Recent content by jwoodall

No, I don't see it leaking anymore than just the water sitting on the top of the valve. I guess I could clear it up with a towel and run the pump to see if it refills. I just didn't know if it was normal to have water sitting in the grooves if the valve was functioning properly. I don't believe...

Should there be sitting water in the crevice on top near the handle? We recently had a pool company come out and replace the multi-port valve and booster pump and have since been losing water. I can only imagine the valve top isn't seated correctly onto the gasket or there is a defect in its...

Oh I just cracked the swivel and it was spraying water everywhere. Not surprisingly the little guy that could, Paul, we call him, didn't have the power to get past the steps or really suck anything up anymore. But I replaced it no problem. :)

Be careful connecting the hoses to the swivels. I evidently don't know my own strength. ;)

Hmm.... looks like I have the back-up valve too close to the polaris. Or the previous owner cut that portion of the house too short, anyway. I don't know if I have much of an option except to buy new hose. Also it sounds like that guys needs nuts on his swivels. Thanks for the video link!

Quick question on this thing. Just took apart the whole hose system to clean it (algae issues after we bought house, owners had moved out long ago). How far from the cleaner should the back-up valve be placed? Also, should the jet be on the front side of the hose or the back side? Does it...

Got it, thanks.

Is a pumice stone a bad idea?

Hi all, Been reading your site after purchasing a house with pool recently. Found it quite hard to maintain a decent level of chlorine in the pool and continued to have slight green algae problems (just growing on walls, not hard to scrub off). CYA was very high so I drained half of the pool to...