Yup, I am back again! I thank everyone on this forum who has helped me work through issues of setting up my first pool. Got another question.
Background:
Our pool water has become as warm as bath water (one "virtue" of living in Florida). Did some research and found that attaching a pool sprinkler to the return will help lower the temperature 3-10 degrees (I can't afford the $1,500 cooling systems). Unfortunately the sprinkler has a standard 1.5 inch fitting whereas my Coleman pool doesn't.
I went to Lowes and got a 3 inch to 1.5 inch condenser PVC pipe and attempted to attach it to the return on my pool wall. Unfortunately the threads do not line-up and I cannot get the darn thing to connect. I fiddled around with other avenues but none worked. I was able to hold the 1.5 inch pipe from the sprinkler in the return and it worked (as long as I held it). When I did this, the sound the pump made went up dramatically...which I am assuming means there is too much pressure in the pump.
Question:
Assuming I am not the first person to experience this issue, is there anyone out there that has an idea for me to fix my problem?
I am willing to provide whatever information you may need to help me through this...I am trying to do it in the most expeditious and least expensive manner but at this point I am willing to try almost anything. THANKS!
Background:
Our pool water has become as warm as bath water (one "virtue" of living in Florida). Did some research and found that attaching a pool sprinkler to the return will help lower the temperature 3-10 degrees (I can't afford the $1,500 cooling systems). Unfortunately the sprinkler has a standard 1.5 inch fitting whereas my Coleman pool doesn't.
I went to Lowes and got a 3 inch to 1.5 inch condenser PVC pipe and attempted to attach it to the return on my pool wall. Unfortunately the threads do not line-up and I cannot get the darn thing to connect. I fiddled around with other avenues but none worked. I was able to hold the 1.5 inch pipe from the sprinkler in the return and it worked (as long as I held it). When I did this, the sound the pump made went up dramatically...which I am assuming means there is too much pressure in the pump.
Question:
Assuming I am not the first person to experience this issue, is there anyone out there that has an idea for me to fix my problem?
I am willing to provide whatever information you may need to help me through this...I am trying to do it in the most expeditious and least expensive manner but at this point I am willing to try almost anything. THANKS!