low flow

Hello,and thank you. I'm Im at the point where I need to check the impeller. I think so because: Pump basket half full Sand filter zero pressure Drainking'd the skimmer line (i did the tennis ball and the hose/rag, too) No pressure on return lines (removed the jandy check valve to take out of...

Hi all, This is my 11th season with my AG pool and the first time I'm having this low return pressure. my pump runs anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour and the return pressure goes from very strong to a trickle. Because of this I haven't run my filter very much and I'm on borrowed time for the...

Been helping a friend getting his new pool up and running. Setup Sand filter, pump STA-RITE SuperMax VS 1.5hp, heater aguacomfort act1100 heat pump 93kbtu, equipment 60 ft from pool, 1.5" flex PVC pipe 1 run for returns and 1 run for drain/skimmer, frog system (I know pool builder said swg would...

Hello, I have an in-ground 20K pool with a single skimmer (Pentair admiral S15/20), single main drain, and four return jets. My filter system is a Hayward quad cartridge filter tank running C-410’s (1). My pump is a Hayward Max-Flow with Emerson 1081 1.5 HP motor. I have owned this pool since...

To preface: this is a new pool, new filter, new hoses, new valves, new EVERYTHING! Lol This pool is giving me a big headache, I got it in June, but have had to take it down 3 times already and haven’t even gotten the chance to swim in it ONCE! (I know it is August already, grrr, but I live in...

3rd year with the sand filter/salt chlorinator combo. I love it! I just started my pool a week ago for the third year. It seems to work fine while it's filtering for a few hours but then when it goes to auto filter the next day there is next to no flow. I decided to back wash it again and then...

I have a brand new Intex 20 ft above ground pool with a sand filter. When I operate the filter it runs good for about 45 min and then the water flow trickles down to nothing. The pressure does not change that much. The water is clear and I think my chemicals are good.. If I switch the filter to...

Hi Everyone, I'm brand new to pool ownership and we noticed that when we opened the pool for the first time, there were these black stains scattered around the bottom and sides of the pool. The pool is a salt water pool and has a vinyl liner about 7-8 years old (I've been told). The previous...

I replaced my Hayward 6000 DE filter cartridge with new set of 8. The pool water was green at that moment due to hole in the old filter and I run it for whole night after lowering the PH and adding two pack of shock and 4 chlorine tab without DE!. The gauge reading was 10 right at the start...

Hi all: I am a pool newbie. Moved into a house over the winter and ignored the pool .. Now I am starting it back up. The pool was green. Pool is in ground, large and with a DE filter. Heres what I did: 1. Brough the TA and PH to range 2. Then I shocked the pool with calcium hypo shock. Once i...

Recently we were gone for a week and the person we asked to keep our pool clean didn’t show up. The skimmer was full and I had to clean out the pump basket as well. Everything is clean now but the 3 return jets on the left side of the pool run continuously and a bit weak. It never switches to...

I just opened my pool a few days ago and noticed that the water flow rate decreases significantly 2-3 hours after I started the pump. (Hayward S244T sand filter installed in 2012) - Running a backflow and rinse will result in normal water flow for another 2-3 hours. - Because the sand has been...

Short Video: Description: Water return is perfectly fine on "recirculate" mode for hours on end (5 PSI), but on "filter" mode (when it actually runs through the sand media) it starts out strong (9 PSI), but gets extremely weak after 1.5 hrs of running (14 PSI). This started happening after...

Hi All, I am a long time reader, first time poster. I want to say thanks in advance to all the great advice I have gotten from TFP over the past several years. My pool was built in 2015 and is used for only 4 months per year as the pool season is quite short in Whistler BC. From the very...