Recent content by evolverus

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    best equipment for closing a pool?

    Well. Is such case I'd believe from my experience that a tank of compressed air would be best but comparatively for as many closings I would be doing a year the price of a premium shop vac would suffice. For the multiple uses it would provide that is
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    best equipment for closing a pool?

    just trying to get a census on the best choice for clearing lines when closing a pool, I hear a lot say shop vacs, but will that take care of virtually all pools or might I find some instances where that is not the case?
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    funky prime time, no main drain suction, prime off skimmers

    Re: funky prime time, no main drain suction, prime off skimm thank you, now heres a kicker. I believe the pump lid oring is damaged pretty bad where I hear it leaking when the pump is off, causing my pump to lose water. I can hear the air, but would that still become an issue with the previous...
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    funky prime time, no main drain suction, prime off skimmers

    I/g vinyl liner 4 returns 2 skimmers and 1 main drain. Hayward pro sand filter and super pump 1hp. 2 valves at suction side, 1 between skimmers and 1 between skimmers valve and main drain. pump primes perfectly with no air at all when only pulling from skimmers but as soon as I move the main...
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    Priming with Vac Alert on system

    first time poster, didn't see another topic about this so forgive me if I am in the wrong place! no signature as I don't own a pool but im working for a friend and have yet to find answers to this problem lol. new to working with pools and pump systems, I keep coming across the same problem...