Recent content by SanDiegoJoey

I've got an old pool, I'm pretty sure was built early 60's. The skimmer is a sump type with a single black line going to my pump. The only joints are at the pump where it goes from the black pipe to the white PVC. As you can see I broke up my concrete because the line was sucking air. I...

Well then 2" it is, thank you. I guess my next question, and perhaps I should create a new topic for it, is about the level of difficulty of adding a vacuum line for my pool cleaner. For the past 20 years I've just plugged it into my skimmer. As I mentioned it's an 18" cinder block pool so...

I'd prefer to just replace the existing lines and be done with it but the pool guy kind of scared me into believing my pump life would be "cut in half". I plan to jackhammer the concrete today and see what's lurking below. If I decide to add a line, can I just add another return below the...

Hello all, I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this website, I've been reading for hours! I have an early 1960's rectangle cinder block pool, 15' x 30' that is 3ft shallow end and 7ft deep end. I have a single suction line to a sump like pool skimmer on one corner of the deep end...