Recent content by pd22

I am certainly the dense one when it comes to pool equipment, so I am sure I don't understand things correctly. I do think that someone previously mentioned to me that I can use those valves to shut off flow to the pump. I believe the only part of the plumbing that lacks a valve is the pump...

Good morning all! I have a 14-month old pool that has been fortunate enough to escape both freezes that North Texas has enjoyed in 2023 and 2024. When preparing for a freeze last month, I looked into emptying and shutting down equipment. However, because our pool equipment is below the water...

While the main pump (at build) and the cooler (as of a month ago) have valves to stop water from emptying out of the pool, the water feature pump does not. The pool tech today said that if we allowed the water feature pump to empty, that would lower the level of the pool down to where the water...

I must be honest and say that I do not totally understand this advice. You are saying to unscrew the pvc from the pump and then blow the water sitting in the pvc pipes back through? If my water feature pump is below the pool level, is that necessary? The pool builder said they were going to...

Roger. Thank you!

Thank you again for the help and education today. I will actually be out of town Saturday and Sunday when the freezing temperatures first hit, so on the off chance there is a power outage on those days, I feel as if draining the equipment would be the safest thing to do. But that raises...

This is very cool. It seems like something like this would work quite well. Thank you for the idea!

Thanks for the replies so far. Given that this is "just" a pump for a water feature, I am inclined to let the freeze protect run and just do what I can to ensure the leaking water does not freeze. I have attached pictures of the equipment (which I should have done originally!). The pump in...

Hello there! Despite telling my pool builder in November that my water feature pump (Jandy 1.5 HP VS Flo Pro Pump) is leaking due to a poor/malfunctioning back plate, the pump has not been repaired. We are about to have a 3-day long freeze in Texas, and I am not excited about leaking water...