Recent content by Jobe1

i have a hayward ecostar variable speed pump, i was told that i need to lub the oring maybe once a week or whenever I open the cover and clean the strainer. I was told to use a silicon spray, however I found out that there is a gel, any brand or type of lube you recommend so I can get one...

mas985 I think you hit it on the nail, they never release any trapped air whenever they pressurized it and that explains the moist colored dust. As for water, yes, I was wondering why that would be and why they used some smaller diameter hose to go from one to the other, not sure how these work...

An update. The skimmer is the kind that has two holes at the bottom. One going to the bottom drain and the other to the pump. The plumber has placed two caps with some plastic hose going from one to the other. Well yesterday the plumber came and he removed those caps, closed the two holes in...

Its being pressure tested with water, the plumber says that it held pressure for 4 days but I need to see that myself which I am not able to confirm

I have a new pool, noticed that the pressure hasn't been holding. The pool isn't finished yet, so all plumbing is capped and plumbing is pressurized. It drops about 5 pounds of pressure within a day or so. I noticed that the skimmer has two valves, the one closer to the pump lets out an small...

Hi there, I currently have a pool being built. They are about to start the decking work. However, I have two questions here. When the plumber did his work, he capped the pvc pipes, filled the system with water and he has been monitoring the pressure gauge thing on top of the water filter. The...