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Emil, everyone! I'm not dead, just have been busy. I will post some pix soon of the finished product. Just wanted to chime in that all seems well... the pump has a bit of a whine/squeak to it at lower RPMs so we might ask the pb about it or call pentair ourselves. Other than that... all...

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - One week since filling, when to add chlorine? So, the pool is one week old as of Saturday, I have been working on keeping the acid down, when is it time to start thinking about chlorine. Keep in mind, the PB gave no start up guide at all so I'm following...

I may instead work on the system myself and see what needs to be done to get the system functioning properly each day. The start up guy thought the system was running normal at 40psi... and that water gushing out of the skimmer was normal... and of course didn't catch the pipes were installed...

Hmmm, how can you tell? Concerning if it's thin wall... splits would not be fun... Good to hear. Planned operating speeds? The start up guy has it running at 3450 RPM for most of the day and then 3100 RPM for a bit.

Problem has been solved. It was due to the pipes being installed backwards into the heater. From digging into some more of the equipment diagrams of the heater I discovered there are a few valves that would have severely restricted flow... low and behold, flipping the input/outputs solved...

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - Pool finished, please HELP me with my startup No heater bypass, just spoke with the PB, he has one and it's unnecessary. Things are moving quickly this morning and I'm talking in the pump forum so I'm trying to keep things updated, sorry. As of right now...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? Here you go- PENTAIR #8 is a Manifold bypass valve I will ask the plumber about a bypass valve when he is here (if I am here, have things to do this afternoon). The manual says to have a bypass valve is 120 gpm is exceeded and to...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? We just spoke with the PB, he is having the plumber come back out to flip the "filter pipe" to the IN on the heater and the "return pipe" to the OUT on the heater. While he's doing this, we should ask him to put a bypass valve eh...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? I guarantee you there is not. OK, I was JUST taking photos for you, and I JUST noticed that the IN and OUT pipes are on the WRONG sides (in is out) and (out is in) at least according to the heater diagram... so the pipes are...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? My feeling now is that the heating element is clogged... the plumber removed one of the jets from inside the spa wall and there was nothing clogging it at all. The only other place the pipe restricts that small is in the heating...

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - Pool finished, please HELP me with my startup PB said that the heater is faulty (causing blockage) and that the system has been running at 5-10% and not to run the pump until the problem is resolved. He said to keep up on start up chemistry. pH was at 7.8...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? The plumber showed up this morning. He cut the aerator pipe and blew compressed air into it. He said the filter should not be running at 37PSI and should be below 20. He too said to clean the filter. We told him how took the...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? I was in the spa and pool tonight, I stuck my finger in the 'eyes' as far as I could and there was no blockage there in any of them. Per- Pool School - Suction Side Air Leaks 1. I checked the pump basket lid, it is as tight as can...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? Is the pressure so high? The spa has a PSI of 1.73, is that high? I have no clue personally. To me it seems negligible and that it would not affect the suction of the pump when set at 3450RPM. Again though, I don't know. If...

Plaster was done on Friday, these photos were taken the wee hours of Saturday morning during fill up (spa was filled up after the pool during the night exactly as instructed by the plasterer). There are a few cracks here and there such as below in the upper portion of the spa... not a lot, but...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? As I JUST stated, I will NOT being doing it. I'm merely using it as an example to determine if there is a problem with my suction.

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? So with the spa being 4ft above the pool/pump. that's 4ft/2.31 = 1.73PSI... so, I guess the way to look at it then, is that, IF (I know I shouldn't and I wont, but IF) I have the intake set at 50/50, and the pump set at high 3450RPM...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? I haven't been in the pool yet (too stressed over the whole thing)... I will take a look at the eyes (along with the cracks in the plaster) when I get in there (will use my snorkel goggles).

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - Pool finished, please HELP me with my startup pH is at 7.2 again... guess that half gallon did it.

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - Pool finished, please HELP me with my startup How long should I be running the pump each day right now. Have been doing ~9 hours...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? It's a BRAND new pool, I just filled it on Saturday.

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? I'll put it this way, I do not trust my PB as much as a mosquito in a hot church. Run without the filters? So, take the filters out of the capsule and then run it? Ugh, so much work to take that thing apart...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? The startup guy said it's normal because it's a new pool. As far as I'm concerened right now, the entire system is screwed up. I just got a vacuum brush, and hooked it up, spent half an hour vacuuming and trying to get debris out of...

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - Pool finished, please HELP me with my startup It rained pretty heavy last night, so my pH jumped from 7.2 back up to 8.2... Free chlorine (ppm)- <0.6 (likely 0) Combined chlorine (ppm)- <0.6 (likely 0) Alkalinity(ppm)- 90 Bromine(ppm)- <1.3 pH- 8.2 H2O...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? Thanks, yeah, in hindsight I should've made just one big 'concern' thread. Yes there is a bit of air in the top of the basket when the pump is running. When the system turns on and 'primes' it whooshes quite a bit and bubbles all...

Re: Filter pressure guage reads 40 psi when running, normal? Makes sense. What does the pressure usually do? I will say it surprised me when water gushed out of the holes on the top of the skimmer and onto the cement etc.

Re: Should I be able to pull from my spa and pool at the same time? Of note in another thread, I posted that when the pump turns off of its program (pool 100 in, pool 100 out), it gushes water out of the skimmer (onto the cement) and jumbles up the basket and little flapper valve that sit in...

Re: Should I be able to pull from my spa and pool at the same time? Of note near the equipment pad is a tall pipe that he drilled holes into the top of (the aerator). The startup guy said something was wrong because he was getting no suction through the drilled holes. I don't know where that...

Re: New Pool IG - Inland Empire, CA - Pool finished, please HELP me with my startup None whatsoever, the plasterers put a hose in the pool, turned it on, gave us a bottle and said to add "The Magenta Stuff" to it once the water reached the baja reef. That's the extent of actual instructions...