Recent content by crabboy

I haven't been here in awhile either, nice to see a name I finally recognize! TFP popped up right at the time when there was a critical void to fill. It was great back then and has come a long way.

I've debated this very issue for quite some time and I still have my 280. I think the main driver for me to keep it is it's simplicity. It has a few moving parts, nothing electrical and just does its thing. It's been cleaning the pool for 15 years now and stays in the pool year round. I have...

Looks to me like your booster pump discharges directly into a dedicated pipe, just as it should. there are not valves to adjust. The pump looks fairly new, so that's probably not it. Make sure the pressure relieve on the wall socket is tight and that is not leaking. My polaris was under...

Thanks for the follow-up. My Aquapure 1400 stopped producing chlorine yesterday and I'm trying to troubleshoot. I _think_ its the cell, it's about 6 years old. The control panel is beat to all heck by the sun, the right most digits in the display no longer work, and it has been throwing...

I'd just pick the furthest spot from the skimmers and pour it in one spot, you'll just have to wait a bit longer for it to circulate before swimming. With a 1.5 hp pump, you probably have fairly good circulation.

That would be a no-brainer for me. I was waiting for my 1hp to die before I replaced it, it was fairly noisy this year so I put a v-green variable speed motor on my existing wet side. My bill dropped considerably from last year, it should pay for itself in a few months. With a $350 rebate...

Use the clear PVC glue, then you can't really tell how messy it is.

New gunite pools use a lot of acid. When my pool was new, I too was adding 1-2 gallons of acid a week, it gradually slowed over the year. As suggested, if you want to solve your pool problems yourself you need to test yourself and stay on top of everything. When the pool was new I was testing...

Yes, you are blocking both the main drain and skimmer 1 by rotating the valve all the around. IMO, this is a better solution to blocking the skimmer, unless you like vacuuming from the other skimmer.

You may be in luck. You can shut off both the drain and skimmer 1 if you rotate the valve all the way around. The Jandy valves have a tab on them that can be broken off to allow it to rotate 360 degrees. It is there to prevent shutting off both paths, but the breakable tab 'advanced mode'...

Minimally, I'd likely remove the booster pump and use the polaris flex line to bridge the pump input to the return. I wouldn't want the unused motor to sit on the pad waiting to start leaking. Removing all traces of the Polaris is also an option. I'd probably blow out the Polaris return line...

Blocking the other skimmer is the best route. What does the bottom of the skimmer look like? Can a PVC plug be screwed in there? You also have the option to add a new 3-way in there to individually block one or both skimmers. Post a pic of your pump pad for some suggestions. With the all...

Yes, the Polaris wet end is specifically designed to build pressure. the motor itself is likely nothing special. You can tell by the input and output pipe size, I think it's like 1". A similar 3/4 hp filter pump will still be 2" - 2 1/2" pipe size You may have better luck using it as a...

I doubt you'll find it really useful as a suction pump and it likely won't move the volume of water needed as an effective vacuum. It is designed to build pressure and not move a lot of water.

Did you try Walmart?