Recent content by ernest787

Thank you for the reply. I was afraid I may need to replace the motor which is a bummer since I just purchased this one a few months ago. I bought it from pool supply unlimited. It is a direct replacement for the original motor so should be good. I'll go ahead and take it back apart a bit...

Good morning all. Hopefully you all can lead me in the right direction once again. Background- around January the motor on my pump failed. Bought a new motor and installed it with no issue. In March, we went on vacation for a week and came back to the pump running really loud. Checked and...

This is the jet that has the most pressure. I'm not sure what type of eyeball would fit that. There are threads inside there. The rest of the returns do not look like this one.

Ok. It seems like the jet that has the hardest flow is not plumbed with the other jets in the pool. I plugged the jet on the opposite side and that forced water through the jet down the line from it. I then plugged that one and it forced water through the jet that hasn't been working. So the...

I fixed the suction side leak!!! I also fixed the jandy valve leak. The pump is running much better now. I was pretty intimidated by fixing the plumbing so I'm pretty happy. That said, the 2 jets that were not previously working are still not producing water. I guess the next step is to...

Just a quick follow up question. I'm getting ready to start with my plumbing repair. I'm going to so the suction side first. Do I need that union between the pump and valve or is it OK to just take the 2" pipe from the valve to the pump? I have the unions that will connect to the pump so the...

Ok. I purchased the unions for the pool equipment. I'm 90% sure I'm going to redo the plumbing and fix up the entire pad, so now I'm planning and starting to rder some of the supplies so they'll be here during my vacation week. One area I'm not certain on regarding the plumbing is the...

Thank you!!!! I'll definitely order those and I also read through the pvc pool school. I do have a question though regarding pvc pipe size. Would it be beneficial to use 2" pipe all around when redoing? Also would you recommend replacing all the jandy valves as well?

Ok. So here are the photos of the "pad" You can clearly see the plastic bag wrapped around the suction line plumbing. The entire area is a mess. I'm off for a week in March and am considering just redoing the entire area. Basically clean the leaves, lay some gravel around the pipes and...