascorbic acid...

Thanks Jason ... I was also wondering about the weight of the pool pumps. The one I looked at seemed kind of heavy and my vinyl cover seems so thin. Is there ever an issue with the pump weighing too much? The fountain/pond pumps were smaller and didn't weigh much at all, but then maybe they...

Hello, We had our in-ground pool closed yesterday with a solid cover and water bags. The pool person recommended a pump for removing water from the top of the cover. I looked at some in the pool store and they seem a bit expensive?? Can you use a pond or fountain pump from Home Depot? Is the...

Thanks guys ... you always make me smile! :-D

Just curious... if I need to increase my alkalinity with baking soda, how do I add the baking soda to the pool? Do I need to mix it with water? Do I just sprinkle it in the deep end? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply! We just bought a house that came with a pool, so I'm not sure where the chlorine level normally is? The water looks very clear and we don't have a SWG. The previous owners were using chlorine pucks and I would like to move away from that and just use the BBB...

Well, after DHL smashed my first test kit, I finally received the replacement today and tested the water. (btw, the people I ordered the TF-100 kit from were incredibly kind and helpful). Here are my results: Plaster 30,000 gallon in ground pool w/ waterfall, DE filter FC - 13.5 CC - 0.5 TC -...

Thanks again guys! I just orderd the TF100 kit and will post results as soon as I get it. You all have been such a wonderful place of support for me!

Thanks so much to everyone. We just moved into a house with a pool and this is all very overwhelming for me. My husband also just left for Iraq so I'm trying to learn this stuff by myself and in the most cost effective way. (just a little stressed) I don't notice any cloudiness in the pool...

I've been testing my chlorine for the past couple of weeks and it keeps remaining high. I took a water sample to the local pool store and the cya is 85 with TC & FC at 10 and PH at 7.3. (30,000 gallon pool w/DE filter) Is there any way to lower the cya without replacing water in the pool? We...

Okay, I feel very overwhelmed by our new pool and trying to figure it all out. (the pool came with the house, we did not put it in ourselves). This morning we backwashed the DE filter, however the valve to the rayvac was open when we added the DE ... does this mean all the DE was vacummed away...

While backwashing the filter we accidentally knocked the bucket of DE into the pool instead of the skimmer. There is now dust on the bottom of the pool - should I just keep brushing this into the drain? Will it ever go away and/or how long will it take? Is it safe to swim? Also wondering if I...