Good morning,
We have a 18x36 in ground pool that is approx 4 feet lower grade than the pool pump and heat pump. We manually turn the pump on and off each day, but are considering more trips away this summer and therefore are considering a timer. When we switch off the pump manually, we also turn the handles that close off the water flow from the pool to the pump. This keeps the pump primed. If we were to use a timer, the handles would stay in the open position. My worry is that the water will not stay (due to gravity pulling the water back into the pool, which has happened in the past), the pump will drain, and will not be primed when the timer switches the pump back on. Is my concern valid? If so, does anyone have any suggestions? One option is to move the pump closer to the pool level, but that requires construction and $$
Thanks,
Rebecca
We have a 18x36 in ground pool that is approx 4 feet lower grade than the pool pump and heat pump. We manually turn the pump on and off each day, but are considering more trips away this summer and therefore are considering a timer. When we switch off the pump manually, we also turn the handles that close off the water flow from the pool to the pump. This keeps the pump primed. If we were to use a timer, the handles would stay in the open position. My worry is that the water will not stay (due to gravity pulling the water back into the pool, which has happened in the past), the pump will drain, and will not be primed when the timer switches the pump back on. Is my concern valid? If so, does anyone have any suggestions? One option is to move the pump closer to the pool level, but that requires construction and $$
Thanks,
Rebecca