Recent content by Ponduke

Yeah, it is a mess for sure. I’m certain I could DIY this situation but I’ve decided to pick my battles and I believe I’ll pass this one on the a licensed electrician. Sent pics of the box to the guy I hired to wire my former home and he said he’d take on the job so that’s that.

Thank you for this detailed reply. Sorry about just now responding as I hadn't been on this thread since my last post and for some reason didn't get/notice the email notification that you'd replied. I am working on the electrical issue now before I install my new Pentaire variable speed pump. I...

Thanks! I will definitely be going LED.

And after further review, for anyone still following this thread, I have figured out the following: The main drain is not capped, but is slotted like the one shown above. The skimmer has one port, and the mystery port is an abandoned suction port that I have now capped. The 3 way valve does...

Thank you for the such a detailed reply. You've given me some direction and some things to look for this evening when I get home. I'll see what I can find and report back tomorrow. Thanks again!

No pic of skimmer (can take one this evening) but I do know there is only one port at bottom of skimmer. I can see the main drain at bottom of pool and it looks like there is a white cap on it with no slots, thus I assumed it was a cap of some sort for winterizing. Mystery port has no spring...

OK. Last evening I investigated a little more and I’m still stumped. I did find another return on the opposite corner of the pool that was hidden by the winter cover that I had not yet fully removed because it was weighed down by water that I had not pumped out yet. Once I did that and removed...

Ok thanks! diverter valve in skimmer? Interesting. I didn't see anything that looked unusual in the skimmer but once again I don't know what I'm looking for. I'll play around with it some more this evening.

OK. I think you're right. I believe now that that is a dedicated suction line for a cleaner. I put my hand in front of it this morning and felt no flow but I was looking for water to be flowing out of it thinking it was a return. If it's a suction line maybe I just couldn't feel or didn't notice...

Well I got the cover off the pool and the pump running last night but it was a challenge. Water is pretty bad and I’m beginning slam process tonight. My question now is why does the pool have two returns and why does only one having water flowing from it? The return in the corner (on the right...

That's a good point. When I say stream it's more like a dry ditch and I've only seen a small amount of water in it after a big rain. It drains to a small lake a couple hundred feet away, but like I said, as of now I don't know where the backwash drains. If it becomes an issue I'll address it but...