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Maybe I just never noticed this before, but is the air flowing into the pipe supposed to be making a lot of noise?

So bottom line- I need to flex the pipe up a bit above horizontal, vs. letting it sag (at the far end - away from the pool deck) Thank you!

We are in process of extending out pool deck by 4' (concrete). There is a 1.5" PVC line, which runs horizontally from the existing slab (near the spa), then turns vertical and has 2 elbows at the top reversing the line to point towards the ground. I believe it is the air intake for the spa...

Replacing both with complete new assemblies, which will be housed in the existing niches, with the cables pulled through existing conduit to the electrical box.

Getting some proposals for pool renovation, and some questions I have are around lighting. I have an original Pentair SPA light (bulb), and the main pool light is a Pentair SAM, which I installed in around 2009 (it no longer works) The pool contractors are quoting me $3228, $3000, $3700, etc...

Good information. Thank you.

I essentially have a rectangular inground pool, with a rectangular spillover spa (cool deck on the patio, marcite in the pool). As the pool is now 24 years old, we are looking at renovating and are having companies come out for estimates. A company came out yesterday and proposed adding a...

Thanks again for great info. Got me thinking if I can use a smart wall switch, to integrate with my to-be-finished DIY pool automation…. Theoretically if I can control the switch through wifi, I should be able to control the colors.

Contractor stated he could use Pentair, Jandy or Hayward. I called around today to local retail shop, and Pentair Architectural 5G is ~1300 for the pool light, and ~1100 for the spa light. No labor. Could probably find better pricing online, but IIRC, installing anything Pentair without being...

Thanks for the info. The plan is color changing. Regarding my DIY automation… lets just say that life got in the way, and it works fantastically on the workbench where it has been sitting since built and coded.

Not spelled out in the quote, so not sure. My guess is that its something higher end from one of the major manufacturers, based on this contractor. He mentioned they have a 3 year warranty, with no replaceable internal parts, i.e essentially disposable if they fail.

Thanks- Great info. But do these new lights with installation cost $1300 each?

I am starting to get estimates for my pool renovation (in ground with spillover spa). The pool currently has two 12V lights - the main light is a pentair? SAM color changing, with spinning color wheel. A while ago it stopped color changing. A while after that it stopped lighting. The other...

I am thinking maybe something like this? Ace Pool Hose Connector 1-1/4 in. W X 9 in. L - Ace Hardware

Thanks. We have a skimmer plate at a rental house, but there is no side port in that pool. There is also another hole inside that skimmer basket (on the side), which I think somehow connects to the main drain. The skimmer plate has a plastic tab which covers that hole, creating the suction...