Recent content by Lawrence Jr

Thanks for the suggestion. Perhaps if I planned on staying in this home but that is not the case. Right now, I'm only interested in fixing the existing pop-up 'housing'

Not sure what it's called but it's the part that the pop-up head inserts into. The internal tabs have broken off and the pop-up will not stay put. I know it's not going to be a simple fix but does anyone have any thoughts or experience to share? These heads are probably the orignal A&A style...

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Thank you. Good info about the MPV. I already purchased a slide valve online since they don't seem to be in stock locally, but over the past day or two, I had been thinking I would return it and go with an MPV. I'll stick with the slide valve instead.

Yes, good question. I'm pretty certain it is 30". I dont have the vertical room for cartridge.

Thank you!!

The filter's overall condition and performance are both equal parts of the issue. Replacement parts are next to impossible to find and it's living on borrowed time. Will it survive another summer? Maybe, but living in Phoenix, I am running out of time where I can perform this task myself before...

Pentair recommends 2" plumbing for the bigger filter. My system is primarliy 1.5". Would that cause an issue?

Wanting to replace the original sand filter. I doubt the sand has been replaced in the past decade or two possibly. I thought about a TR60 but then started leaning towards the TR100 (bigger is better, right?). But then I read this in the manual... The plumbing from my pool to the pump is 2"...