So I just went out to check it and cycle the vacuum, and it looks like it's at 14 now. I still see waterflow, but my salt cell says no flow. I'll have to go buy more DE. I've gone through 74lbs of it since the beginning of April.
Swamp Fever
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- Jan 24, 2017
- 3,100
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Always keep that in mind, it will remind you to never drop your FC or you will have to slam again.
mguzzy
Gold Supporter
I've read the suggestion to take your vanes or filter cartridges out for the first part of a SLAM, to help with circulation until stuff starts dying. Or would that have just delayed the inevitable for you.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Cleaned most of it if with a brush and the garden hose, lubed the o rings and started back up.
Absolutely progress. The left side is 4/22, the right side today.
I can see most of the bottom at the shallow end and the slopes on the deep end. Still can't see the bottom. But I can see my robot in the shallow end. This is what it's picking up
My filter vacuum which I used today at the deep end after shutting the main drain valve pulled up some rocks. No leaves appear to be down there anymore. I cleaned the salt cell as well.
I can see most of the bottom at the shallow end and the slopes on the deep end. Still can't see the bottom. But I can see my robot in the shallow end. This is what it's picking up
My filter vacuum which I used today at the deep end after shutting the main drain valve pulled up some rocks. No leaves appear to be down there anymore. I cleaned the salt cell as well.
OMG, that's pure mud! Kinda shocking to see its still in there after all this time.......
No surprise here. Pool had mud around it for more than a year. This also explains why my filter keeps clogging up. But until I can see the bottom of the deep end, all I can do is keep filtering and vacuuming.
Ezun
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- Jul 27, 2017
- 82
- Pool Size
- 28000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I bet cleaning that gunk out, pulling up the rocks and seeing what your vacuum picked up that you’re going to start seeing serious progress.
The gas line to my heater is being connected tomorrow. I'm looking forward to setting the thing to 70 so I'm not constantly dipping into 50 degree water.
Heater is connected and turned on. When initially turned on, the water coming out of the returns was cloudy, and with the heater on, I am seeing air bubbles from the returns. Is this normal? The water always circulates through the heater, and there are no bubbles with the heater off.
I also turned off the main drain, so the filter is only getting water through the skimmers. I want to see if it makes a difference in the filter clogging up. I can see the bottom of the shallow end pretty clearly, but it's still cloudy. Parts of what I can see on the bottom have a red staining, I'm trying to figure that out.
I also turned off the main drain, so the filter is only getting water through the skimmers. I want to see if it makes a difference in the filter clogging up. I can see the bottom of the shallow end pretty clearly, but it's still cloudy. Parts of what I can see on the bottom have a red staining, I'm trying to figure that out.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Good call on turning off the main drains if there is mud at the bottom. No idea on the red staining, but I would worry about that after your pool is clear.
JJ, I see you have a Mastertemp 400, this is what my heater is. Since I turned it on, it is occasionally putting cloudy water out the returns, is this normal operation?
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Unfortunately, no. I wonder if the same gunk that is in your robot is in your heater. Do you have any sort of bypass where you can bypass your heater until your pool is cleared up?
No, the heater was installed last week. without the heater on, the water from the returns is clear. And it's only a little cloudy the first few minutes the heater is on.
mguzzy
Gold Supporter
Who knows what dust and crud was in the heater elements if it was just sitting there. Or if it was plumbed but had no water running through it, it can harbor algea. That is why I run my waterfall every now and then, to keep the pipes cleaned out.
I find when I am SLAMing.. I start by running my bottom drain exclusively.. since the crud seems to drop out in the beginning. I want to filter from the bottom and the returns send it back to the top. When I have all the heavy stuff out, then I switch to all the intakes.
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The heater was plumbed in to the pump, water had been going through it since it was installed. Noted on the bottom drains, hopefully there isn't a next time.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
When ours was brand new a few months ago, the PB said not to run the heater for the first month due to plaster dust. He said there are little tubes in the heater that can get clogged with the dust.
I'm wondering if the same applies to you with the other gunk.
I'm wondering if the same applies to you with the other gunk.
The heater was plumped into the pool plumbing when it was installed; gas connection had to wait for the inspector. As for the plaster dust and the heater...if the water is running through it, it can't accumulate anywhere but the filter, can it?