Recent content by foamfoot

Hi, our new house came with a pool and I am noticing I have to add about 2" of water each week. I have done some research and this is in range of normal evaporation, however leave the cover on when not in use and my understanding is this should greatly reduce evaporation. I have done the bucket...

Fascinating. I did not realize that there were multiple check valves. In addition to the black one I identified already on the outlet side... is the red circle the check valve you mention or is it the blue circle? Im not familiar with these styles. How easy is it for a DIYer to replace this if...

Yes, it has two blue valves for the roof solar I just didnt include in the previous picture (updated below). They remain open during the season and closed when we drain for the winter. This does not appear to be related to my question though...? The Jandy Valve automatically closes when the...

Correct assumption here. When the solar heat light is on when the pump shuts off and remains in the on position. Its an older system unfortunately. Here is a picture. I have the Jandy Valve that automatically opens/shuts when solar heat is on/off. Then I have that check valve on the outlet...

What is weird is I have a check valve already after the filter and it doesnt stop it. I think the heat is on when the pump goes off. Its not a sophisticated heat panel so "auto" generally means always on. What I notice is that when the pump goes off the water in the visible part of the pump...

Hello, Ive seen a few threads on this from many years ago so I wanted to create a new one. First, I have solar heating with the panels on my roof so this may (or may not) be complicated you are the experts! My issue is that when the pump turns off water rushes backwards into the skimmer and then...