Recent content by mvoltin

Yes, I have a diverter to the heater. Adding a 3 way valve after the pump is a great idea. I can close backflow when cleaning the pump but also can use it to lower water if needed. thanks.

I have 11 jets that require about 10GPM and sometimes I run 100-110GPM when using the jets. I have three-way valve that send part of the water to heater and the chlorinator (about 50GPM) and the rest bypasses it. So, I am getting total of 110GMP (again, just when using jets) when needed but...

OK. Perhaps putting a valve would be better? I am also having hard time wrapping my head on the 1' head loss (no pun intended); especially, when I feel how hard the spring on it is. And this is an honest question - just trying to learn.. edit by Jim R. I am reading that check valve leads to...

I'm redesigning the plumbing for my pool due to a change in layout. My 3HP VS Pentair pump is now positioned about 1 foot above the water level, while the filter, heater, and chlorinator are located 4-5 feet above the waterline. Unfortunately, I can't reposition the equipment to be closer in...

I actually did it myself (with another person helping). Spent lots of time on the manufacturer videos, resources and videos from other contractors. Tried to follow up the instructions as close as possible. I am sure it's not as good as what professional would have done it but it cost me just...

Thank you. Just want to understand the lifecycle of the Gunite or Diamondbrite when they say it last 15-20 years. I assumed it slowly came off (like in mine) one marcel at at time until it became extremely thin. But you are saying this is not common. Then, what is the process (or effect) where...

I may have done a poor job of describing it. It's not shedding as far as anything to see in the pool but I find small particles (size of grit) in the filter whenever I clean it. I thought this was normal. The pool surface looks fine but I assume it's slowly losing thickness due to the slow loss...

Just to clarify - by "shedding" I mean i find pieces (fine pieces, like grit, nothing larger) in the filter and it's very little amount every time I clean the filter. I thought some minimal loss of surface particles was normal? If not, then what causes "end of life" for Gunite? (If no particles...

My gunite pool (diamondbrite) is about 4 years old and it continues to slowly "shed" (I have been finding small pieces of diamondbrite in filter but the "shedding" has been consistent over the years and I have done good job maintaining pool chemistry). There is still healthy looking amount of...

Update: Tried to troubleshoot some more and realized because of turbulence noise that there was air inside the cell (the cell is mounted horizontally and it angles up and down and air may have been trapped due to low water velocity). So, i increased the pump speed to force all the air out. Not...

Hayward T-9 (W3T-CELL-9) purchased exactly 1 year ago for a tiny 8,000gallon heated pool. Kept it heated and covered most of the winter in Atlanta area and kept good chemistry except my pH seems to average around 7.8 with frequent acid addition. Usually run the cell at less than 5% in order to...

Thank you. I guess I will do it within a month or so. Another related question: the concrete underneath is obviously cured but it will be wet when I empty the pool and break of the delaminated section. Do I have to wait for it to dry or is it OK to put Diamond-brite directly (after roughing the...

I had a diamondbrite installed last October on budget (myself and couple stucco guys). Everything went fine except one genius attending the paddle mixer got destructed and let the diamonbrite settle inside the mixer towards the very end. I had to refocus on saving the paddle-mixer and let the...

I was just trying to share some of the observations that may be helpful for someone building a new pool: even though 40-60GPM flow requirements would be satisfied by 2" piping, going 2.5" would be beneficial. I think that is the main point with all other things being equal. second point was...