Tag Archives: ground pool
I am having lots of problems with my pool that I havent had before?
Skimmer does not hold water so is not circulating properly. The flapper door to the skimmer is laying flat while the water is being sucked out. The pump looses pressure and when I start the pump there are LOTS of air bubbles that are blocking the water. The skimmer sucks for about 2-5 minutes. We … Continue reading
Green swimming pool wont clear up?
I purchased a house over the winter which has a 21,000gal in-ground pool. I learned later it has not been opened in over a full year. I opened it myself (never owned a pool before) got the pumps working and have since been staring at a green swamp (2 weeks now) What I have done … Continue reading
above ground pool leaking?
HI all i have a above ground pool 15×30 and my return valve is leaking and i just repalce with a new so my question is why woulld would it be leaking and when you install new return valve do you have to clauk it and if you caluk it what do you use and … Continue reading
Help with swimming pool!!!?
in ground pool. pump is working. very little suction at the vacuum hole that we hook the hose/vacuum up to. The skimmer basket container fills with water then empties then fills then empties over and over again. little puffs of air/wataer coming out of 1 jet only. i’ve tried to prime thinking there’s air in … Continue reading
Do I need a new Pool Filter?
I have a pretty large in-ground pool, and i’m not sure the exact type of filter it is..its not sand. When i turn the filter on The jet stream coming from the pool is nice and strong but maybe 5 minutes later the power diminshes to basically nothing, so i turn it off and re-pump … Continue reading
Low pressure at pool jets?
I have an in ground pool with a pentair cartridge filter. I have a jacuzzi that overflows into the pool. I noticed that the jets in the pool are extremely week. there is 1 jet in the jacuzzi that is super strong but the rest are also week. I turned off the line to the … Continue reading
low water pressure to spa?
I have a pool with attached spa all working off of the same pump and filtration system. I’m not getting much water pressure from the spa jets which makes it hardly worth the effort to use the spa. Any recommendations or simple adjustments I can make? This is an in ground pool and spa. I … Continue reading
is there a simple fix to my pool breaker trip problem?
I rent a house that has an in-ground pool & hot tub w/ jets. The breaker boxes setup: Outside on the side of the house: Main breaker box–double 100 next to it is the A/C & pool breaker box w/ double 30 for the Pool which flanks a double 60? for the A/C. There is … Continue reading
Pool Pump Motor Noise..?
I bought a house about 2 months ago that has an in ground pool. Everything has been going well until about a week ago. After back-washing, rinsing, and restarting the pump, it now makes a high pitched humming noise while running, and the motor casing is hot to the touch. Also, the water flow through … Continue reading
How to get rid of my pool algae. When I vacuum the pool, the algae blows out of the jets.?
It is an in ground pool that has 23,000 gallons of water. We have backwashed the pump many times, but algae is still coming out of jets when we vacuum the pool.