If the pump current return to the pool was at 12:00, I need it to face 9:00 will it turn to that position without a great deal of work?
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It can be done, but you would have to mount the pump on its side. Putting a PVC elbow on the return would be better, unless that's not feasible.
632735
It will move in the direction of the hose; mine generally moves in a gentle arc until it either gets close to the reach of the hose length (I have a traditional 36 ft rectangular pool and it will barely reach the far side of the shallow end) or it gets close to the surface while climbing vertically up the side at which point the weight of the hose will turn it in a new direction. After a couple of hours I'll go out with the brush pole and steer it toward those segments it missed, which is just like manually vacuuming except it takes a fraction of the time that manually doing the entire pool would take. Hope this helps.
1043806
Not sure . This would be a question for the manufacturer of the part or a pool technician.
371468
This device turns the same direction three full times per hour. Reversing back and forth will not help the pool cleaner out of a jam. Imagine having your arm twisted back and forth. You will not get flipped over until your arm is completely twisted all the way in one direction...kind of a strange way to put it, I know. Regardless, I have been using pool cleaners for twenty years full of frustration with the cleaners getting jammed up in corners, steps, and the like. This Twister is like a miracle! I have absolutely no problem recommending this. By the way, I am a mechanical engineer and I wish I had come up with the idea myself! This device turns the same direction three full times per hour. Reversing back and forth will not help the pool cleaner out of a jam. Imagine having your arm twisted back and forth. You will not get flipped over until your arm is completely twisted all the way in one direction...kind of a strange way to put it, I know. Regardless, I have been using pool cleaners for twenty years full of frustration with the cleaners getting jammed up in corners, steps, and the like. This Twister is like a miracle! I have absolutely no problem recommending this. By the way, I am a mechanical engineer and I... » Read More This device turns the same direction three full times per hour. Reversing back and forth will not help the pool cleaner out of a jam. Imagine having your arm twisted back and forth. You will not get flipped over until your arm is completely twisted all the way in one direction...kind of a strange way to put it, I know. Regardless, I have been using pool cleaners for twenty years full of frustration with the cleaners getting jammed up in corners, steps, and the like. This Twister is like a miracle! I have absolutely no problem recommending this. By the way, I am a mechanical engineer and I wish I had come up with the idea myself! « Show Less
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The previous answers are all correct. The pump would require a bypass on the volute chamber or voluth if you prefer. Another possible shut of would be a pressure sensor that would release a motor contact set and there is not anything resembling these two things on this pump. However, if you need the pressure to not exceed a set point any one of these two options could be added to the pump. NOTE: all Polaris system use a pressure relief device located at the connection at the pool side. This is where the hose connects from the outlet to the Polaris unit. If the pressure gets to high it blows a disk off and the back pressure is released. The previous answers are all correct. The pump would require a bypass on the volute chamber or voluth if you prefer. Another possible shut of would be a pressure sensor that would release a motor contact set and there is not anything resembling these two things on this pump. However, if you need the pressure to not exceed a set point any one of these two options could be added to the pump. NOTE: all Polaris system use a pressure relief device located at the connection at the pool side. This is where the hose connects from the outlet to the Polaris unit. If the pressure gets to high it blows... » Read More The previous answers are all correct. The pump would require a bypass on the volute chamber or voluth if you prefer. Another possible shut of would be a pressure sensor that would release a motor contact set and there is not anything resembling these two things on this pump. However, if you need the pressure to not exceed a set point any one of these two options could be added to the pump. NOTE: all Polaris system use a pressure relief device located at the connection at the pool side. This is where the hose connects from the outlet to the Polaris unit. If the pressure gets to high it blows a disk off and the back pressure is released. « Show Less
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It's not difficult as a replacement for a failed pump if you have basic DIY skills. You need to turn off the breaker to the pool equipment to disconnect and reconnect the wiring. The only other connection is the input and output hoses to the pump itself. That proved to be a bit of a challenge when I did it in cold weather because the hose tends to be less flexible in the cold. New hose and connectors are provided with the pump. The pump timer(s) will need to be reset when you turn the power back on. I did this job in just over 30 minutes.
