I have small database running in 8.1.3 in W2K server. The following query causes Postgres process to use 100% CPU and seems to run forever. If I change '1EEKPANT' to less frequently used item code, it runs fast. How to speed it up ? set search_path to public,firma2; select rid.toode FROM dok JOIN rid USING (dokumnr) JOIN toode USING (toode) LEFT JOIN artliik ON toode.grupp=artliik.grupp and toode.liik=artliik.liik WHERE (NOT '0' or dok.kinnitatud) AND dok.kuupaev BETWEEN '2006-04-08' AND '2006-04-27' AND rid.toode='1EEKPANT' AND (NOT dok.eimuuda or '0' ) and dok.laonr='1'::float8 and POSITION( dok.doktyyp IN 'OSIDVGYKIF')!=0 AND ( ( ('1' OR (POSITION(dok.doktyyp IN 'TUNH')=0 and (rid.kogus<0 or ('1' and rid.kogus=0)))) and POSITION(dok.doktyyp IN 'VGYKITDNHMEBARCFJ' )!=0 AND CASE WHEN NOT dok.objrealt OR dok.doktyyp='I' THEN dok.yksus ELSE rid.kuluobjekt END LIKE 'LADU%' ESCAPE '!' ) OR (POSITION(dok.doktyyp IN 'OSIUDP' )!=0 AND CASE WHEN dok.objrealt THEN rid.kuluobjekt ELSE dok.sihtyksus END LIKE 'LADU%' ESCAPE '!' ) ) AND dok.kuupaev||dok.kellaaeg BETWEEN '2006-04-08' AND '2006-04-2723 59' AND ('0' or ( length(trim(rid.toode))>2 AND rid.toode is NOT NULL)) AND ( LENGTH('' )=0 OR rid.partii='' OR (dok.doktyyp='I' AND rid.kulupartii='' ) ) AND (NOT dok.inventuur or rid.kogus!=0) AND dok.dokumnr!= 0 AND ( artliik.arttyyp NOT IN ('Teenus', 'Komplekt' ) OR artliik.arttyyp IS NULL) explain returns: "Nested Loop Left Join (cost=0.00..1828.18 rows=1 width=24)" " Filter: ((("inner".arttyyp <> 'Teenus'::bpchar) AND ("inner".arttyyp <> 'Komplekt'::bpchar)) OR ("inner".arttyyp IS NULL))" " -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..1822.51 rows=1 width=43)" " -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..1816.56 rows=1 width=24)" " Join Filter: (("outer".dokumnr = "inner".dokumnr) AND ((("position"('VGYKITDNHMEBARCFJ'::text, ("outer".doktyyp)::text) <> 0) AND (CASE WHEN ((NOT ("outer".objrealt)::boolean) OR ("outer".doktyyp = 'I'::bpchar)) THEN "outer".yksus ELSE "inner (..)" " -> Seq Scan on dok (cost=0.00..787.80 rows=1 width=39)" " Filter: ((kuupaev >= '2006-04-08'::date) AND (kuupaev <= '2006-04-27'::date) AND (NOT (eimuuda)::boolean) AND ((laonr)::double precision = 1::double precision) AND ("position"('OSIDVGYKIF'::text, (doktyyp)::text) <> 0) AND (((kuupaev):: (..)" " -> Seq Scan on rid (cost=0.00..1019.42 rows=249 width=51)" " Filter: ((toode = '1EEKPANT'::bpchar) AND (length(btrim((toode)::text)) > 2) AND (toode IS NOT NULL))" " -> Index Scan using toode_pkey on toode (cost=0.00..5.94 rows=1 width=43)" " Index Cond: ('1EEKPANT'::bpchar = toode)" " -> Index Scan using artliik_pkey on artliik (cost=0.00..5.65 rows=1 width=88)" " Index Cond: (("outer".grupp = artliik.grupp) AND ("outer".liik = artliik.liik))" Andrus.