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Re: elevated spa water draining out to the pool's water leve Can I shove a check valve in the return jet for the spa? Do they make such a thing? My pool was replastered last month and it has a eye outlit that can be unscrewed.

Re: elevated spa water draining out to the pool's water leve More facts about my pool. When the return is set for the pool, (3 return jets to the pool and 1 return jet to the spa) and I shut the pump off, it is sucking water back in from the spa return jet (the 1 that's connected to the return...

This is my first time running this pool as I just moved in a few weeks ago. At first I was having problems with DE backflowing into the pool via skimmer and drain when the pump shuts off. I installed a check valve between the pump and filter to stop the backflow. Now the spa water is draining...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o Ok I made the spa water level the exact same as the pools water level. It took a much longer time for the de to migrate into the pump basket... Looks like gravity all along with a possible small leak from maybe the couplings that...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o So should I put the check valve on the return line to the spa or on the discharge line between the pump and filter. So if I drain the spa water down to the pool water level, it shouldn't backflow de back into the pool right? I'll try...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o Yup that's correct, when I set the return to 100% to pool, one of the return jets go to the spa, and 3 jets go in the pool. So its always spilling over. I guess I can turn spillover mode off by alowing the drain to be slightly open...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o When I set the suction to "drain mode" it sucks from the pool drain and the spa drain at the sametime. When I set to skimmer mode, it sucks from the pool skimmer. When I set the return to the pool, 3 jets are in the pool and 1 jet is...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o Haven't been home yet but will post results asap. Thanks!

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o I tried that and when i put my ear on the filter, i can hear 1 or 2 tiny bubbles going up every 2-3 seconds. But how on earth can I still have air leaking in? This is not my frist pool and I always have maintained my pool at my...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o DicaLite DE Yeah Im getting closer to just putting the check valve. On a seperate note, at my other house when the pump shuts off, I can actually hear air being sucked thru the air bleeder and no DE goes back in the pool!!!! It's a...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o Carlscan, thank you for your insight! I bought and installed new rubber o-ring for the filter lid half, I took apart the air bleeder and the pressure gauge, I made sure all the o rings were in and put new teflon. So I can assure you...

So what's the lowest rpm that the mx8 will work on a variable speed intelliflo pump? Or is this a question that can't be answered because of too many variables, (flow rate, pool layout,....)??

This is for my mx8, I have a dedicated 1" vacuum line that is currently capped off at the equipment pad. I'm debating if its worth resurrecting the dedicated vacuum line or should I connect the mx8 to the 2" skimmer and call it a day? Which will work better? If its the first option, how should I...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o What is "losing prime at the pump" mean?? Sorry, im fairly new. If it's what i think it means, the clear plastic lid for the pump basket is always full of water to the top. Its a brand new pump. I think the DE only returns to the...

Re: DE entering pool thru skimmer and drain when the pumps o My pool supply told me to put the check valve before the pump on the suction line. Just to clarify, are you advising me to put the check valve between the pump and filter? That would be the line that forces water away from the pump...