Whilst Pool Users advice is great for a manual air bleed it will not work on an automatic air bleed like in Sand filters.

You could get a service...

It is dark so I guess it is dirt. Good idea about a T valve. Thanks

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I will take it slow as suggested.

Heather :wink:

Yes, these are good cleaners to use, but keep in mind that they only clean debris such as leaves, sand etc., and they do not do walls, just the floor...

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I think I see what you are suggesting, FOr the Auto vac to work properly, you need to ensure you have full suction. Will adding this valve create a...

Draining half way is often a good idea for really poor water. But All water can be treated and fixed with good products.

I would get it tested to...

A DE has grids in it with a fabric covering the grids. The DE powder sticks to a fabric as a paste. As the water passes thru, it filters the water....

Thanks for help with the sand filter.

Now I have a new problem, I needed to shock the pool so I left the filter running all night and the pool...

one gallon liquid chlorine = one lbs granular chlorine

Oh no! 12.8 ounces of 10% bleach will introduce 1 ppm chlorine in 10,000 gallons. Compare...

HI!!! My pool was also not opened in years. I went through the very same thing you are... Did you shock it?? If you did and I will assume you did...

no because you still need to cycle the water thru the filter and help spread the chlorine over the whole pool.

thanks so much. This could be the solution.

Deborah

What we do is mix the shock with a 5 gallon bucket of water and spread it in the pool after we mix it up in the bucket, that way you have no chance...

I have an in-ground 18' x 36' pear shapped pool with stairs. Bottom is concrete, sides fiberglass. The deep end is 'bowl shaped'. When the pool was...

most of than run #20 sand pool sand