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  1. TheMerk

    Upgrading Pump Motor - New Impeller & Diffuser Too?

    Ah ok, that makes sense. That manual I linked to above shows that the 1.5 HP pumps have the A100FLL motor. Everything I can find about the A100FLL says that it has a 1.1 SF. I think I may just stick with the original impeller and diffuser though, just in case. I’d rather not cause trouble...
  2. TheMerk

    Upgrading Pump Motor - New Impeller & Diffuser Too?

    Current motor’s SF is 1.25:
  3. TheMerk

    Upgrading Pump Motor - New Impeller & Diffuser Too?

    I’m not concerned about labor. I’ve rebuilt other pumps before, and this looks fairly straightforward. I chatted with Inyo. They say that my combination of new motor and existing filter should be ok with the existing impeller and diffuser. Thst said, I had ordered the 1.5 HP impeller and...
  4. TheMerk

    Upgrading Pump Motor - New Impeller & Diffuser Too?

    Should I upgrade the impeller and diffuser if upgrading my 1.0 HP pump‘s motor to a 1.65 HP VSP motor? If the answer is yes, I believe I need to go with a 1.5 HP impeller and diffuser, right? My pump is a Sta-rite MPRA6E-147L. According to this manual, my impeller’s part no. is C105-236PB and...
  5. TheMerk

    Ordered VS, can I trust the retailer?

    I called them and they are playing a recording saying that they're not accepting calls due to COVID-19, and that I should email them. So I emailed them, and got an auto-response that said they are getting crushed with business due to COVID-19, so response and shipping times may be slower than...
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    Ordered VS, can I trust the retailer?

    I did use a CC. So far there’s just the authorization.
  7. TheMerk

    Ordered VS, can I trust the retailer?

    I ordered a VS pump last night. I had spent the last week researching pumps and prices and settled on the Waterway Power Defender 165. Looking around at various retailers, I saw a guy on eBay with good reviews at the low end pricewise, a well respected site that I have ordered from before on...
  8. TheMerk

    Leak, who's cheap and good in Arizona?

    Your pool pad looks eerily similar to my in-law's. Shasta installed that pool in 2007. If it's anything like there's, you can't really shut off the IFC. Based on what I know about their pool, here's what I think your plumbing does:
  9. TheMerk

    Which Cartridge filter to choose: Hayward C7030 (725 SqFt) or Pentair 160332 (525 SqFt)

    My FIL has the Hayward C7030. We cleaned the cartridges this weekend. Taking off the top was not hard and it isn’t heavy at all. It’s made of fiberglass. As far as weight of the cartridges go, they were also not heavy. Instead of 4 super long cartridges that would span the length of the unit...
  10. TheMerk

    Need Hayward Filter Identification

    It was all just safety warnings. Nothing specific to the model.
  11. TheMerk

    Need Hayward Filter Identification

    The Yes, this is what a lot of Google Image Search led me to as well I was striking out when looking in Hayward’s site because I was only looking at the residential filters. Turns out it’s their commercial one. Thanks!
  12. TheMerk

    Need Hayward Filter Identification

    Helping my FIL get the pool at his new house in line. Anyone know the model of this Hayward cartridge filter?
  13. TheMerk

    Broken Threaded Pipe

    Put needle nose pliers in, expand and then twist?
  14. TheMerk

    Mystery pipe and returns

    A future pool cleaner? Like what type of device? Very interesting. I hadn’t thought of trying a snake down the pipe. I might give that a shot and see where it comes out.
  15. TheMerk

    Mystery pipe and returns

    Hi all, Bought the house in 1/2017. First time pool owner, stumbled upon TFP about halfway through last summer, threw out the tabs and I've been following the methodology ever since with great results: Anyway, now that the pool chemistry is in line and I have a routine, I'm taking a look at...
  16. TheMerk

    Filter socks

    I place a small stone in my filter sock to give it a bit more weight. and keep it sucked down.