Recent content by dieterhansi

makes sense. to be on the safe side, i ordered a new one for $8 on amazon. it may be cracked, but it is hard to tell.

thanks. it comes out for bit, then stops. i dont' want to turn it too tight, since that seems to contradict the point of the release.

IceShadow. Thank you. Pump is primed. I was not being patient enough. Also now i know that 'parallel' is open, and perpendicular is closed. i did not yet lubricate the o ring but that comes in the mail next week. There is now water coming out of the top of the (hayward) filter where...

its my first time managing my pool opening. How long might it take for my (hayward) pump to prime? I have removed plugs from skimmer and return. plug has been removed from inside of pump basket. drain plugs have been replaced in pump basket. I have filled the pump basket with water...

Thank you JImmy. In the meantime i also found a pool opening video which walked through everything. Feeling ready, just waiting for the water level to get there. I'm also going to order pool lube.

Jimmy, Thank you again. I finally found both plugs, not sure why i could not do it at first. I tried not to tighten them too much. With the 1. skimmer 'plug' removed-- the sort of empty plastic bottle that screws into the area where the pool skimmer basket goes 2. the cap replaced on...

Thank you WhiteWine. Will do.

thanks JamesW, but drain plugs to what?

All, I'm opening my pool for the first time on my own, having been closed last fall by a company that is now defunct. In the basket attached to the (Hayward) pump were these two screws, Along with a 'cap' that goes on the (Hayward) filter. I knew what to do with the cap, but I don't know...

Jimmy, Thank you. Well I was the one that was responsible for plugging the main drain, on the theory that i was leaking. But in the end, i don't think it was leaking. It was plugged with a rubber plug, similar to what is used to plug our returns. We have now done the tile and coping, and...

Thank you. Yes, whatever they are are in the shallow end, and about the middle of the pool. I suspect they are the plugs. One pool guy that saw the value/plug/whatever it is said to just leave it. We are carrying on and doing the work without releasing it. Not ideal but that is the...