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    Pump Anomaly

    Had an odd experience recently with a replacement pump, if anyone could shed light on why the following occurs I would be grateful. My 10 yr old Viron P320 pump started making whining noises, the last time it did this 3yr ago cost me $450 to get it serviced where they replace the bearings and...
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    Hayward Heat Pump Bypass Valve

    I recently got a hayward 9kw heat pump and I plumbed it up myself with my father overseeing, was a fun day. In the manual it mentioned that you should install a bypass valve between the inlet and outlet and adjust the water flow (so bypassing water away from the inlet and directly into the...
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    VS Pump Flow Issue

    Hi All I have a Viron P320 VS pump and Viron EQ SWG on a small 18000 litre pool. A year ago I redid the suction line from 40mm to 50mm (rest is all 40mm) and installed a Flow Vis check valve (measures flow also) on the discharge line going into 25 inch sand filter (in 50mm pipe). I used the...
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    Waterfall

    Hi My pool came with a blade waterfall feature that sits on the long edge of the pool and pours water onto a an area of the pool that has a bench in the fibreglass shell for people to sit. It all sounded great and the demo pool it was used on looked good in the display but it has turned out to...
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    Sand Filter Leak

    Hi All My sand filter has developed a slow seeping leak when the pump runs from the insert unit that the barrel union threads onto. The leaking fitting is on the pool return outlet of the multiport, the filter is a Davey Crystal Clear 25 inch. I have disconnected the barrel union and then...
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    Pool Replumb

    Hi All I have owned my pool for nearly 2 years (first one) and I am planning to re-do some of the plumbing to add a dedicated vac and also installing automation in the form of the Viron Connect 10 system. As I have to remove all my pool equipment and take up the paving from under the pump...
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    New Pool Setup Help

    Hi, after some delay my new pool has finally been installed but I need some advice on equipment selection and setup. My pool is a small one only a 3m x 5m 15000L one loacted in Perth Western Australia so a temperate climate. Its a chlorine pool with an auto dosing unit including acid as well...