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I would try reticulation shop or farm supplies perhaps. Yes that's it

Not sure about Lowes. The fitting you want we call a 2 inch hose tail. Here they are made from Poly but could be PVC. POLY BSP TAIL

Best guess is given its age it is/was a hydrostatic valve. When I started in the industry we fitted them often and often capped them off to prevent leaking pools. I would guess this is what you may have.

This is because the blower is connected to the venturi pipe on the jet. The pump runs and isn't pulling enough vacuum to clear the water from the venturi pipe, the blower is turned on and pushes the water clear of venturi pipe as long as venturi pipe remains clear the pump will now jet properly.

How old is the pump?

Re: Dirty water in return jets Is this a new installation? When did the issue start? Can we get photos of the equipment set up? Does this happen all the time or only under some settings? If you started up in backwash and then rinse then went to Filter does this still happen? Have you got...

It is possible to change blower air output. Its just not normal. Simplest way for domestic would be to fit 3 way valve to the discharge of the blower then position the valve to vent some air off to atmosphere. Air acts different to water, however for the exercise think of it like water...

Please check something for me... Previously I had a pool...a bit bigger than yours, behaving similar and the council was blaming the filter and about to invest a few hundred thousand in some new plant. I went to site and had a look about and found a minor leak on the suction side of the...

Check something for me... Turn pump on wait an hour or so water starts to look hazy/cloudy Turn pump off wait a few minuets and the water looks clear Is that correct?

See should be in the lounge room... One thing, and it is a personal bug bear of mine. I never set up booster pumps like this. Domestically I know its common. Do yourself and your family a favour and put a timer on them to run for about 20 minutes every day it prevents building dead water in...

Sorry I think metric 15 psi is equivalent to 103 kPa or 10 metres About 30 feet. The filter internals are probably good for 20 kPa, and the loss through the MPV assuming it is standard about 20 kPa, result is 4 metres or about 12 feet. or 5.2 psi. The flow rate is way too high for the filter...

The lounge room was taken up with TV and stuff and when I tried installing in there the house owner got upset :o...after all the equipment is the most important thing in the installation. The other aspect is usually power is easier to get to the side of the house. This is a much simpler...

Oh we have them here. 1/3 hp and so on. Assumed the same applied sorry

Not sure about prices in USA could consider buying a small single speed pump to run 24 hours a day and a larger pump to run when pool in use. May find this as cost effective.

Yes or no...Too much depends. I can calculate the velocity and see if it fits in the pipe. But this is just maths. In this case there are site factors that will influence the outcome. How long is the suction line? Has it been installed well and properly or has it been thrown in with no...

Why are the set on VSD thinking? I sell VSD in other applications and do so to save energy. The VSD I sell have power factor correction built in and we can often achieve 20% or more power use reduction simply by installing them. The domestic pool pump VSD is not this. Its not even close to...

Just get the timer its fine. I am not sure where the 1/3 current rating came from. I can imagine it may apply to standard time clocks from the hardware. The time clock with link posted reads as suitable to pool pumps, and reads as $37.00 as I see it. Assume a two year life from it and I...

Going too fast is fine. The energy picked up is the same just less per pass. Declaration: I design fiberglass lay ups for filters to British Standard 4994 Act Shirley I strong dislike this set up. It may be standard practice in the States but it places too much backpressure on the filter...

Quick and dirty. Take gauge reading. Get out pump manufacturers pump curve. Plot pressure on curve draw a line across, where the pressure meets the pump model curve drop line straight down to bottom. Gives a flow rate.

Sorry working metric 2 by 9' plus a bit call it 23' this is 7 metres =70 kPa 13.5 psi is 93 kPa 93 + 70 kPa = 163 kPa 163 kPa = 23.6 PSI Pressure drop is probably from friction for the balance Assuming my conversions are in the correct ball park and domestic gear is within normal tolerances I...

Astral is a Spanish based manufacturer. The numbers I posted will work with their equipment. Do watch for the tendency to give you pressure gauges in some other measurement than your normal for your area. here they often try and give us bar when we measure kPa.

Working on 90,000 litres for a backyard pool. Assuming money isn't the main issue. Flow rate minimum 375 litres per minute @ 10 metres Filter size (using sand) one of 0.9375 m2 (ideal) 0.625 m2 (middle of the road) 0.535 m2 (budget) HTH

Is the dog hair from your dog swimming in the pool or from previous? Keep chlorine up, if not clear yet then look at increasing chlorine even more than usual. I have previously seen a situation where there was a dead dog in the pool causing no end of chlorine demand.

Best guess is the jet pump isn't primed. Depends on the set up. If there is a H & L Pot assuming there is a valve in front to isolate and the pump is below spa level, open the lid a bit and see if water comes out. Once it does close vavle, tighten lid back up, open valve and see if this is...

I think this is the pump working as hard as it can and simply 'sucking' more than the pipe can deliver. Proof is easy enough. Place a piece of brick in the hair and lint pot. This displaces some water and I think you will find the 'air' vanishes.

Its very likely the capacitor that is preventing the pump starting. On first start up the capacitor builds up a charge before sending it to the start windings which commences the rotor to spin. The fact it started after a few tries is strongly suggesting the capacitor is the fault.

Has this pool been yours since new or did you recently move into the house with this pool? Has it always been a problem to clear?

No its not lack of TiO2. All you need to do is put the pipe outside the shed, facing north, and bend down into the concrete. As long as the shed is painted white and the concrete is underneath it, it will do it. I will get some photos when I am back in the office next. I couldn't believe it...

This is one of two things: -a dodgy thermistor in the pump -Pump winding at the end of its life In either event its a cost/life trade off as to what to do. Looking at the prices I can see online a single speed pump looks like the most expensive 1 hp would be something like $700. At $700 its...

I think its time to say good bye. Pool pumps are generally built to a price point. Expectation is they will last no more than 10 years. Tripping panel breaker is probably a short in the motor, could be a whole raft of other stuff...but at 9 years old I wouldn't bother fixing it.