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(87PO) METAL FRAME POOL ENGLISH 7.5” X 10.3” PANTONE 295U 06/02/2020
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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION CAUSE SOLUTION
ALGAE •
Greenishwater.
•
Greenorblackspots
on pool liner.
•
Pool liner is slippery
and/or has a bad
odor.
•
ChlorineandpH
levelneed
adjustment.
• Superchlorinatewithshock
treatment.CorrectpHtoyour
poolstore’srecommended
level.
• Vacuumpoolbottom.
• Maintainproperchlorinelevel.
COLORED
WATER
• Waterturnsblue,
brown, or black when
first treated with
chlorine.
• Copper,ironor
manganese in water
beingoxidizedby
the added chlorine.
• AdjustpHtorecommended
level.
• Runfilteruntilwaterisclear.
• Replacecartridgefrequently.
FLOATING
MATTER IN WATER
• Wateriscloudyor
milky.
• “Hardwater”caused
byatoohighpH
level.
• Chlorinecontentis
low.
• Foreignmatterin
water.
• CorrectthepHlevel.Check
with your pool dealer for
advice.
• Checkforproperchlorine
level.
•
Clean or replace your filter
cartridge.
CHRONIC LOW
WATER LEVEL
• Levelislowerthan
onpreviousday.
• Riporholeinpool
liner or hoses.
• Repairwithpatchkit.
• Fingertightenallcaps.
• Replacethehoses.
SEDIMENT ON POOL
BOTTOM
• Dirtorsandonpool
floor.
• Heavyuse,gettingin
and out of pool.
• UseIntexpoolvacuumto
clean bottom of pool.
SURFACE DEBRIS
• Leaves,insectsetc. • Pooltoocloseto
trees.
• UseIntexpoolskimmer.
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
POOL INLET AIR
ADAPTOR LEAKING
• Hoseclampsarenotwell-fitted. • Tightenorreinstallhoseclamps.
INLET TREADED
AIR CONNECTOR
LEAKING
• Plungervalvenotwell-fitted. • Tightenorreinstallplungervalve.
AIR JET VALVE
LEAKING
• Airjetvalveisnottightandfacingup.
•Airjetvalveinternalsealblocked.
•Airjetvalveinternalsealdirty.
•Airjetvalvebroken.
• Tightenairjetvalveandmakesure
it’sfacingup.
•TurnONorpluginthepumpand
run for few seconds, then turn OFF
or unplug, repeat 3 times.
•Removeairjetvalve,flushdirtoutwith
waterandreplacevalveback.
•Replaceanewairjetvalve.