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swimming pool hoses blowing off
I've had a problem the last couple of years with my filter hoses
blowing off and draining gobs of water from my above ground swimming pool. I backwash weekly, have the hoses clamped securely (I can pull back very hard and they don't come off). Last blow off, after I spent 5 hours filling the pool back up, I immediately did a backwash and the filter water was clear. However, in the pool there was some sand a debris that wasn't there prior to the blow off. Its gotten to the point that I only run the skimmer when I can keep an eye on the pool so I don't loose the pump after a hose comes off (about 5 hours a day now) This is becoming impracticle with this year's weather and the algae that creeps in. Does anyone have any ideas on what to try? Thanks, Tim |
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swimming pool hoses blowing off
I have an above ground pool and I have never had this happen. Obviously
check your connections to ensure that they are tight. I know it's silly but check to make sure that your hoses are routed properly in the correct orientation (outflow and inflow corresponding to inlet and outlet from pump.) Good luck. ------------------------------ http://iBuyMinis.Us "Tim McKee" wrote in message m... I've had a problem the last couple of years with my filter hoses blowing off and draining gobs of water from my above ground swimming pool. I backwash weekly, have the hoses clamped securely (I can pull back very hard and they don't come off). Last blow off, after I spent 5 hours filling the pool back up, I immediately did a backwash and the filter water was clear. However, in the pool there was some sand a debris that wasn't there prior to the blow off. Its gotten to the point that I only run the skimmer when I can keep an eye on the pool so I don't loose the pump after a hose comes off (about 5 hours a day now) This is becoming impracticle with this year's weather and the algae that creeps in. Does anyone have any ideas on what to try? Thanks, Tim |
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swimming pool hoses blowing off
Remove the tapered fittings and replace them with barbed ones. tnom, Sounds like good advice. I was wondering, did you have the problem I spoke of or did you plumbing come installed that way? -Tim |
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swimming pool hoses blowing off
"Tim McKee" wrote in message
m... Remove the tapered fittings and replace them with barbed ones. Aquafresh and perhaps other manufacturers now make screw-fit connection couplers, which I used between skimmer and pump this season (replacing clamped friction-fit connectors.) You have to use lots of plumber's teflon tape (6 turns on the threads and total 9 in the right angle beyond the threads, as Sam at the pool store advised: no leaks) but this will be a lot easier to disassemble next winter. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) dphillipson[at]trytel.com |
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