I was today years old when I learned ...

[superuser]

I'm a relatively new pool owner, downright green by comparison to some of y'all. So as you can imagine, I've been learning a lot and just when I think I know pretty much "everything" I learn something new.

Saturday was one of those days. I learned that if I rotate the jets in the spa, I can control the amount of flow. I also learned that's how you can remove them from the pipe. And, I also learned that if you play with the flow, you can get enough to ensure the water stays moving but prevent it from pulling in air.

 

[ajw22]

There are many different types of spa jets used. Some are adjustable like you discovered yours are. And some that have a fixed flow.

There are no standards to pool and spa builds. When you inherit a pool and spa you have to not be afraid of touching your equipment to learn what you have.

 

[Selenap]

I had a a leaky return line on my pool. I had to drain like a foot of water to fix it. Fixed it and began refilling the pool. It took a week to do this cause I’m on a well and I got a big agp. Now I have a beast of a pump and the water I thought has to be at least to the middle of the skimmer to keep my pump from creating the vortex and losing prime. I was reading a post completely unrelated to my issue and someone was saying something about turning down the outflow of the return for something or other. I thought. Huh. So I went out and turned down my return flow and I was able to start my pump on low without sucking it dry with just an inch of water over the skimmer. I got to restart 2 days early which is a relief as hot and windy as it’s been. Reading random posts can sometimes lead you to great discoveries for your own unique pool.

 

[kimkats]

You can also turn the returns just so to make a "lazy river ride" in your own pool!

 

[superuser]

You can also turn the returns just so to make a "lazy river ride" in your own pool!

We have to do the lazy river the old fashioned way by running around in circles Mine are all I guess 'hydrotherapy' jets? They have little whirlygigs in 'em that spin. Some are two port, some three, at least one is a five.