What should I expect from my skimmer overflow drain?
- By falcor
- Pumps, Filters, and Plumbing
- 4 Replies
It goes to the gravel bed under the pool
Water is almost to the top of skimmer. Yes it stays full of water. You can see some flow if there’s debris present but otherwise it doesn’t appear to have much suction. If you put your hand in you can feel it but again nothing crazy
I checked impeller again and didn’t find any debris and it appeared to rotate freelyYou don’t feel a lot at the skimmer.
Things point back to a pump impeller problem.
Hopefully you received a reply. Tftestkits is generally very proactive. But If you didn't receive a reply yet, please let us know. We'll send-up the bat signal again.Thanks for the prompt reply. I sent an email to the address you noted above.
So, I just referred back to your build thread. Two things:I used #4 throughout. In retrospect, it was complete overkill but it has held up quite well
ihave an old hayward. i'll check and get back to you on here.SWG is no brainer in AZ. What size pool do you have and do you have automation?
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VSP is no brainer too. What pump do you have now? (make/model#)
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thank you. im decent at diy. as long as i have good instruction. i will post pics later on this thank you again.Chlorine has to be replaced almost every day. One can try to get by with dosing heavy one day, and coast through the next day, or even two. But that brings a risk of it dropping too low on the off day. Algae can then easily exploit that drop. Normal dosing then won't kill it all, as there is so much more, which also makes the CL level drop sooner - so it can explode on you. Algae is microscopic, so once there is enough to make the water less clear, or to see on the sides/bottom, the battle has been long lost. The goal is to keep the CL level up enough that the very small amount that drops into the pool from outside (wind, vegetation, ducks, mixed with dirt) does get taken care of, so it never gets a foothold.
So unless your pool guy can come several days a week - or depends on "bad" things like tablets.....
I test my CL a couple of times a week using the powder/drop test. pH once to twice a week. More frequently for those two when the pool is getting lots of use. TA every other week, unless the pH is showing larger swings over the period. The rest about once a month, or anytime there has been a big environment change (major rain storm, etc.)
The downsides to a Salt Water Generator:
1. Doesn't work in cold water (<50-60), so you have to use liquid during those times. But those times use a lot less CL anyway.
2. MUST be installed so that it never can run when there is no water flowing. That depends on your other equipment - it may be a simple plug and play, or need extra items (maybe control boards, or maybe timer boxes) - so there may be additional one-time install costs.
3. Can be prone to deposits building up, so one has to keep things in balance managing the CSI level of the pool. (nothing new to add or test, but it becomes a balancing act of what is in there to meet the goal, so you may run more tests, more often). The big one is managing CH levels.
4. I can slightly taste the salt in the water. No one else, so far, that has used the pool can.
5. It gets boring looking at a pool that is crystal clear all the time.
6. My wife has ideas about how to spend all the money saved.
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The Calimar is basically out of stock everywhere now. With no ETA. And i dont like ordering things like that.Let me know how you like it. What made the choice in the end?
Progress is progressToday’s photo
Today is the 1st day I can say that I am seeing a little progress. When standing right next to it I can sort of see the bottom of shallow end.
Thank you so much!The surface to be applied to must be cleaned (power washed is preferred).
An aggressively rough surface is best.
Proper hydration of the original Shotcrete (surface-saturation-dry) prior to the second application.
Ends of the application should not be feathered in, that will create weak zone.
On a side note, do not allow for the use of rebound product in the stairs.
My Polaris PB4-60 doesn’t seem to be running. When I turn it on it makes no sound yet it got hot.
Shouldn’t I hear some kind of low humming.