Recent content by Henjohnny

Yup that’s what I’ve been thinking. It would have been better to plumb another 3 way right after the swg and before the other 3 way. Unfortunately previous owner did that.

I purchased a robot Vacuum last year and my pool was plumbed with a dedicated vacuum line that appears to never have been hooked up. I’m looking to convert it into another return and likely use it for a fountain. While I need to confirm that with a pressure test (shout-out to this site that...

After a lot of research (thanks to this forum!!) this is what I suspected as well. Going to do the calculations to confirm it once I finish troubleshooting all the problems with the pool. It’s definitely a 1.5” multiport valve. Wouldnt I get the same water moving too fast in other settings...

that was the next step, but figured I’d ask before diving into it. Thanks for your help!

Nope, runs smoothly which is why I ruled out a potential air leak

Recently bought new home with pool. The multiport valve should have been replaced as it was part of the request repairs; however I am no confident it was really “repaired”. When I run the pump in filter, the multiport valve makes a gargling sound (like there’s something stuck in there or like...

Recently purchased a house with a pool. 16 by 32 vinyl inground with fiberglass stairs. In the stairs there are two return jets however there’s nothing inside them. Can anyone tell me what fittings I need?! I know it’s not a regular eyeball as I removed one from the other return and tried it...