Hello folks,
I recently moved into a new house and this is my first time owning a pool. After we moved in it seemed like we were going from crisis to crisis and the pool was neglected for about 3 months. This site has been a great resource for learning about pool care, and I think I have a good understand of what I need to do to clean and shock it. What I could use some help with is understanding the operation and maintenance of my pump and filter. I was under the impression that there should be some sort of valve installed between the pool and the pump's filter basket so I could open the filter without the pool draining, but nothing is apparent. This is what it looks like:
Here are pictures of the pump/filter:
I suspect that the pump is clogged, since when I turned it on it only hummed for a few seconds then stopped. Can anyone give me pointers on how to take take care of this? Do I need to physically block the filter hose/return hose? If so is there a recommended way of doing it?
I recently moved into a new house and this is my first time owning a pool. After we moved in it seemed like we were going from crisis to crisis and the pool was neglected for about 3 months. This site has been a great resource for learning about pool care, and I think I have a good understand of what I need to do to clean and shock it. What I could use some help with is understanding the operation and maintenance of my pump and filter. I was under the impression that there should be some sort of valve installed between the pool and the pump's filter basket so I could open the filter without the pool draining, but nothing is apparent. This is what it looks like:
Here are pictures of the pump/filter:
I suspect that the pump is clogged, since when I turned it on it only hummed for a few seconds then stopped. Can anyone give me pointers on how to take take care of this? Do I need to physically block the filter hose/return hose? If so is there a recommended way of doing it?