Recent content by Dbarry456

All schedule 40. I did one more disassembly, sanding the joints that came undone, primed those joints and really gobbed the PVC glue on. I did the twist of pipe and held for several minutes. Waited until the next morning. All has worked running 24x7 the past week.

Thanks for the reply. Pump is 1.5hp single speed. I've had it for 18-20 months. I got it for more vacuum power and it is night and day better than the two previous more expensive pumps. I read where the pump gpm flow has to match the filter flow rate so I got this 150gpm rated cartridge filter...

My sand filter recently started to split at the seam. Pool company here said my pump was too powerful for the filter. Pump is 133gpm and he said the filter was good for up to 75gpm, but it worked for almost 2 years. Regardless, I purchased a new cartridge filter rated for 150gpm. Skimmer is...

Retired IT CIO with time on my hands....