Recent content by SteveK

Any update on this water incursion issue? My neighbor called me last week to look at her pump (same pump as the OP) that I installed for her 4+ years ago (now out of warranty). Top cover for the electric connections was corroded and the paint bubbled off. Opened the cover and very wet...

Good to know. :) There's some good advice above by Newdude, ajw22, and Richard320. The key is having surface FLOW that encourages debris towards/into the skimmer. Another example and contrast to illustrate this point -- I have a 20x40 rectangle with slightly cut corners where my skimmers (2)...

OP - saying that your pool is 16x30 hardly gives enough info. What is pool shape/depth? Main drain? # of returns? No one can say their pool is 'similar' to yours based on one attribute. Example -- a 16x30 free-form will have LOTS less surface area to skim than a 16x30 rectangular pool, but have...

Tell your wife to relax. What she should really be stressed out about is the extra electric usage and cost that will be incurred by using that single speed pump.:( For reference, 8 seasons ago, I replaced a 2HP single speed pump with a VS 3HP pump. I do not have a heater, but I do have a SWC...

Yep -- that's the bottom-line. 1" right out of the wall is the problem. That white ring in the photo won't budge....it looks like it was glued in-place.

Thank you for the suggestion. I checked the link you provided -- at least Jandy's site says 'uses a longer niche conduit'. SR Smith does not say that. Just says 'uses standard 1.5" wall fitting'. A wall fitting is just that -- a wall fitting. Their lights need a standard 1.5" wall fitting AND...

Are you using 3 micro LEDs from SR Smith or some other brand/model? How happy are you with their brightness? LED pool lights don't show how many lumens they put out...but seeing photos online of the micro LEDs, I am not too impressed by the light output. BTW, I have 3 light fittings in pool...

Late last summer my 22-season old Fiberstars illuminator (FS-4) died. After 22 seasons, it didn't owe us anything. So the plan was to replace the whole fiber system with LED lighting. Lots of positive comments here and elsewhere about the SR Smith Treo lighting system as a perfect/direct...

Getting ready to close down the pool for the season. My spa seat has four SP1434 hydro spa jets. Three came out without a problem, but the 4th is jammed solid. The 4 tabs/ears on the retainer ring have broken off. I've tried using needle-nose pliers into the small holes in the retainer...

I am not 100% certain, but I believe the current 'Jacuzzi brand' pumps are not the same Jacuzzi pumps from several years ago. The Jacuzzi brand was sold off to another company around 2005. I would not be surprised if today's pumps are of lower quality. The original Jacuzzi Brothers products...

I couldn't open the link in BostonSkimmer's previous posting. Here is a page from an electrical supplier showing several of the connectors : http://www.elecdirect.com/catalog/a6e77b09-b40a-4072-b284-58d0e60cfa85.aspx You want a split-bolt that can handle 3 wires of sufficient gauge (your wire...

Why not get a split-bolt connector and a foot or two of the same gauge (thickness) bare copper wire at your local hardware store (or Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, etc) and do a pig tail to the motor connector? A lot cleaner, meets code, and you don't have to worry about the wire falling off this...

Yes, assuming 'one is farther' by more than a foot or two. If the skimmers are plumbed on separate 'home runs' back to your equipment pad, you can adjust the valves so that the flow is somewhat reduced on the closest skimmer so that its to equal the wide-open farthest skimmer.