Pool Owners Thread

#76
#76
coug said:
All day? You're not worried about skin cancer and all that? :)
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My oppressed indian ancestory blood prevents that!

But seriously. Pool cage + waterproof sunscreen = 10 hours of drunken pool floating glory.

Worst side effect = prune fingers.
 
#78
#78
I had a guy come out to check my skimmer line. He said because the pool wasn't clear he couldn't dive down to do what he needed to do to clear the line.

Which confused the hell out of me because I believe my pool isn't clearing up because I can't get this damn filter line clear.

Long story short: I'm about to put 3 gallons of bleach down the skimmer to try and dissolve the stabilizer.
 
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#80
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Vol8188 said:
I had a guy come out to check my skimmer line. He said because the pool wasn't clear he couldn't dive down to do what he needed to do to clear the line.

Which confused the hell out of me because I believe my pool isn't clearing up because I can't get this damn filter line clear.

Long story short: I'm about to put 3 gallons of bleach down the skimmer to try and dissolve the stabilizer.
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If the pool still looks like that photo, from my experiences, you need a bottle of Algicide 60. You use that with about five pounds of shock, brush the scrum off the walls.

If that fails, I think you have to drain it, clean it, and start over
 
#81
#81
Jax_Vol said:
If the pool still looks like that photo, from my experiences, you need a bottle of Algicide 60. You use that with about five pounds of shock, brush the scrum off the walls.

If that fails, I think you have to drain it, clean it, and start over
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I drained it and started over. Couldn't get all the dirt out and other small things that I need the filter to take care of, however.
 
#82
#82
Vol8188 said:
I drained it and started over. Couldn't get all the dirt out and other small things that I need the filter to take care of, however.
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Did you try a backwash like FL Vol mentioned?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vG3Bz3tLM8[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShyGKEdX8LM[/youtube]
 
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#83
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coug said:
Did you try a backwash like FL Vol mentioned?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vG3Bz3tLM8[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShyGKEdX8LM[/youtube]
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I'm getting ready for work so I'll have to watch those later, but are you talking about back washing the filter? The skimmer line is clogged right now with stabalizer, so I can't get water in there to filter or backwash.
 
#84
#84
Vol8188 said:
I'm getting ready for work so I'll have to watch those later, but are you talking about back washing the filter? The skimmer line is clogged right now with stabalizer, so I can't get water in there to filter or backwash.
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Did you try the bladder from the pump side rather than the skimmer side?

If the bladder doesn't work a pool company should be able to use CO2 to blow out the clogged skimmer line. They usually produce a 350psi blast of air. Water doesn't compress so the shock wave hits the clog directly.

I'm not sure why diving into the pool is necessary unless the floor drain is clogged.
 
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#85
#85
coug said:
Did you try the bladder from the pump side rather than the skimmer side?

If the bladder doesn't work a pool company should be able to use CO2 to blow out the clogged skimmer line. They usually produce a 350psi blast of air. Water doesn't compress so the shock wave hits the clog directly.

I'm not sure why diving into the pool is necessary unless the floor drain is clogged.
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That's my understanding is the needed to do something with the floor drain. I put the bleach in the skimmer last night and let it sit for about an hour.

Then I put a water hose in there as far as I could, and I've been running it over night to try and dissolve the stabalizer.
 
#86
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Vol8188 said:
That's my understanding is the needed to do something with the floor drain. I put the bleach in the skimmer last night and let it sit for about an hour.

Then I put a water hose in there as far as I could, and I've been running it over night to try and dissolve the stabalizer.
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Sure hope that helps. One site I found said that stabilizer can set up like concrete and that there is no known chemical to dissolve it other than water. Hopefully they don't know what they're talking about.

"When stabilizer gets in a pipe and clogs the pipe it will set up like concrete and block the pipe not allowing water to flow through the pipe. If this should occur it will take over 1 year for the stabilizer to dissolve. There is no know chemical that will dissolve stabilizer other than water. In most swimming pools the builders use true 90° elbows rather than a sweep 90° Elbow that plumbers use so you cannot get a roto type rooter down the pipe to clear the blockage."
https://www.discountpoolwarehouse.com/html/water.html
 
#87
#87
Vol8188 said:
I drained it and started over. Couldn't get all the dirt out and other small things that I need the filter to take care of, however.
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Yes, I understand now.

If it helps any, over a period of 18 years, I turned a pool green 3-4 times. They are a lot of work. It happens.

Never clogged a return line.....I was lucky. That is rough...especially the floor drain. Not sure how to blow that out; unfortunately, it is probably a tough job.

