Recent content by Kneedeep47

Perhaps you ought to buy a small outboard boat motor to circulate the water. In fact, if you route the exhaust into the water, it would also serve to heat the water and provide aromatherapy. Eh? Be safe!!!! Don't scrimp on a jury-rig approach. Buy a well made spa/hot tub, heater and...

Might be hard to tell from the three pics (above) due to reflections, but I took the above photos with pump off and no wind disturbance. The water level sits about 1/8" above the spillover channel. The water level is also about 1/8" above the bottom of the skimmer channel. (As such, if I...

I have an in-ground pool and a heated in-ground 7-foot diameter spa. When built, the construction crew recessed the spa into the pool deck, so that the apron of the spa sits at the same level as the pool deck. The spa is connected to the swimming pool via a "channel/trough" (for want of a...

Thanks for the education, guys. I will update my signature with additional info for you'all (now that I'm living in Florida, I'm'a working on that southern drawl....) My pool guy (Manuel) manually adds liquid chlorine once a week. I have a Pentair Rainbow Lifeguard model 320 in-line...

Thanks guys, for the comments. Three clarifications: 1. No SWG here.... 2. Re: my "pool cleaner" that wants to run the pump at 2,000+ RPM....(!) I have no water-powered cleaner/robot. My "pool cleaner" comes without a manual--but his name is, in fact, Manuel (i.e, the guy who cleans my...

All, I'm having a "debate" with my pool cleaner about RPM settings on my Pentair IntelliFlo VS-SVRS pump. My pool equipment is sitting about three feet higher than my pool's water level, due to ground contours. I imagine that equates to a pump dynamic head of three feet (although this is a...

During my troubleshooting, I used a pair of vicegrips to so prevent the Clear O3 from introducing air into the system. Doing so isolated the ozone generator, but that made no significant difference--the pump intakes and basket still drained back to the pool's water level. The ONLY thing I had...

Just a quick update...! Yep..... there was a small air leak in the check valve for the Paramount Clear O3 ozone generator(!) at the suction side of the pump. Not big enough to be noticeable when the pump was running, bur during the 12-hour off cycle, it was enough to permit the pump intakes...

Jim, thanks for the speedy reply. I checked the multi-port valve yesterday. When I turned it off, I could still hear water draining and I watched the level of the water in the basket drop. Kinda confirms the (air) leak is on the pump/inlet side, to me. I also have some concerns I might have...

All..... I'm new to this site, and its a great source of pool information. I'm also a recent Florida Panhandle resident, with an in-ground pool--my first pool. My issue: I'm concerned that I may have a "dry priming" issue. The inlet on my variable-speed pump is about 30" higher than the...