Recent content by rustygoat

I'm still stuck on this leak, locally hard to pick up pipe fittings to make a DIY leak detector using air I've found what looks like a crack in pipe fitting on main drain pipework (photo below) water level had dropped to 10ins below top of pool run pump for 2 x 5 hr sessions water level staied...

I have exposed the return lines & the vaccum line pipework can'i see any problems my idea now is to carry out a few tests (unfortunately becuase the water level has dropped and no rain coming soon have to hope leak will still show) close valve from main drain to pump, then in turn pump the...

no leak detection kit, its just visual inspection as water only now drops when pump has been running,( only pipes with raised pressure would be main drain pipework & return pipework) only thing that may make sense is the main drain pipework may have another hairline crack further down the...

3 photos of the pump pit, (yes I know its old and untidy but its been working ok for years) First photo shows the valves from the pool top valve is vacuum pipe, second is main drain, bottom is skimer, may be able to see wall looks damp below the skimer valve second photo is roughly same view...

Hi folks Hope someone can help me get my head around this leak I have It’s a long story & hopefully I’ve taken the steps to show I’ve tried to solve it Stuff in this font is my thoughts Skimmer on Left side of pool Bottom drains at the end of pool Return & vacuum hose point on Right side...

thanks for the reply yes all the water is going though the heat exchanger, but I've not tested the inlet/outlet temperature as I said I've shut pool down for winter if the weather is fine this week i'll try to run boiler and pool to get the temperature of the in/outlets of the heat exchanger...

hi folks, i'm in the UK, so closed pool for this year but I've been having trouble heating my pool to a good temperature, all summer I could only get it to around 21c bit too cold for Mrs to use I have a oil boiler with a 45Kw heat exchanger, and a 3/4hp pool pump, I run the boiler for around...

thanks for reply put a new capacitor on it yesterday and every time I checked, it was running so I will hold fire at the moment there is a bit of rattleing coming from the pump but not must

hi folks I'm in the UK, need some advice regards overheating pump and pool filtering system all together had this pump for around 10 yrs its a Marlow ITT J15O EC, I think its a 1hp pump, (have seen on net that you can replace with a newer model that replaces everything except the strainer bowl...