If you are in tennessee, for wintertime, the soft covers with the water bags work fairly well. You can buy all that for $200-300ish.

Good luck!
 
#88
#88
I'm running the filter on waste as we speak. I left the water hose in the skimmer running all day, and now it's full to the brim. So I'm going to run it on waste until I'm back down to about 3/4 of the way up the skimmer. And then probably put the hose back to it.

I can tell things have improved some because I actually have water coming through the lines now. Still weak suction in the skimmer though.
 
#89
#89
Vol8188 said:
I'm running the filter on waste as we speak. I left the water hose in the skimmer running all day, and now it's full to the brim. So I'm going to run it on waste until I'm back down to about 3/4 of the way up the skimmer. And then probably put the hose back to it.

I can tell things have improved some because I actually have water coming through the lines now. Still weak suction in the skimmer though.
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Sounds good! Backwash and waste....backwash and waste.

Keep plugging
 
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I opened the basket by the pump to clean it out and found what looked liked rocks. It was the stabilizer. I had 3 of them that were about the size of golf balls.

I'm not positive that's all of them, but I am not getting water flowing in to the pump and back out into the pool. I'll keep the water going into the skimmer for the rest of today to be safe.
 
#92
#92
Vol8188 said:
I opened the basket by the pump to clean it out and found what looked liked rocks. It was the stabilizer. I had 3 of them that were about the size of golf balls.

I'm not positive that's all of them, but I am not getting water flowing in to the pump and back out into the pool. I'll keep the water going into the skimmer for the rest of today to be safe.
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Have you primed the pump? Mine has a valve on top of the filter. I opened it up and it primes the pump, after the air comes out it shoots a stream of water out. Tighten it back up and let her rip.
 
#93
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Obsessed said:
Have you primed the pump? Mine has a valve on top of the filter. I opened it up and it primes the pump, after the air comes out it shoots a stream of water out. Tighten it back up and let her rip.
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I'll give that a shot.
 
#94
#94
Obsessed said:
Have you primed the pump? Mine has a valve on top of the filter. I opened it up and it primes the pump, after the air comes out it shoots a stream of water out. Tighten it back up and let her rip.
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Before I try this, let's make sure I understand. I need to take the valve on top of my filter and unscrew it so that it allows air to come out of the filter.

I then run the pump until water comes out of the top. When it does I take the valve and screw it back on top.

Then my pump should be primed? How do you know when your pump is or is not primed?
 
#95
#95
Vol8188 said:
Before I try this, let's make sure I understand. I need to take the valve on top of my filter and unscrew it so that it allows air to come out of the filter.

I then run the pump until water comes out of the top. When it does I take the valve and screw it back on top.

Then my pump should be primed? How do you know when your pump is or is not primed?
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Mine has a valve on the side of the pressure guage. I screw it out a little. I can hear the air coming out. I also have a strainer on the water intake side of my pump. I can see the water slowly coming in and build up pressure. Then water comes out of the valve I have loosens up. At this point I tighten it back up and let it go to work.
 
#96
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Obsessed said:
Mine has a valve on the side of the pressure guage. I screw it out a little. I can hear the air coming out. I also have a strainer on the water intake side of my pump. I can see the water slowly coming in and build up pressure. Then water comes out of the valve I have loosens up. At this point I tighten it back up and let it go to work.
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I could see water coming out into the pool. So the pump was pulling water just not enough. Does priming help with that, or do you only prime the pump when it's not drawing water at all?
 
#97
#97
Vol8188 said:
I could see water coming out into the pool. So the pump was pulling water just not enough. Does priming help with that, or do you only prime the pump when it's not drawing water at all?
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It may have air in it causing it to not pump at full capacity.

I also had leaves inside my pump assembly. Luckily I could dig them out with my pocket knife. It really started drawing water better them.

Your set up should have a bleed valve some where.
 
#98
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Obsessed said:
It may have air in it causing it to not pump at full capacity.

I also had leaves inside my pump assembly. Luckily I could dig them out with my pocket knife. It really started drawing water better them.

Your set up should have a bleed valve some where.
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Thanks for the help. I need to take it apart in a few minutes to see why the fans not turning. After that I'll prime it.
 
#100
#100
Ok, I got lost in that conversation.

Normally, to prime the pump, you either pour a bucket of water in or I used to take a garden hose and run a bunch of water in there.

If you see water coming back out of the returns into the pool, then your pump is primed. If you can't tell, put your hand in front of the jet and you can feel the water pressure. If you see a bunch of air bubbles, then try repriming the pump.
 
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