Recent content by darthv

Hello, I have 240v pump, heater. 120v pool lights. All are in a subpanel. Do they all need to be gfci protected? if only the lights need gfci can I just replace the light switch with a combo gfci/switch instead of replacing the breaker?

The ones not operating are all on one wall and there really isn’t any flow though them. It’s a single speed pump. I would imagine it would have worked how do I know which jet removal tool to use without being able to remove the jet in the first place? I imagined the thing at the top was the...

there does appear to be air intake at a pipe near there and three jets from the spa do work. I’m looking at the picture and don’t see a place where I could put a socket around to remove it. Are you talking about the flat areas where maybe someone might use needle nose pliers to squeeze the...

I moved in 4 years ago. They never worked. Trying to figure it out if it’s something I can replace or unblock

Hello I have an inground pool and spa. My spa has 6 returns of which 3 (all on the same wall) are working although flow through one or two seems like its struggling. The 3 on the other wall don’t have any return at all. The returns have a threaded head that seems to set the flow direction (but...

Thanks for the reply. There’s been a heatwave here so I haven’t had a chance to take everything apart again. Will update soon

Hello , I have a whisperflo 1hp single speed pump that was coupled to a 1hp motor. It was leaking from the right lower area (as seen from the front) and I thought it was a shaft seal. In the process of replacing i figures the pump and seal plate were not salvageable So I got a new identical...

If I may ask what’s the general cost to say cut a pool in half to concrete up the other half. Just want a range

Oh sorry , In ground plaster 30k gallons with an inground spa

100,000-500,000! I may just use that money to buy another house without a pool

I have a large in ground pool which takes up most of my backyard. Honestly we would rather have more yard space as right now the pool is smack dab in the middle and there’s no room for anything else. Has anyone ever “remodeled” their pool to make it smaller or more aesthetically pleasing and...

Wait what? How many hours should I run per day

what’s your real world costs savings when you switched? I only have a 1hp pump now running about 8 hours in the summer.Cost to replace with a variable speed is around 1600 versus maybe 300 total to replace a motor on a single speed. One person said savings would break even in about 4 years but...