Recent content by Mauser4me

What makes this one stand out?

Looks like mine is a 2 HP pump. That's what I find by googling the part number (011774). I am not sure how else to check as the stickers on the pump don't list it. The pump is turned on by the pentair 'easy touch' control panel.

I currently have a single speed Pentair 'Whisperflo', which has a manufacture date in June 2016. The seal is leaking between the motor and wet side, and I don't want to be leaking water. I have owned my home/pool for only about 6 months and I am learning that the prior owner did not take care of...

Have a pool & connected 'infinity' style spa. The pool cleaner (polaris 280) cleans the pool great, but I am looking for something that can vacuum the spa. The 'infinity' spa spills over into a 6-inch wide trench that rounds around it, that feeds into the pool. I'd like the vacuum head to be...

Well I had the pool service company come out again and explained my new understanding based on the feedback I got here. They agreed that the check valve must be the issue. The two techs came out agreed that the owner of the franchise who came out wasn't getting it. They took out the check valve...

Have gotten excellent responses from you guys and am glad to have the input! Jimrahbe drew me a diagram which is really helping me understand my system alot more. I had envisioned a completely different flow through the system. I am going to inspect the check valve again and then possibly...

At this point what I am thinking is to have the 'entire' check valve replaced, housing and all? If that does not fix it, then I could have all of the actuating valves serviced and inspected. Would that eliminate the potential causes mentioned so far?

I am not sure what pipes are supposed to flow which way just yet to be honest. If I had a diagram of the pool plumbing I could understand it, but until then I am working off of what I was told. Either way, I am more than happy to get cheaper parts replaced/calibrated

The pool company owner did do that test, and the valve did stop letting water through. When you say the check valve 'guts' - what they replaced was the clear cover and the door; the black plastic 'body' of the check valve was not replaced. Is that what you mean by the 'whole check valve'?

Bought a home with my first pool (and did not grow up with one so have zero pool ownership experience) about 3 months ago. As long as I have owned the house, the spa has been draining down to pool level, which in the photo is about the bottom of the tiled perimeter (which is above the spa jet...