Recent content by Tartan

I like the idea of a check-valve, hadn't thought of that! The drain to the street handles the volume fine at the moment and has no issue when I backwash the filter which has the pump forcing water out of it. I'd not generally be backwashing or sending to waste during a rainstorm (unless the...

sounds like the same setup I have, gutters and the pool waste line all join around the driveway and then to the street, hoping this is just one little addition.

good point! I hadn't thought of that.... I guess I could turn the multi-port to waste and see if water starts flowing to the street without the pump forcing it out. I'll need to wait for some dry weather as it's wet this weekend.

Hi Hopefully the right place to post this! I have an inground pool and the pool pad is in another part of the back yard in a low spot. The trouble I have is that when we get lots of rain (NJ) the low part of the yard floods, including the pool pad. I've raised the pump and booster pump off the...