Hello,
We moved into our house about a year ago. House was built in 84, in ground gunite pool was built around that same time. We didn't catch it during inspection, but most of the pool supply lines (jets into pool) are not working. Only 1 out of the 5 are working. All the spa jets work.
The non-working jets are all along one side of the pool. I have done a test by blowing air into the those jets, and bubbles come out the others on that side. So, I know they are all connected to each other. But they appear to not be connected to the supply, somehow. I've used a hose end bladder to try to remove a blockage, to no avail (bladder just blows out). I've also fed a plumbing snake 'south' from the last non-working jet towards the equipment. It runs about 8 feet and then stops. There is concrete decking around the pool...!
My question is really about construction, although any thoughts or advice would be most welcome. Is there likely a "Y" that splits the supply line to each side of the pool? Or would it make one run around the pool? Here's a crude diagram. The asterisks are the non-working jets. The X is the one jet that IS working. I have found the supply line that goes towards that jet.
/---*-------*--\
| .........................|
| .........................|
|--\.....................|
|......\.................*|
|.spa.|..................|
|......./..................|
| --/....................|
|..........................|
|X........................|
|.........................*|
|..........................|
\--------------/
| Pool Equip |
Would the supply run all the way around the pool? I expected it to be split just above the pool equip, with one line going left and the other going right, but I find only one line when I dig (so far). Does this make sense?
Any thoughts would be most appreciated!
--Bill
We moved into our house about a year ago. House was built in 84, in ground gunite pool was built around that same time. We didn't catch it during inspection, but most of the pool supply lines (jets into pool) are not working. Only 1 out of the 5 are working. All the spa jets work.
The non-working jets are all along one side of the pool. I have done a test by blowing air into the those jets, and bubbles come out the others on that side. So, I know they are all connected to each other. But they appear to not be connected to the supply, somehow. I've used a hose end bladder to try to remove a blockage, to no avail (bladder just blows out). I've also fed a plumbing snake 'south' from the last non-working jet towards the equipment. It runs about 8 feet and then stops. There is concrete decking around the pool...!
My question is really about construction, although any thoughts or advice would be most welcome. Is there likely a "Y" that splits the supply line to each side of the pool? Or would it make one run around the pool? Here's a crude diagram. The asterisks are the non-working jets. The X is the one jet that IS working. I have found the supply line that goes towards that jet.
/---*-------*--\
| .........................|
| .........................|
|--\.....................|
|......\.................*|
|.spa.|..................|
|......./..................|
| --/....................|
|..........................|
|X........................|
|.........................*|
|..........................|
\--------------/
| Pool Equip |
Would the supply run all the way around the pool? I expected it to be split just above the pool equip, with one line going left and the other going right, but I find only one line when I dig (so far). Does this make sense?
Any thoughts would be most appreciated!
--Bill