GaryB0925

Hi. Your best bet would be to talk to the experts at the various pool equipment manufacturers. They are more than willing to help you especially since you may be using their products for your pool. That's what I tell my customers at my website. I've gathered the tech support phone numbers of all the major manufacturers and posted it below: Hayward Technical Support 1-908-355-7995 Jandy Technical Support 1-800-822-7933 Pentair/Sta-Rite Technical Support 1-800-831-7133 Polaris Technical Support 1-800-822-7933 Waterway Plastics Technical Support 1-805-981-0262 A.O. Smith/Centurion Pump Motors Technical Support 1-800-672-6495 or 1-937-667-2431 Intermatic Timers Technical Support 1-815-675-7000 Hope this helps.

I too would recommend contacting the pool company that services the pool now. They should have a lot of insight as to the operation and maintenance of your pool. Ask them to show you the equipment, how it all works, and ask for the manufacturer/model of the equipment as well....this will help with future equipment maintenance. I would NOT recommend simply turning off the pump. It should be on a timer and set to run xxxx amount of hours per day based on where you live and the climate there this time of year. You'll want to understand how long the pump should run per day during each season, how often to clean your filter..be sure to find out the type of filter you have (cartridge, DE, or Sand). These are the first steps in understanding the type of maintenance you'll be looking at.

You've got a lot going on there. I would recommend that you contact a local pool service professional and have them come out and take a look. You need to sort everything out so you can establish how to maintain your pool and pool equipment. You'll need to know which valve settings perform which functions. Also have them check out your electrical situation to make sure all is hooked up and operating. Foreclosures sometimes have the pool equipment stolen, vandalized or purposely tampered with by the previous owners. Good luck.