I have a 4 year old in-ground pool that had a leak in the in-floor pop up system. 1 zone was plugged to prevent the leak, and it has worked. The leak detector company re-plumbed the gearbox for the pop-ups, and now instead of 5 good zones, we have 2 mediocre (large) zones.
Anyhow, I share that because when they put the thing back together (all fittings were removed to 'plug' outlets and inlets to isolate the leak) the therapy jets do not work. There are 2 main return lines for the jets, and 1 has 2 jets, the other has 2 and a regular return nozzle. When the 'air intake' is opened on the deck, it blows water instead of sucking in air.
I asked them to figure out what they did, and they could not, their cure was to leave the jets out of the pool. I have put them back in, but they still do the same thing. I asked about 'priming' it, and that was left with a shrug.
I have inspected the jets, and they don't seem to have any moving parts, but since both separate lines, and 4 different jets all started doing this at the same time, I am perplexed. There appears to be the same amount of pressure coming in on the return lines as before the leak repair.
Lastly, hopefully unrelated. I want to put a PVC tee for overflow control in the relief pipe that comes up out of the ground. I was told by the builder this line is tied to the 2 main drains (probably 1, just 2 openings) as a 3rd spot for relief. But, there are 2 pipes that are about 4-6" above the pool deck level. 1 is capped with a plug, the other has a vented tee with 'screens' on it. I suspect I can install a tee at the maximum water level I want, and pipe it away from the pool and down, into rocks. I would like to hear - yeah that's right from someone. But, what is the other pipe with the solid plug?
I can't remember what I have in the signature, so: 17,200 gal in ground, 17X27 rectangle, solar heat, 1-1/2HP pump, cartridge filter, Zodiac Salt Chlorinator, in-floor pop-ups.
Thanks.
Anyhow, I share that because when they put the thing back together (all fittings were removed to 'plug' outlets and inlets to isolate the leak) the therapy jets do not work. There are 2 main return lines for the jets, and 1 has 2 jets, the other has 2 and a regular return nozzle. When the 'air intake' is opened on the deck, it blows water instead of sucking in air.
I asked them to figure out what they did, and they could not, their cure was to leave the jets out of the pool. I have put them back in, but they still do the same thing. I asked about 'priming' it, and that was left with a shrug.
I have inspected the jets, and they don't seem to have any moving parts, but since both separate lines, and 4 different jets all started doing this at the same time, I am perplexed. There appears to be the same amount of pressure coming in on the return lines as before the leak repair.
Lastly, hopefully unrelated. I want to put a PVC tee for overflow control in the relief pipe that comes up out of the ground. I was told by the builder this line is tied to the 2 main drains (probably 1, just 2 openings) as a 3rd spot for relief. But, there are 2 pipes that are about 4-6" above the pool deck level. 1 is capped with a plug, the other has a vented tee with 'screens' on it. I suspect I can install a tee at the maximum water level I want, and pipe it away from the pool and down, into rocks. I would like to hear - yeah that's right from someone. But, what is the other pipe with the solid plug?
I can't remember what I have in the signature, so: 17,200 gal in ground, 17X27 rectangle, solar heat, 1-1/2HP pump, cartridge filter, Zodiac Salt Chlorinator, in-floor pop-ups.
Thanks.