BethyM said:I've got drips going on where the hose hooks up to the pump basket and where the hose connects to the top of the sand filter.... thoughts?? Going to call the installer, fortunately he's a street over doing an install today!! I haven't turned anything on yet!
BethyM said:How do I close the skimmer valve??
How do you stop the water flow if you're trying to empty the pump basket, or any change to the piping, etc? (Do you use the tennis ball trick?) Even with that setup the filter can be closed if you want to damage the pump. :blah:techguy said:If you have one, it would be in the pipe or tubing that comes off the bottom of the skimmer housing that hangs off the side of the pool. This photo shows the skimmer housing on the left and the return fitter on the right. Niether hose has valve. Not all installations include valves. I don't have any valve in my piping. My LPS suggests not having valves as they can burn up pumps if left in the wrong position and your pump timer comes on.
Speedo said:How do you stop the water flow if you're trying to empty the pump basket, or any change to the piping, etc? (Do you use the tennis ball trick?) Even with that setup the filter can be closed if you want to damage the pump.
techguy said:Speedo said:How do you stop the water flow if you're trying to empty the pump basket, or any change to the piping, etc? (Do you use the tennis ball trick?) Even with that setup the filter can be closed if you want to damage the pump.
For me, I just remove the skimmer basket and stick one 4 foot section of the AquaBug hose (with the adapter cone) into the outlet of the skimmer. Now all I have is the water in the suction line hose to deal with and I just let the gallon or two flow on the ground. Any standard vacuum hose that plugs into the skimmer outlet would do the same thing. if the hose is in the water, it could start a siphon, that's why I use one section of hose. It flops over some but cannot start a siphon.
With the hose hanging out of the skimmer like a floppy soccer corner flag, it's easy to know it's there. When I remove the hose, most of the hose fills up and then I need to let the air out of the pump basket. I just open the lid slightly and "burp" out the air and a little water. If the pump basket is 80% water and 20% air, I can skip the burping, it won't lose suction. I have turned on the pump with the hose in the skimmer but you know very quickly (by noise) that the pump is dry.
I got this method from the owner at the LPS where I bought the pool. I have used it for 7 years with few hassles. I have never really ever considered going to PVC as I can move the hoses around to meet my needs in a few seconds/minutes. I have replaced my hoses a couple time in those years and I keep one spare.
BethyM said:How do you deal with the water at the return hole? Won't it drain out down to the level of the hole? Would be nice to find a way to deal with this without losing piles of the water I just put in there!!
Speedo said:Definitely leave the cover on when not in use, the wind will suck the heat right out of your pool!
as supertune said, get a plug for the return, they should have given you one. You can buy them at the pool store for a couple bucks. Much easier than messing with hoses, you screw it in and it's done. (after unscrewing the eyeball)
EDIT: I would run the pump 24/7 at least until the CYA has completely dissolved. I run mine 24/7 on low. Rarely on high unless cleaning.
I would return the polyquat and the ph down for now. By the way, you can buy cya at hardware stores and walmart etc., muriatic acid can be bought at home improvement stores and hardware stores.BethyM said:Speedo said:Might take water and let them "Test" it. first sock of cya dissolved, need to put other half in. The container was only 4 pounds so I'm pretty sure I don't have enough. Another side effect of the bigger pool. I did find out they will exchange my Cal hypo "shock" for liquid! Wondering what else I should offer to exchange.... not sure I need the algeacide though it is polyquat. Maybe I can swap it for more cya. Oh, and the ph down isn't muriatic.... I can't remember what it is. I don't need to lower pH right now but not sure about that product.