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Don't blame Hayward if your dealer is a jerk. Removing the pump would not normally void a warranty, although some dealers will stick you any way they can. Unless you took the pump apart & changed something, the mfg. isn't going to care.

It looks like a "stupid man's" swim jet system - the stupid man being the builder, not the consumer. The grates at the bottom look like they may originally have been the suction for a pump, the two underwater pipes being the returns, and the deck pipes are the venturi. Perhaps/hopefully it was...

But if you take them off your pool equipment, you can wear them as a bracelet and it will improve you health, too.

The main spring in the multiport may be weak. How old are valve & filter?

My guess is that what you're seeing is the normal behavior from reducing your flow by 1/3 or 1/2. Suction leaks would be worse at high speed as they would be under greater vacuum. If the strainer basket is full of water at 120gpm, it may not stay completely full at 80 - 60 gpm.

Re: "normal" pipe install Not really "normal", but may have been done to protect the pipes from being hit while digging... They aren't necessary, assuming you're not going to be doing excavation in the area for sprinklers, etc.

I didn't see how old your cartridges are, but a simple test... Remove the cartridges from the filter, reassemble & restart sans cartridges. This won't cause any damage to anything. If the pressure drops to normal or below, then the cartridges aren't coming clean & may need replaced. If the...

yes, you would normally see "lines" of sand accumulating directly under the return jets, with sand in other areas as well. If you have an automatic pool cleaner, turn it off for a couple of days, backwash the filter & watch the floor for 48 hours. If something's broken inside, you'll see very...

Re: Any experiences with Waterco SupaTuf or Speck 2 speed pu Agree... I don't have personal experience with either of them, but discussions with people who have indicate that Speck is definitely the way to go. btw, most mfgrs offer only a 1 year warranty if you're only purchasing one piece of...

To identify which Polaris you have, you can use photos on their website, or take your cleaner to a local pool store for ID. The 360 is a pressure cleaner, but cannot be used with a booster pump. It shares water with the pool returns and often suffers from a lack of pressure unless you manually...

Depending on how your system is installed, you may be able to enable the "flow monitor" in the configuration menu to accomplish this. It will shut the pump down after registering no flow on the flow switch (if installed) after 15 minutes.

Correct, nothing would blow up, but the whole point of the VSP would be negated due to the huge increase in head loss you mention. Since the pumps can only push as much water as they can pull, the suction plumbing limits the entire circulation system. The filter is the 2nd limitation to...

But I'm sure that you'd agree that under normal circumstances, a 3hp pump on 1.5" plumbing would be a poor decision. Yes, you can dial your VSP way down, but he's already got a 2 speed pump, 2 speed timeclock and his low speed will give him pretty much the same energy savings that you have, he...

Timing is everything... :whoot:

While it's rare, some folks like the 2 speed waterfall pump so they can have a gentle trickle, or the larger gushing falls - your decision. The Tristar pump is one of the more efficient pumps on the residential market, so no prob there. The (Pentair) Challenger is an older design, but still...

You should not install anything larger than 1.5hp. Your S244T filter has a design flow rate of @65 gpm. The 1.5" plumbing won't move water faster than that without really increasing your electric bill. The pump model you list will be a very good fit for your existing installation, but going...

A tribute to the translucence of water. I've run service calls before for a customer who was out of town & had his neighbor watching the pool - emergency call due to dry run when it was actually operating perfectly. Perhaps it's good that most pumps have a few air bubbles or this would be a...

Any leak should be fixed as soon as possible. Since we don't know for sure where the leak is, it's hard to judge how important this one is, or if it's causing damage. If you can describe the source of the leak more precisely, we might be able to give you better guidance. If the water is...

I generally try to position the jets so that a very small disturbance is visible on the surface, but most of the jet is underwater. The more surface motion you have, the more of the jet that is being "wasted" & not circulating the water as effectively. I prefer to have a small disturbance just...

That's a LOT of equipment for your small spa/pool. I see you have a cleaner pump - what kind of cleaner is installed? It's hard to tell for sure as the picture of the pool doesn't show much detail, but you're probably stuck with the results you currently have. I see two pumps, but can't tell...

The cartridge filter, whichever brand you choose, should work fine on your pool. The difference in filtration quality will not be noticeable. The main trade-off is in maintenance. Backwashing is easier than taking the cart. filter apart for cleaning, but DE will cost you more long term with...

The HP x SF = Total HP. Fullrate pumps have a high SF, whereas Uprate pumps have a low SF. It's terribly confusing & originated as a marketing device 30+ years ago, but we still have to live with it. The Uprate 2hp will move slightly less water than a Fullrate 2hp, but not a noticeable...

Be cautious on the auto-fill... Many of these, and the most common ones, are simply toilet-tank type valves that get installed in container in the deck. Often, even a small amount of ground movement binds the float against the wall & renders the autofill useless. I don't know brand names...

Opinions...yes, I have two of them - my wife & my daughter. I think I used to have one of my own...can't quite remember. :?

Understand, but solar is only a factor for a few months each year. In the dead of winter, he's likely draining the solar and in summer he may not use it, in which case low speed circulation will be most efficient. High speed will still be available for the months when he does use solar. In...

The ability to relive air from the filter should have little or no effect on the pump priming. The tee that Richard shows above would work well. The pressure gauge can be replaced with a sealed/oil filled gauge which is a little more expensive, but will last many years longer. Hayward makes a...

Hayward also makes the Ecostar, a very good variable speed pump (VSP) which in this thread http://www.troublefreepool.com/viron-p300-pump-versus-intelliflo-epump-t27911.html showed it to be a little more efficient than some others on the market. I know Intelliflow has been out longer, but the...

As a good Texas fellow, I can't imagine why you'd opt for that fancy electrical tape, instead of gool ol' duct tape! But don't use the Camo color, since you might not be able to find the pipe again in spring. :lol:

For the life of me, I'll never understand why some builders insist on making the equipment maintenance areas so hard to access... :rant:. Yours isn't as bad as some I've seen, but if they turned the equipment around so it faced away from the wall, it's so much easier. The actuators come out of...

It depends on how your pool is plumbed. Although it's not indicated in your signature, it sounds like you have an automation system (Compool?) that switches the valves from POOL mode to SPA mode? Typically, when in POOL mode, 100% of your water is drawn from the pool, then most returns to the...