Hello everyone, first post...great forum. I've only been here for a short while but man....there is a lot of info here! Anyway, here's my question:
We just had our pool installed last week, first one we've ever owned so we didn't really know what to look out for. When the dust settled and the pool was filled, I realized that we didn't have any shutoff valves on the skimmer or the return sides of the pool, only the flexible hoses clamped straight to the fittings on the skimmer and the return. Easy enough fix I suppose....if only I knew what kind of fittings to get. Can anyone offer any advice on what to get or perhaps a better way to do it? What I'm picturing is a couple of ball valves but I've never worked much with PVC before.
We just had our pool installed last week, first one we've ever owned so we didn't really know what to look out for. When the dust settled and the pool was filled, I realized that we didn't have any shutoff valves on the skimmer or the return sides of the pool, only the flexible hoses clamped straight to the fittings on the skimmer and the return. Easy enough fix I suppose....if only I knew what kind of fittings to get. Can anyone offer any advice on what to get or perhaps a better way to do it? What I'm picturing is a couple of ball valves but I've never worked much with PVC before.