Recent content by MinkyMomo

Thank you, Jim. I've set the pump to 2000 rpm and seem to be getting a normal amount of spillover from the spa to the pool while drawing about 550 watts, with filter pressure of 8 psi... I'll leave the check valve alone.

My Pentair IntelliFlow pump draws 2400 watts at 3450 rpm (filter pressure = 14psi, having just cleaned the filter and reloaded with fiber media). That seems unusually high given the numbers posted by other users on this forum. It seems I have a garden-variety check valve installed, and I am...

Yes, the skimmer works well. It's just that we get a lot of dirt blown into the pool and staying, and I was wondering if that was supposed to go down the drain, or is supposed to be vacuumed out weekly like my wife says :)

I have a small pool/spa (about 3800 gallons combined) dating back to 80s, I think, and just had it resurfaced. I was told that the pool's main drain is responsible for just 25% of the suction flow, with the bulk going to the skimmer. The diverter valve (appears to be plastic, not brass) has...