Polaris Pressure Relief Valve

[Pesh]

How does one know when this has gone bad? or is malfunctioning?

 

[ajw22]

Is water leaking out of the PRV?

Is it cracked or damaged?

 

[Pesh]

Is water leaking out of the PRV?

Is it cracked or damaged?

When I put my hand over it, I do feel a little water flowing. It does not appear to be cracked or damaged, see attached pictures...

 

[ajw22]

A little water flowing from the valve is normal. It is regulating the water pressure.

 

[Pesh]

A little water flowing from the valve is normal. It is regulating the water pressure.

I'm trying to figure out why, all the sudden, i'm not getting good movement from my Polaris 3900. In the wall, I have the 'blue' restricting disc to help increase water pressure. Its been this way for years.

The Polaris is powered by a new Pentair LA01N + new IntelliFlo3 (running at 2500 RPM). All the sudden, the Polaris is just crawling. However, it was operating normally just a few days ago.

 

[ajw22]

Do the wheel RPM test as shown in the Polaris manual.

 

[JamesW]

Is the inline screen clean?

 

[Pesh]

Do the wheel RPM test as shown in the Polaris manual.

The wheels move freely when i spin them manually, but with water flow, its far below RPM test.

Is the inline screen clean?

crystal clear.

 

[Rocket J Squirrel]

Try tightening the PRV so that less water escapes.

Failing that, remove the blue restrictor.

 

[wireform]

Can we see the picture of your new pump and the connections please.