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I pulled the eyeball off of the problem return and looked into the pipe. i see no indication that it is a jet (venturi) fitting. i read there should be a 9/16” nut that unscrews or unlocks to pull out the internals. but, i i think i’m seeing through the tee fitting and back to the elbow that...

Correct, plenty of water flow. i can clear the air lines with the blower and get air out of all returns, although the volume of air is certainly lower with this smaller replaced fitting. when the blower is turned off, they all stop bubbling completely. i think you are correct that the new...

Hi All, i’m in the middle of a pool renovation and replaced all plumbing and a couple of broken spa jets prior to plaster. during the chip out, one of the workers broke one of the new jet fittings and the plumber replaced it with a different type of fitting. now, the jets don’t seem to work...

Appreciate it, Chris. Yes, the flow seemed normal as far as we could tell (no reference). I guess i could be missing pieces from inside the return port. I will look into the nozzles and see what i can come up with. Guess i will plumb it back the way it was; seems like i can get it functional...

Thank you, Chris. Appreciate the feedback. I have attached some images from the inside of the returns looking out. So, now that you mention it, i'm not 100% sure the small line coming in is air and large line is water, i just made an assumption based on what i've read. From my photos...

I added this to the build section.. apologies, first time post fail. Mods can delete this one if desired or advise on how i can delete; couldn't figure it out. Ty

Hi All, Long-time lurker, first-time poster; thank all of y'all for the knowledge you share on this site, it is great! I recently started following this site as a guide to renovate my pool. I am currently at the plumbing stage and have a question regarding my hot tub return lines. The hot tub is...