Hi everyone,
I'm a brand new homeowner and pool owner. I am hoping you can help me. I've been learning what I can about pools, but I have a long long way to go!
I recently had some algae in the pool and so last night I shocked it at 2x the normal amount and I now have a lot of dead algae I have to get rid of. While I have an older dolphin model (previous homeowner left it behind as well as a manual vacuum), I would like to get the algae up using the manual vacuum.
I've watched some videos on what to do, but more importantly I don't know what all the lines connecting to my pool pump do. I have a Hayward sand filter and a multi port variable pump.
The only line that is labeled is the one with the orange valve that is closed in the pic. I can make out the word "vacuum" on this line. My plan is to open this line and vacuum on "waste" while also filling the pool with water from my hose simultaneously. However, I'd really like to know how to open/close the main drain, as well as the other two skimmer lines (my skimmers don't seem to have much suction as well).
There is the black valve that has three lines going into it, and there is the orange valve on the line going directly into the pump...it's been open since I opened the pool.
Any thoughts or comments on identifying this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I'm a brand new homeowner and pool owner. I am hoping you can help me. I've been learning what I can about pools, but I have a long long way to go!
I recently had some algae in the pool and so last night I shocked it at 2x the normal amount and I now have a lot of dead algae I have to get rid of. While I have an older dolphin model (previous homeowner left it behind as well as a manual vacuum), I would like to get the algae up using the manual vacuum.
I've watched some videos on what to do, but more importantly I don't know what all the lines connecting to my pool pump do. I have a Hayward sand filter and a multi port variable pump.
The only line that is labeled is the one with the orange valve that is closed in the pic. I can make out the word "vacuum" on this line. My plan is to open this line and vacuum on "waste" while also filling the pool with water from my hose simultaneously. However, I'd really like to know how to open/close the main drain, as well as the other two skimmer lines (my skimmers don't seem to have much suction as well).
There is the black valve that has three lines going into it, and there is the orange valve on the line going directly into the pump...it's been open since I opened the pool.
Any thoughts or comments on identifying this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks