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I have a pump just for my irrigation system. It had a pipe sticking above the ground, which got hit by a lawnmower. I had the tp of the pipe fixed, whats next? Do I prime the pump? If so how, it looks like a closed circuit for the sprinklers. Please help!
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I suspect you may have air in the line after the pipe breakage by the lawn mower. The pump likely will need re-primed to remove this air so the pump can work properly again. I'm getting the impression the pump may be inaccessible. If this is the case you may reopen the repaired end of the pipe you fixed and pour as much water as you can into it and replace again and turn the pump on this may get it re-primed enough to start pumping properly again. If you can get at the pump , look for a rounded casing which would hold the impeller or blades which spin to pump the water. When you find this look on top for a removable plug to prime the pump, fill with water and replace. A garden hose would be ideal for this if one is available but a bucket of water will do. It may take a try or 2 but should work for you. Also many newer pumps are self-priming pumps so it may take a few minutes of running time for it to begin working normally again if it didn't start right away after the pipe repair.
I suspect you may have air in the line after the pipe breakage by the lawn mower. The pump likely will need re-primed to remove this air so the pump can work properly again. I'm getting the impression the pump may be inaccessible. If this is the case you may reopen the repaired end of the pipe you fixed and pour as much water as you can into it and replace again and turn the pump on this may get it re-primed enough to start pumping properly again. If you can get at the pump , look for a rounded casing which would hold the impeller or blades which spin to pump the water. When you find this look on top for a removable plug to prime the pump, fill with water and replace. A garden hose would be ideal for this if one is available but a bucket of water will do. It may take a try or 2 but should work for you. Also many newer pumps are self-priming pumps so it may take a few minutes of running time for it to begin working normally again if it didn't start right away after the pipe repair.
What is the best way to clean pool?
Ted
I just bought a house with a pool and learning how to maintain it myself. What is the best device to clean the pool. Suction or robotic?
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Just the old fashion way.... Hooking up a hand brush cleaner on a 18 foot pole that is hooked up by a hose to the skimmer. You do it by hand running the brush cleaner on the pool bottom in rows almost like a walk behind lawn mower (so you don't miss any spots) you do it in consistent rows. Works good (but a little tedious) and you got to do it every few days. Also you need a screen hand skimmer on a 12-15 foot pole that lets you remove bugs and leaves from the water surface.
And make sure your pump is adequate. Meaning if its too old it may not do the job right. Also, if you have a tiny hole in the fixed skimmer piping you won't have adequate suction in the skimmer. Check and make sure there are no leaks in the pipes that lead to the pump. If there are leaks but you can't see the pipes because they are buried you have to dig them up to replace them (If its an in-ground pool). The pump needs to be back washed regularly to remove all the goo that accumulates in the filter. Usually once a week does the trick. Add chlorine daily at approximately the same time of day and check your pH regularly too. The water will get cloudy when your pH is out.
Also, when you first start to maintain the pool there is normal cloudiness that eventually goes away after a few days to a few weeks. This is caused by the initial spike of chlorine and the death of millions of microbes (that you can't see) that have grown in there. Eventually the filter will siphon them out but you got to do back washes almost daily to eliminate them from the pump.
Its a lot of work and its why some people (who have a lot of money) just hire a pool geek to maintain it all season long. Make sure you have pH kit to test the water and also a Chlorine kit to test the levels of chlorine that you are running.
Just the old fashion way.... Hooking up a hand brush cleaner on a 18 foot pole that is hooked up by a hose to the skimmer. You do it by hand running the brush cleaner on the pool bottom in rows almost like a walk behind lawn mower (so you don't miss any spots) you do it in consistent rows. Works good (but a little tedious) and you got to do it every few days. Also you need a screen hand skimmer on a 12-15 foot pole that lets you remove bugs and leaves from the water surface.
And make sure your pump is adequate. Meaning if its too old it may not do the job right. Also, if you have a tiny hole in the fixed skimmer piping you won't have adequate suction in the skimmer. Check and make sure there are no leaks in the pipes that lead to the pump. If there are leaks but you can't see the pipes because they are buried you have to dig them up to replace them (If its an in-ground pool). The pump needs to be back washed regularly to remove all the goo that accumulates in the filter. Usually once a week does the trick. Add chlorine daily at approximately the same time of day and check your pH regularly too. The water will get cloudy when your pH is out.
Also, when you first start to maintain the pool there is normal cloudiness that eventually goes away after a few days to a few weeks. This is caused by the initial spike of chlorine and the death of millions of microbes (that you can't see) that have grown in there. Eventually the filter will siphon them out but you got to do back washes almost daily to eliminate them from the pump.
Its a lot of work and its why some people (who have a lot of money) just hire a pool geek to maintain it all season long. Make sure you have pH kit to test the water and also a Chlorine kit to test the levels of chlorine that you are running.
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