Recent content by grumpiebk

This is what it was. Turns out my old pump basket had rotted and had a crack in it and this piled up over time. I’ve never checked the impeller before so thank you!

This is currently without the cartridges. Have not yet disassembled the pump to inspect the impeller.

Just did. It’s reading about 10 psi at startup 3400 rpm and 3 psi at normal running speed 1750 rpm.

Honestly don’t know. My pressure gauge hasn’t worked for quite some time. I want to say it used to be around 5-10psi, but I am totally guessing based on memory.

Hi all, it’s been a long time since I’ve been here. I’m having an issue with our 7 year old pool that we can’t figure out. Our water flow was pressure has dropped considerably over the last few months. Our spillway barely spills and our suction side vacuum barely moves, even at 3450 RPMs. Spa...

I do. Just picked up 4 adirondacks. It feels like just a very heavy plastic. I could see concerns with the stainless steel hardware (small bolts) but thought that the chair material might be ok. Maybe prone to some discoloring but thought I might be able to use them on days we are in the pool...

Sorry for the late reply. Haven’t been on the site in a while. Our PB was Treasure Pools out of royal palm beach. Good luck!

Is the polywood brand (based from recycled plastic/wood particles) safe to submerge in water, placed on a sun shelf in a salt water pool? I would think so but haven’t seen anything on the interwebs and the company’s Q&A does not address this. Thanks for anyone with experience/knowledge!

Curious, how are you doing this math? Also, if we decide to start using the heat pump to keep the pool heated, how should I estimate that additional power consumption?

Thanks for the response. And you are right, I had the heat pump wrong. It’s a 140k Btu heat pump - Hayward SUM8TA model. And yes it is working for the 3-4 hours as it is heating and maintaining our spa at 102+. As for the lights, it’s on a timer with our automation to add some lighting to our...

Hi all. I hope everyone had as great of a summer as we did with our new pool! The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the money flying out of my pocket for our skyrocketed electrical bill. It’s home from $280-$300 a month to $550 a month, nearly double since installing our pool! Can anyone help me...

What about just turning that light above the bench off or disconnecting it? It won't make the pool as bright but at least it will get rid of the shadow that is being cast across the pool. We actually did this with our shelf light because it was showing all of the imperfections in the plaster...

How hot does it get there? If enough to really raise the pool temp in the summer, consider a heat pump with a reverse cooling pump setting. It's like air conditioning for your pool. In hindsight I wish I knew about that. We went with the 140k btu Hayward SUM8TA pump.

Now the question is how hard is this to change and will I need new gaskets?