Recent content by benny_terry

Thanks a million- when I cross referenced which pump assemblies used this motor, the whisper flow came up- I have been hitting eBay for the past month looking for a complete wet end, but have had no luck. I'm a newbie to this, so I figured I was doing something wrong. Thanks for confirming how...

Hello all, I have a three-phase A.O. Smith Centurion 56y motor, and plan to use it with a Lenze Ethernet-enabled 2phase to 3phase variable speed drive controller. Since I appear to have the electrical drive portion of the pumping station addressed, I have been looking around for a complete wet...

Update on the fiberglass. I've completed a section using 6oz woven fiberglass cloth. I used Aeromarine's two-part epoxy as well as a 3m colored aggregate. Basically, mixing the two part epoxy, I rolled small (6'x6') sections and then laid down cloth. The first section was dismal failure, but...

Okay, i guess the glass would have added a few hundred extra dollars, I was thinking that the addition of cloth would add stability and crack resistance, possibly resulting in more of a "trouble free pool".

Thanks a million everyone - sound like it is feasible. The pool is 16' x 32', and I'll upload pictures when I have a chance. Right now it is a bit scary, with the form boards still on, etc. Thanks again.

I had the same problem with my pool. The deep end floated over the shallow, and I ended up with a 5" rise deep over shallow. It looked awful. I drilled three 3" holes in the bottom of the pool, and the pool settled only marginally. I have very thick clay in my area, combined with a high water...

Greeting friends! I have a unique question, something I have been contemplating for a while, and want to run a possible solution by you good people. The situation is that I have an old pool, built in the 50's, which has received two plaster coats. We purchased the house as a fixer, and the pool...

Hi Mark, Not sure I understand why sched. 40 ABS would be a bad thing to use. On this link http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/attach ... atings.doc it looks like the schedule 40 Abs that i am using can withstand substantial pressures. Does the standard product that one uses for pool plumbng (white...

Hello everyone, The pool is 21k gallons. The rationale behind putting the three-phase motor with a VFD is that I can control and program the pump speed by tying it into my home automation system (Crestron). The VFD changes the single-phase electricity to three-phase, and allows programming and...

Hello everyone, I am in the midst of a pool remodel, and since I am very new to the world of pool building and maintenance, thought I would pass the plans by everyone and get a few ideas. The pool is a 16'x32' gunite which had a leaking main drain and a single 1/2" copper return. It was terribly...