How do you remove PVC pipe from pool valve?
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Quote from Youtube video: So you want to just slowly heat up the fitting. And you want to just keep going back and forth. And eventually this thing will be warmed up enough so we're going to slide it right off the valve.
How do I disconnect my pool pump?
Unscrew the connectors either by hand or use an adjustable wrench. Turn the connectors counterclockwise and take care to avoid breaking them. You can now safely remove the old pump if all the wires are disconnected and the connectors are loosened.
How do you replace a pool pump house?
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Quote from Youtube video: It's a fairly easy job there's six bolts that hold this one on same thing with the hayward super 2 so you just take off the six bolts.
How do you disconnect a pool filter?
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Quote from Youtube video: We then remove the plug from the old VE filter. We allow all the water to drain from the filter. We then make the needed cuts from the pump to the return lines to remove the old de filter.
How do you loosen PVC pipe fittings?
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Quote from Youtube video: When you found the right one heat it thoroughly for around one minute and put it inside the pipe as such. What this does is it heats up the glue just enough for the pipe to unstick.
How do you loosen threaded PVC fittings?
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Quote from Youtube video: So I take a rag and I wrap a rag around it and give it a little twist. And what the rag does is it keeps your hand from slipping.
Does a pool pump need a disconnect?
A maintenance disconnect is required for shutting off power to pool or spa pumps, filters, and other utilization equipment. The disconnect must be installed within sight of the pool or spa but can be no closer than 5 feet from the pool or spa so that you cannot turn the power on or off while leaning out of the water.
Can I replace my pool pump myself?
A professional electrician will be needed to disconnect the wiring before a pump can be removed. Once a new pump is installed, an electrician will again be necessary to reconnect the wires to the new pump. A do-it-yourself homeowner with basic mechanical aptitude can replace the pool pump in a relatively short time.
How do you remove a motor from an irrigation pump?
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Quote from Youtube video: Now once these bolts come off you're gonna want to use a mallet a screwdriver or even a pry bar to get those two pieces apart.
How do you remove the laterals from a sand filter?
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Quote from Youtube video: I would order four laterals to have on hand when you shut down the filter. And remove the sand to access the laterals. Step 2 remove sand to access the laterals in your filter.
How do you drain a pool pump and filter in the winter?
Turn Off and Winterize Pool Equipment
If needed, partially drain your pool to lower the water level below the skimmer and return lines. Remove all drain plugs to completely drain the equipment, then remove the pool pump, chlorinator and hoses. Bring all equipment indoors for storage over the winter.
How do you plumb a cartridge pool filter?
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Quote from Youtube video: In the filters clearly mark inlet and outlet so this is Inlet from the pump. And that's outlet to pool. I'm going to build this gage. And get this nut off the top.
How do you connect a hose to a pool filter?
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Quote from Youtube video: With the hose clamp kind of loose on there to your skimmer. Just go ahead and push it up there as far as you can take your screwdriver. And go ahead tighten that.
How do you install a pool pump and filter?
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Quote from Youtube video: First step turn off your mains power supply. Now working out which pipe does what on your pump is simple water flows in from the swimming pool through the basket. And onwards to the filter.
How do I hook up my Intex pool pump?
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Quote from Youtube video: It's great ring put over the top and you just tighten it by hand and then there's the small knob in the middle. You want to make sure that this is in tight as well then the pump itself is assembled.
How do you install a pool pump?
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Quote from Youtube video: After cutting the power we will remove electric wiring from the cap end of the motor to access these wires remove the plastic. Cover. Take the conduit elbow from the old pump and install onto the new
How long should my Intex pool pump run?
Run your filter pump for at least 12 hours a day, every day. This will make sure all the water in your pool circulates at least once. In an ideal world of bottomless money vaults, you could run your pool pump 24 hours a day, but 12 hours is a good compromise.
How do you hook up a sand filter pump?
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Quote from Youtube video: It's pretty easy the pretty much all the same this is just the basic filter on your pool. You have like an inlet going from the skimmer. All the way down to the filter.
How tight should pool filter clamp be?
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Quote from Youtube video: So usually you would want to tap it a couple times around the entire circumference. And then hand tighten it again being careful to not go too tight because you're dealing with plastic flange.
How do you install an above ground pool pump?
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Quote from Youtube video: The first thing we're going to do is this is your skimmer. You have a basket inside that skimmer on a week-to-week basis you're going to go in there you're going to pull your basket.
