My pool water level is above the skimmer, and I want to bring it back to the midpoint of the skimmer opening. In order to do this I would like to shut off the water supply to the pool as the water is currently being added to my pool non-stop (see the first picture). It doesn't seem like my pool has an auto-fill system installed. The water just pours in 24/7. How do I find the valve that controls it so that I could shut it off for a while until the water level gets to where I want it? Or is that flow controlled by the Jandy valve? The second attached picture is my pool equipment set up. If I need to change the position of my Jandy valve, please let me know what it should be set to.
How to shut off pool water supply?
- Thread starter alosito
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,154
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
There is no standard way an auto-fill system is connected. If water is coming in from that white pipe then you need to trace it back until you find a valve.
That white pipe is probably connected to your house fresh water system and not your pool plumbing. You may want to confirm that by turning off the main water shutoff in your house. If the water stops flowing then you need to find where it is connected to your house water system.
Does the water stop flowing if you turn off your pool pump?
That white pipe is probably connected to your house fresh water system and not your pool plumbing. You may want to confirm that by turning off the main water shutoff in your house. If the water stops flowing then you need to find where it is connected to your house water system.
Does the water stop flowing if you turn off your pool pump?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,154
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Then see what happens if you turn off the main water valve in the house.
Oly
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Your water main shut off valve is likely outside of your house and near the street.
I'm sure you have a water meter and I'll bet it is in the same box.
I'm sure you have a water meter and I'll bet it is in the same box.
Did you just move into this house? Can you ask the previous occupant where the valves are? How old is your house? Maybe someone with a similar vintage house in your area can chime in.
In my 1988 home, the manual pool fill valve is attached to one of the hose bibbs by the house. The round handle on top is the fill valve. And yes, the previous owner left me to find it on my own.
In my 1988 home, the manual pool fill valve is attached to one of the hose bibbs by the house. The round handle on top is the fill valve. And yes, the previous owner left me to find it on my own.
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Attached is the only similar looking valve that I can find. I am not sure what it does, but closing and opening it didn't have any effect on the water going into the pool thought that little white pipe. And yes, we bought this house just recently, and there is no way for me to contact the previous owner.Did you just move into this house? Can you ask the previous occupant where the valves are? How old is your house? Maybe someone with a similar vintage house in your area can chime in.
In my 1988 home, the manual pool fill valve is attached to one of the hose bibbs by the house. The round handle on top is the fill valve. And yes, the previous owner left me to find it on my own.
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Is the valve in the photo attached to the PVC pipe behind it? It's hard to tell from the photo. If it is, it's not for the autofill.
Check around your sprinkler system, somewhere before the sprinkler valves.
Check around your sprinkler system, somewhere before the sprinkler valves.
The fill valve will almost certainly not be on your pool equipment pad. It's separate from all that pool plumbing. It's just tap water running to the pool. Look all around the house exterior walls and yard area near the pool. It might even be controlled by an irrigation valve if you have irrigation.
I have tried everything, and I just can't find the main shut off valve for the house. I did, however, find what feeds that white pipe (see attached). The small valve that controls the flow into the yellow plastic tube can't be closed all the way. Is the only option for me to replace that small valve to shut off the water?
I also timed how much water is being added to the pool through that pipe. It turned out to be about 8,000 gallons per month. Is it too much for a 20,000-gallon pool?
I also timed how much water is being added to the pool through that pipe. It turned out to be about 8,000 gallons per month. Is it too much for a 20,000-gallon pool?
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- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,154
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- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You should call a plumber. Every house has a main water shutoff valve. You should know where it is in case you have a pipe burst in the house. It can make the difference between a small problem and major damage that can make your house uninhabitable.
The plumber can also fix that white pipe valve.
Your pool either has an overflow vent where the water is being dumped to or a leak. Adding that amount of water to a pool would fill it to where it is overflowing the coping.
The plumber can also fix that white pipe valve.
Your pool either has an overflow vent where the water is being dumped to or a leak. Adding that amount of water to a pool would fill it to where it is overflowing the coping.
Ideally a pool should retain the original water that was used to fill it. There are of course 1 or 2 normal and acceptable reasons why pools need new water periodically, such as for example, the sun evaporating a portion of the water. But, unless you live in a place that is constantly at very high temperatures and the sun is hitting your pool all-day, you should not be adding much water to the pool. Certainly NOT on a daily basis.
In short, the answer to your question if 8,000 gallons a month is too much is: YES, it is way too much!
As ajw22 said: (a) you either have an overflow pipe (a good thing) which is basically just dumping all that water back into the sewer (wasting it) or (b) you have a huge leak in the pool structure and/or pool pipes/equipment. I suggest you call the plumber and get the plumber to show you where the main water shut off for the entire house is located and also have the plumber fix that water valve in the last photo you posted. That valve in your last photo shows a rather sloppy work and that is never good when it comes to water.
After the plumber completes their work, check your pool's water level for a few days (one week should be enough considering the amount of water you say you are using a month on the pool) and if the water level in the pool does not drop then you are on the clear with respect to a structural/pool plumbing/equipment leak, especially because the temperatures in Spring aren't high. But, if the pool's water level drops in that week, then you need to call a pool technician because you likely have a leak somewhere.
In short, the answer to your question if 8,000 gallons a month is too much is: YES, it is way too much!
As ajw22 said: (a) you either have an overflow pipe (a good thing) which is basically just dumping all that water back into the sewer (wasting it) or (b) you have a huge leak in the pool structure and/or pool pipes/equipment. I suggest you call the plumber and get the plumber to show you where the main water shut off for the entire house is located and also have the plumber fix that water valve in the last photo you posted. That valve in your last photo shows a rather sloppy work and that is never good when it comes to water.
After the plumber completes their work, check your pool's water level for a few days (one week should be enough considering the amount of water you say you are using a month on the pool) and if the water level in the pool does not drop then you are on the clear with respect to a structural/pool plumbing/equipment leak, especially because the temperatures in Spring aren't high. But, if the pool's water level drops in that week, then you need to call a pool technician because you likely have a leak somewhere.