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Because the boss on your pump has previous attempted repairs with RTV and possibly some solvent weld product (blue) and because the new fitting's o-ring requires a flat surface to seal properly, I suggest you clean the boss very well. Use a cheap plastic putty spatula so you don't cut into and...

Working pressure specs are pretty low. Do you have a pump or is a convective flow style heating system. If pump, do you know what the running pressure is?

Chemical and temperature resistance are just 2 concerns for pipe selection. Others concerns are strength (pressure rating), longterm bondability (can it stay glued), UV resistance (if outdoors) and general durability. Flexible vinyl tubing fails in almost all those performance areas. Pressure...

FYI Almost all the pool parts that that we think of as made from brass are actually bronze. Bronze is preferred for salt water and acidic environments. There are salt water resistant brasses however most brass plumbing and hardware parts are made of standard free machining brass. On the...

I'm guessing water exiting a pool can be pretty clean and exit without effort but water flowing in a reverse direction from underneath the shell could carry crack plugging particulate. In that sense, cracks can act as check valves.

Hmmm. There's no evidence there is a Multi-port valve. From the newish appearing blue PVC cement, it looks like someone may have "hard plumbed" the piping system just to make it filter and sell the house.

My slip fittings were a loose fit to the wall pipe. I built up their diameter by laying on one or more coats of PVC cement (solvent weld type). I let them dry overnight so there was no chance they would "glue" themselves into the wall pipe. Next day I installed them and they were a nice fit...

Just to make sure everyone is speaking the same "language", the returns are the jets close to the surface of the water that return water to the pool and the drains are typically the large grates at the bottom of the pool that pipe water back to the pumping system.

Sure looks like there are raised letter markings on the top surface of the pots. What do those markings say? Don't agree it's a wafer switch. The reference designations used for those 2 components are VR1 and VR2, indicating they are Variable Resistors, not switches. Agree with ewkearns that...

Google the HPP# and a couple of pricey boards show up for sale on eBay. I really doubt those switches would have been normally replaceable so I think it's going to take some further sleuthing to get replacements. Somewhere on those switches is probably a manufacturer's logo or part number or...

I have the same pump. It's hard for me to tell for sure but that actually looks like less than 2" in your picture. From a weight concern, I don't think it will cause a problem because when it freezes ice is the same weight as liquid water, although I believe ever so slightly less dense...

4lb roasts would be too much for my family's consumption. If you do blends, you'd want to roast each varietal separately. Blends are usually 2 or 3 bean types mixed together but roasted separately, so in the end I'd end up having 3 separate roasts as a minimum to make a couple of pounds of...

Kinda hard to tell from the photos, but is that plastic or metal pipe?

Standard return fitting? Return Fitting You'd probably need to adapt from your 3/4" pipe to a larger size (1" or 1.5" or 2" PVC) because most return fittings are 1.5" or 2", although I saw some online for spas that are meant for 1". Couldn't find anything that direct connects to 3/4" pipe.

What I meant is, i believe Jacks Magic Magenta is a sequestrant which will bind to calcium in your water, but I think by itself, it would have limited effect on scale, which is calcium that is no longer in the water. Jacks Magic Magenta page mentions it is to be used in conjunction with other...

Have you tested your thermistor using an ohmmeter? if it has a smooth response from ambient temp to hot faucet water temp, I'd wonder if the problem might be elsewhere. If it is the thermistor, you could possibly figure out the value needed by replacing it with a 10K pot, installed as a...

A blower is a high volume, low pressure device and is inherently safe to use blowing out pool water lines. A compressor is a low volume, high pressure device and can damage your piping if not set correctly. Your compressor has the potential of showing you where your weakest piping glue joint...

I can't speak specifically about Jack's Magic (Magenta), I think used by itself it would probably be fairly harmless and pretty ineffective, but on the other hand I would urge caution when getting chemical recommendations from pool builders. My personal experience is that pool builders are...

I'd say toast. It's hard to tell from the photos but it looks like there may be some burned up traces on the PWB. You'd have to do some pretty significant cleanup to get to the point of telling if it has any chance of it being salvaged.

The Fiat 500's, the original ones from the '60s that quester macchina compared with his Hillman were made in Italy. The Fiat 500's that you buy today are retro-production cars made to look similar to the original, much like new Beetle's and new Mini's.

You guys are right. I overlooked the depth relationship between the valve and the water. To correct it, I'd put the valve on a float (underside of a piece of styrofoam?) so the inlet to orifice was at a constant short distance regardless of the depth of the mixture. In my mind that's a heck...

It's related to the depth of the water above the orifice (valve) and unfortunately height off the ground doesn't come into play. You could test to see if it's a significant effect using plain water, and count the drops when it's like 1/8 full and then when it's completely full. If it is an...

I have no experience with Underwater Bonding Epoxy, but you could try that kind of material to "glue" the Amazon ring to the drain. Getting a good bond to plastics can be pretty iffy, and I imagine it would be doubly so underwater, but it might be worth a try. YMMV. Google Underwater Bonding...

Be aware that a full can will "push" out more drops per minute than an almost empty can for the same valve setting, so it's better to get a short large diameter can than a tall small diameter can to get consistent drop delivery over time.

Akhil, It would help very much if you could fill out your signature with information on your pool and equipment. Please follow the instructions in the Signature section of this link: http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/115-read-before-you-post The last sentence of the Signature...

Does your cover roll into an underground chamber? If so, does that chamber have a means to drain? Is it connected to the sewer system? Have little animals made a home down there (I had a rat living in my auto cover chamber, and for a while I couldn't figure out why the neighbor's cat would...

As JamesW pointed out, that little tiny, tiny filter and tubing is meant to pass excess air through the filter to prevent a situation under certain conditions, where large amounts of pressurized air could aggressively vent and damage equipment if allowed to stay trapped in your filter. When the...

Excellent work!

I assume that means they adjusted the gray valve at the top left of your first photo. I don't understand how that would have any effect on the waste line. Is it possible the waste line isn't really a waste line, but more of an aerator for your simulated spa jets? The odd cut in the riser...

Actually, i think for the CH test the change point from Red to Blue would be closer to the lower value 115 than the higher value. Your looking for a substantial color change from Red to Blue and maybe a few more drops that ensure it is truly a stable color change that is well mixed, but you...