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    Need check valve before 7 foot high pump?

    Thanks! I would love an in-place fix! One of the check valves is underground, and the other is nearly so. Should I get an underground enclosure and modify it to fit around the pipes? There's already a check valve on the pump outlet. Yes, they are Jandy, and I start to hear cavitation at -12 to...
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    Need check valve before 7 foot high pump?

    I'm redoing this manifold while changing the pump to a VSP. Pump sits 7 feet above pool, and these check valves are presumably here to prevent the lines from draining when the pump shuts off. 1) When everything is nice and tight, it holds pressure and the check valve is unnecessary. It's often...
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    6 year lurker from Tallahassee, FL finally signed up

    I found TFP when I bought a house with a pool and suffered a torrential mud-in-pool, don't-see-the-pool-anymore rainstorm a month later. I've replaced two motors and converted to salt water by reflowing an obviously bad solder joint on a dead controller. I also bridged my Hayward Aqualogic onto...