Recent content by bgray9

Here are a few pics. It is an older pool. No plastic bucket in sutofill.

Hi, I am draining my pool and I have had a small leak near the autofill. While I'm draining I figured I would clean out the autofill enclosure, which is round and has concrete on the sides. So I wondered what would be good to use in the concrete enclosure where the autofill is to seal it up...

Pump is in and running. Just need a little spray paint for the new pipes. Thanks for all the help!

Got the couplers ordered. Is there a special PVC glue I should use for this or is the regular blue stuff ok?

Just ordered a Pentair IntelliFlo Variable Speed Pool Pump EC-011028 I have seen some folks talk about getting certain fittings to make installation easy. Does this pump normally come with those or should I order those separately? And if so, any suggestions of a good source?

Thanks. How complicated is it to put in a surge protector? I don't really want to get into doing stuff at my main breaker box, but can one just be put in-line by the pump? I don't have a subpanel there, just the wires come in and hook into the pump, light switch, etc.

I see you have a Calimar 3 HP. What has been your experience?

No rebate in our area. The Calimar is a fraction of the cost. In simple terms, what do you give up with the Calimar? Or is the function similar, but you just are going with an off-brand?

So following up on my no water flow posting, I was getting ready to put in a new seal kit while cleaning the impeller and the plate that takes the four screws on our Whisperflo literally crumbled apart as I was trying to take off the four bolts. parts of the plate are just like dust. So I...

So we were trying to take off the plate with the four bolts to put the new seal kit in and the whole plate fell off and where the four bolts attach, it was disintegrating. So I think it's time for a new pump. Suggestions?

In the process of cleaning the impeller. There was some stuff in there. Question, how do you tell how old the pool pump is? The pump is a WFE-4 and the serial number is 03/24/08.

I don't have one of those gauges.

A couple years ago I took the pump apart and cleaned the impeller. Is that something that might help here? Also, when i open the valve on the top of the DE filter when it is running, I don't get any air coming out there.