I have the Bestway pool kit from Sam's Club that comes with the 1500 GPH sand pump. I believe it's this one. Flowclear 1500 gal. Sand Filter Pump
I have had mustard algae on and off. Sometimes because of my own laziness, but not now. I've done a SLAM and maintained more than adequate levels of FC for my parameters, but once again my pool is covered in yellow. More about that here.
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I have noticed lately that when I backwash, the water comes out at normal pressure for a few seconds and then rapidly drops off and the pitch of the motor increases like there's lots of resistance. All the other settings seem to be fine, it's just on backwash. I don't know if this is a problem, or if it's related to my algae issues (poor circulation?). The pressure gauge is working normally and the numbers (clean vs dirty) haven't changed.
The circulation flow on these pools is bad by design of the inlet and outlet being right next to each other. I have to block off the closer outlet and run it all through the (in pool) skimmer or else it doesn't work very well. This doesn't help the circulation pattern issue but I also don't think it should be so bad that I have mustard algae 24/7.
I will have to open it up and check it out, but I don't even know what I'm looking for. Any advice would be appreciated.
I have had mustard algae on and off. Sometimes because of my own laziness, but not now. I've done a SLAM and maintained more than adequate levels of FC for my parameters, but once again my pool is covered in yellow. More about that here.
Mustard algae and waterbody proximity
I live on a lake. My pool is uncovered and I can't always keep all the birds and other creatures out if it. Because of this, I have mustard algae on and off all year. I scrub down everything every few days, which keeps it mostly in check. A SLAM will get rid of it... for a while. It's not...
www.troublefreepool.com
I have noticed lately that when I backwash, the water comes out at normal pressure for a few seconds and then rapidly drops off and the pitch of the motor increases like there's lots of resistance. All the other settings seem to be fine, it's just on backwash. I don't know if this is a problem, or if it's related to my algae issues (poor circulation?). The pressure gauge is working normally and the numbers (clean vs dirty) haven't changed.
The circulation flow on these pools is bad by design of the inlet and outlet being right next to each other. I have to block off the closer outlet and run it all through the (in pool) skimmer or else it doesn't work very well. This doesn't help the circulation pattern issue but I also don't think it should be so bad that I have mustard algae 24/7.
I will have to open it up and check it out, but I don't even know what I'm looking for. Any advice would be appreciated.
Hopefully this was causing my flow/circulation and subsequent algae issues.