Recent content by SharkinHawaii

Ok, just to close out...happily it appears the problem was the filter pressure gage. Since it was tightened, no problem and the basket fills up more as well.

Yes, I hope that does it too. I'll post. One more thing, the new pump works great, but the basket (on the pump) doesn't fill up fully. I have 1.5" piping, but never had this problem before and consider it to be a problem. Filter is super clean, just backwashed and cleaned it, and added 1/3...

Ok, site went down just after I posted.....so here is the update. The pump is just a foot or so above water level. The VSP starts in PRIME mode at 3000rpm. The following day, after this post, I went through and touched up all the pvc joints with my pvc cement and found the problem. (I got...

Had an old 1/2 hp pump that seized up this past week, so quickly ordered a new Hayward max-flo VS on Amazon. I've been wanted to get a variable speed pump, so was happy to upgrade. (electricity in Hawaii is very expensive). But, I haven't had a pump running for nearly a week. So, installed...

Hawaii pool owner here, in ground, 16,000 gallon pool, beautiful deep blue tile installed about two years ago. Small pump, Sand filter with a little DE power added. Trouble Free Pool has been my bible for pool care for the 2.5 years, when I found the site. I use the TFP app on my iPhone for...

Waste, must have had my time set wrong on my computer. 8) BTW, a long career in the Navy and I never knew anyone with the nickname waste. I thought I had heard them all. Thanks to you and Spishex, I really appreciate the advice. Got it taken care of. I got back in there and cleaned up a...

I guess I could be getting some air in at that point, so I'll do that. I'm just disappointed that I replaced all that and still have a leak. Could it be I didn't clean well enough when removing the old spider gasket? Any advice on this? I'm taking it apart later today.

Well it was still leaking a bit, so I replaced the entire top half of the sp710 and the spider gasket. Wouldn't you know it, when it pump is off, I hear some gurgling. It is very slight, so I'll see if it amounts to much air in the system in the morning. I didn't lube anything though. Could...

Yep, it was pretty gunky in there and I didn't even really clean it out well. I'll tell you it was pretty nice to see my pump kick on this morning and not a single bubble came through the line. I didn't even know that was possible, I know that sounds ridiculous, but I'd never seen it before.

Got it, thanks. Glad to be able to make sense of what seemed to be contradictory.

Hello all, I had my pool resurfaced in January from plaster to tile. It's been a learning process these past few months, but I have adopted BBB and am moving boldly into my first Hawaii summer as a pool boy (ahem, pool serviceman). I have a few other posts on this site and believe that TFP...

Thanks. I took it apart today to inspect things and agree that taking apart the handle, etc would be a tough re-assemble. So I have a local pool supply place that can get me the entire top portion of the multi-port valve. This is nice as I won't need to do any pipe work. I'll also replace...

Ok, I ran down through every post I could find about multiport valves and realize I have to pop the top off and take a look at the gasket(s) and look for chips. Will do that next chance I get.

There is standing water around the ball valve (handle) of the multi-port assembly. The whole thing is in a well-ventilated shed, so the water couldn't have come from rain or elsewhere. Since that is where I hear the gurgling when the pump is turn off it's probably my culprit. Do I have to...