Anyways, here's one example from over the weekend:
For the last week the pool pump wasn't working all that well. The Kreepy Krauly which skims the bottom of the pool for leaves, dirt, and other nasty things wasn't moving and sucking like it normally did. We suspected that the filter was clogged and there wasn't enough pressure to allow the Kreepy to perform its usual sucking motion. Heh. So we cleaned out the filter, washed out everything, put it all back, and hoped that it would start working again. After about an hour....nothin'. Kreepy just sat there looking deader than a hung-over drunk after a night of too much partying. Anyways, Nick tried to do what he can but soon after gave up and just sat back down in defeat. I was pretty annoyed because who else was going to fix it, other than calling up some guy and forking over a couple hundred to do what?!?! Ok, so I rolled up my sleeves, assessed the situation and got some tools out of the garage. I turned a few valves, removed the plate from the pump, released the air from the filter, etc. After trying a few different combination of things, all of a sudden there was actually progress. Yes! I had earlier disconnected the Kreepy to fix the pool system first. When there was suction again, I reconnected the Kreepy.....but still nothing. Ok, there must be something stuck in the Kreepy.....so I reached in and grabbed it, looked at the mouth, which looked normal, then flipped it over, removed one of the hoses, and BINGO, a huge leaf was causing a blockage. Wooh! After all that, we are now back in business.
