I am a total amateur. My husband is even less technically inclined than I am and is currently into lawnmower repairs anyway. I feel like we are in over our heads. I did get the replacement part. The labor aspect is overwhelming. I’ll try to break it down and give it a DIY try anyway if there is a chance someone can direct me from here. I prob don’t have the right tools or supplies. If the remedy is cheap and easy enough I would be proud of myself for pulling it together, but there are only 24 hours in a day. I’m considering just calling a plumber. I’m just gonna post the whole setup to illustrate the additional problematic observations after running on recirculate all night.
1. Line goes to a weather proof swimming pool transformer.
2. Line goes to another breaker box or junction box of some sort.
3. Line goes to an outlet? Patched through I guess and then to the pump. Outlet doesn’t work either.
4. Three areas of water collection from a leak, each marked with a 4.
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5. Leaks that I hope are just from the plumbing above the filter basket contraption. I don’t know what it’s called. Emailed Hayward asking for a pdf of the
manual. No response yet.
6. Did not see or feel any water collection on this whole area of piping in view here. Pretty sure left side is skimmers.
7. Pretty sure right side is for main drain. I’ve tinkered with them and it appears to be so based on pool suction after turning the valves. Handle
is broken and is a total pain to turn.
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8. The joints or unions that are marked are leaking or collecting water from a leak above.
9. This area just looks a little damp and dirty on the bottom side of where the white meets the brown.
10. This is a pipe that runs the waste to French drains somehow. I DO NOT want this on there anymore. I’d much rather connect a hose and route it away farther.
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11. These are the visible portions of the French drains. One up top, one below. Dumb and dumber.
12. This is where that bottom drain pours out onto the concrete in front of our sunroom.
13. This is the other side of the pool with a drain in the grass waaaaayyyy down there. I ran the backwash and my attention was on the sight glass, right, so when I look away I see all of this disgusting water headed straight for the pool. I’m just furious.
What a mess! I'm starting to think the previous owners were just like whatever, cover it up and turn it off, not my pool anymore, not my problem and everything busted over the winter. Or maybe it is all just really old. Driving me crazy and my kids just don't get it. They want instant party pool. Yeah right.
