Recent content by griffths

I use an cheap pump I bought from Home Depot 10 years ago and it works just fine. Not sure the flow rating but it does take a little while to drop my level to where I want it in the fall. That said, I would not worry about whether it is a real certification or not because you should be...

I have the same/similar base and redid it last year by having the rear mount replaced and then sandblasted and repainted. The total cost was around 600.00 with most of the cost for the sandblasting. Yours does not look as rusty as mine was so you can likely prep and paint yourself to save...

My plan is to use a single junction box for both pool lights. The deep end light is only 5-6 feet from the pool edge and the proposed junction box install location but the shallow end light is approximately 30 feet horizontally from the proposed junction box location. I understand your...

@ajw22 , Thank you for the information. I will have the equivalent of 3-1/2 90's in my proposed run for the shallow light and two 90's in the deep end conduit. All of the installation instructions I have seen for the forming shell show the conduit exiting the niche and immediately rising...

Finally getting to the reconstruction phase of my project and am in the process of running new PVC conduit between the niche and junction box. Is there a best practice with regard to how the conduit is run? By that I mean is it better to limit the length of conduit below the water line to...

What @Texas Splash said. Without access to test the old water this is only speculation but the symptoms would suggest that your CYA (cyanuric acid also called stabilizer) was way too high, the effect of which is to greatly suppress the ability of the chlorine to do its job; kill algae and...

An additional thought came to mind. If the anchor is loose in the hole you could try to blow it out using an air compressor and blow gun. If you direct the air along the side of the hole I suspect enough will find its way beneath the remaining part of the anchor to blow it out of the hole...