Hi TFP,
I'm a brand new pool owner (purchased w/ home) and have been fumbling my way through opening a poorly winterized pool since May 1.
Every aspect of this process is 100% new to me and I have a ton of questions. For this post, I'm hoping to learn what it could mean when a pressure gauge is always running low (just under green). We have a Doughboy Sand filter 2.
Some days the water from the return looks strong, some days weak. The skimmer is emptied 2x daily, pump 1x daily.
I have no idea when the sand was changed or anything else that may be going on internally.
This may or may not matter (again, still learning), but my filter does not have a site view or a rinse feature, so when I backwash it's always a guess as to how long to let it run.
The options on my filter are: Filter, pump to waste, filter to waste, recirculate, backwash, winterize.
Please let me know if I left out any other relevant information.
Thank you.
I'm a brand new pool owner (purchased w/ home) and have been fumbling my way through opening a poorly winterized pool since May 1.
Every aspect of this process is 100% new to me and I have a ton of questions. For this post, I'm hoping to learn what it could mean when a pressure gauge is always running low (just under green). We have a Doughboy Sand filter 2.
Some days the water from the return looks strong, some days weak. The skimmer is emptied 2x daily, pump 1x daily.
I have no idea when the sand was changed or anything else that may be going on internally.
This may or may not matter (again, still learning), but my filter does not have a site view or a rinse feature, so when I backwash it's always a guess as to how long to let it run.
The options on my filter are: Filter, pump to waste, filter to waste, recirculate, backwash, winterize.
Please let me know if I left out any other relevant information.
Thank you.