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    Pentair Intellibrite Light 12V

    I am working on the pool lights and got everything else done to finish my pool owner/builder. I have ran the spa and pool light to the Intermatic J Box. I am not sure how to connect them correctly to the J Box and then what I need to do from there. Do I need to run it it a transformer and then...
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    Water Bond

    I am building my own pool and trying to get an electrician to do the work. I grounded the pool lights to the rebar and ran the grounding wire back to the pool equipment. I was told I need a water bond at the skimmer. I don't know how to do that now that the pool has the shotcrete done. Is it...
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    Pool Returns Location

    I am wondering where to run the pool returns? What is ideal? Could the return pipes run under the bottom of the pool and then up the side walls or should the return pipes be ran outside of the pool and into the pool wall? If so, how far down from the top should they come out from the wall? Or...
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    Skimmer and Main Drain

    I was wondering if the main drain is supposed to be attached to the skimmer or can each be isolated and ran back to the pump on their own with their own control valve. I live in a cold climate where it freezes so I was thinking it would be best to have an isolated main drain as well as the...
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    Spa Jets and Returns

    I am wondering with a pool/spa combo operating on one pump if the spa jets are used as returns when the pool is in pool mode? I get that in spa mode jets are used to create the therapy bubbles. Does every pool/spa combo have at least one dedicated return line to the spa when in pool mode or can...