Even with the pump and filter offline for 24 hours it looks clearer than ever. About to give up on ever seeing clear water from sand and put her back together. Much thanks!
So pool shops are like anti virus software, they make the viruses to keep you coming back.
- Thread starter pshawman
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Filter is running. Of course one o-ring just teleported out of there, so i dodgy'd up a replacement from a condom I pulled from the filter. It's holding...again...
At first it failed to backwash. Bit of googling TFP and saw one guy say there was just too much air in pipes to over come, and/or sand blockage (i was going hard) so I just tried it on filter, no probs except some sand in pool, twisted back to backwash and bobs your uncle. The pressure was ridiculous what it sucks now. Newly clean its 10-15. Confirm in morning.
It's either leaking some air, likely, or cavitating internally though. I'm dying here from this 36 hour marathon. Still the water ran dirty in the end, so filter retains the title.
Test kits here soon as, so I'll be good to go again. Should I close up this thread? Start a new one for the SLAM results and whatever my next problem is?
At first it failed to backwash. Bit of googling TFP and saw one guy say there was just too much air in pipes to over come, and/or sand blockage (i was going hard) so I just tried it on filter, no probs except some sand in pool, twisted back to backwash and bobs your uncle. The pressure was ridiculous what it sucks now. Newly clean its 10-15. Confirm in morning.
It's either leaking some air, likely, or cavitating internally though. I'm dying here from this 36 hour marathon. Still the water ran dirty in the end, so filter retains the title.
Test kits here soon as, so I'll be good to go again. Should I close up this thread? Start a new one for the SLAM results and whatever my next problem is?
- Mar 5, 2020
- 3,221
- Pool Size
- 66000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Astral Viron V35
I'd keep it all together. Maybe @Newdude wants to move the thread to the algae forum, it has kind of outgrown the introduction stage.
- Mar 5, 2020
- 3,221
- Pool Size
- 66000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Astral Viron V35
That's true "fix it with some shoestring and chewing gum" spirit. Did you find those too in the filter? Just curious...
- May 27, 2021
- 1,103
- Pool Size
- 17000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I’m pondering how the condom made it through the pump strainer basket. 
Yeah ok got me! I pulled that one out of my wallet that I put there in '99. One day mum says.I’m pondering how the condom made it through the pump strainer basket.