thank you aylad,
-Yes the pump runs 24/7.
-I have a bucket of stabilizer. I will start that today.
-The pump pressure builds up the longer it runs, and goes down after a backwash.*
*The pump issue leads me to another question. As far as D.E. is concerned, I'm not really sure what that is. Is it a power that works in corelation with a D.E. Filter? Is it a product I get for the pool store? should I be concered about it if my pump is not throwing anything back into the pool?