phipsi1237 said:I thought I found them earlier for $24-$26 retail. Still a little pricey though. My understanding is that they automatically open more or less depending on the pump setting. Would this really make anything more efficient? Or would the restriction actually make the system less efficient.
I'm interested because my returns seem to be the puniest, cheapest returns available. They're a pain in the rear to adjust. They're recessed as well.
When I had my new equipment installed, the installer said I could replace them with better ones, but to get the same size. He said those returns were sized for the system taking into account head loss, etc.
The actual portion of the return that adjusts is made out of flexible silicone so I believe that they put the bare minimum amount of pressure needed to just increase the pressure as if were under normal pressure and a standard return.jblizzle said:These are interesting. I see the same prices phipsi1237 listed, although that was only for white, I did not see other color options (I would want grey).
These do not move more water as Mark stated, the smaller orifice will just increase the velocity of the water. In fact, if there is any increase in head loss (which there must be ... although very small), that would actually reduce the flow rate. The tighter column of water with increased velocity will penetrate further into the pool and thus should help circulation.
have you seen the inner ball for sale?ctxbound said:They do indeed just sell the inner eyeball and the complete return msrp is said to be 25 bucks. So looks like some price gouging going on by some retailers.
Cajun said:have you seen the inner ball for sale?ctxbound said:They do indeed just sell the inner eyeball and the complete return msrp is said to be 25 bucks. So looks like some price gouging going on by some retailers.
I have only seen complete kits and white only online.
In goggling the part numbers for the black units I am only seeing links for distributors to buy not consumers.
jblizzle said:All my outlets are the flush setup I think ... so all I would actually need is the internals ... since there would be no way to make use of the outer part.
I also wonder if I would just screw the threaded design into my flush outlets ... I am not sure how the threads compare ... although I prefer the flush look.
@ ctxbound ... where have you seen the parts listed separately? I imagine I should be able to reuse my retaining rings, so I would just need the balls.
jblizzle said:Ah ... sorry. Missed the very first part number and your comment about price ... or did you edit that in?
Are those ($17 vs $22) your wholesale prices or prices you found somewhere on the net?