you must first shut pool off. second shut valves. third take fins(filters) out. Fourth clean the fins well with garden hose.. fifth. put it all back together and open all valves.MOST IMPORTANT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you have 1 min to add twoo coffe cans full of DE to pool to avoid blow back( DE GOING BACK IN TO POOL) then just let run
If you have more than one skimmer, close the valves for the ones you aren't hooking the vacuum to.
Add thru the skimmer box
Yes if you add too much or add it before it can dissolve it will end up sitting on the bottom of the pool.
Sure you can but make sure you install valves on the the inlet before the pump and on the outlet after the pump. So if ever you need to do any maintenance you can close off the valves to stop water running out.
Add potash. See your pool shop with a sample of your water and the size of your pool and he will give you what your pool requires.
The fact that it is in such close contact to the earth, the surface of which is cold compared to the air.
Run the filter when adding any chemical to the pool. It needs to circulate to do its job.
When adding stabilizer to a pool you should not have a backwash valve open. Stabilizer should be added directly into the skimmer basket and you should open the skimmer all the way and close off the main drains for 24 hours.
You should have two valves: one for the skimmers and another for the bottom drain. Close the valve to the bottom drain. One of your skimmers should have a rotating disc which will cover the intake at the bottom of the skimmer intake hole. Rotate the disc. In this manner all the suction from the pool pump will be at the one remaining skimmer. Attach your cleaning hose to this remaining skimmer while vacuuming the pool.
Stop adding salt to the pool and use tablets and shock when needed.
The pump acts as the suction to pull the water into the filter and return it to the pool's jets. What item was torn off? You would have to close the valves on your returns so the pool's water does not come out through the broken part. Can you post pics or explain more? Good luck!
its the cleaning