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I actually had this happen. Must be sure that the cover has no holes and only the more expensive covers last more than a few years in my experience, regardless of the warranty, and the covers become very porous. It should not take more than a few hours to pump any reasonable amount of water on the cover and if you think the pool is being drained you are probably right. Look carefully at the water level when you first put on the cover. I drain the pool to a specific height so have some measure. Another note of interest is that unplugging the pump will not help either if you have a lousy cover. Once the water starts flowing through the hose it acts like an artisan well to drain the pool by gravity. I actually had this happen. Must be sure that the cover has no holes and only the more expensive covers last more than a few years in my experience, regardless of the warranty, and the covers become very porous. It should not take more than a few hours to pump any reasonable amount of water on the cover and if you think the pool is being drained you are probably right. Look carefully at the water level when you first put on the cover. I drain the pool to a specific height so have some measure. Another note of interest is that unplugging the pump will not help either if you have a lousy... » Read More I actually had this happen. Must be sure that the cover has no holes and only the more expensive covers last more than a few years in my experience, regardless of the warranty, and the covers become very porous. It should not take more than a few hours to pump any reasonable amount of water on the cover and if you think the pool is being drained you are probably right. Look carefully at the water level when you first put on the cover. I drain the pool to a specific height so have some measure. Another note of interest is that unplugging the pump will not help either if you have a lousy cover. Once the water starts flowing through the hose it acts like an artisan well to drain the pool by gravity. « Show Less
1865997
Yes. And you can make the rotating valve work 360 degrees if you want by breaking off the "stop". That way you can block all incoming water from the pool from reaching the pump skimmer basket and the pump itself if you need to clean out debris, etc. .
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I can answer part of this. They use different float switches. A big burly one for the main pump and a small circular white one for the 12v. I tested it and the 12v pump will turn on and run a pre-programmed amount of time (like 15 seconds or something) when the small white 12v switch is raised up into contact position and dropped back down. Not sure of the depths of the main switch but that sounds about right. The 12v switch is somewhere in between that but can be easily moved somewhere else.
609755
Not at first. It is only after the anti reversed pin gets kicked out. I do think that the constant startups from a wave maker cause this to happen sooner. If you do use these pumps, consider reinforcing the antireverse pin prior to use.
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I'm sorry for my last answer. My response was for another item I just purchased. I would contact the seller because I have a cement pool.
224843
Yes. It needs to be place above or next to the return so the generated chlorine can be circulated through-out the pool.
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J. This is Steve over at aqua Products. This unit does have a 2-3 hour timer and like all units it has a built in program that advances the cleaner back and forth about the pool. Note: The distance it travels forward and backward is affected by the small or large pool setting on the power supply. If you have further question please feel free to call us at 1-800-845-4856
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Don't think so. But there is an internal timer that's used for redundancy. It won't pump more than a certain% more than the previous times. If it is still calling for water, the safety shuts it down completely
512242
i would say yes. You will need some adapters, eather from intex or from hardware store. As fare as the volume of filtration and chlorine generating system goes this will be big enough. As long as I understand your pool dimension are 18' x 48" deep, round pool. When you set it up it will depend on how many gallons your pool is. (6500- 8500) or so. The pump will run longer the bigger the pool. Yours maybe 4 hours or so. If you get it, take one of the hoses with you to the store I'm sure you can find something to work. Like I seid in another comment there is a lot of stuff on youtube of other people with Good ideas that work. Good luck. And enjoy i would say yes. You will need some adapters, eather from intex or from hardware store. As fare as the volume of filtration and chlorine generating system goes this will be big enough. As long as I understand your pool dimension are 18' x 48" deep, round pool. When you set it up it will depend on how many gallons your pool is. (6500- 8500) or so. The pump will run longer the bigger the pool. Yours maybe 4 hours or so. If you get it, take one of the hoses with you to the store I'm sure you can find something to work. Like I seid in another comment there is a lot of stuff on youtube of... » Read More i would say yes. You will need some adapters, eather from intex or from hardware store. As fare as the volume of filtration and chlorine generating system goes this will be big enough. As long as I understand your pool dimension are 18' x 48" deep, round pool. When you set it up it will depend on how many gallons your pool is. (6500- 8500) or so. The pump will run longer the bigger the pool. Yours maybe 4 hours or so. If you get it, take one of the hoses with you to the store I'm sure you can find something to work. Like I seid in another comment there is a lot of stuff on youtube of other people with Good ideas that work. Good luck. And enjoy « Show Less
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You should be able to twist the top part counter clock wise. It should then pop up so you can pump it. If that doesn't work, call the company.
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As far as I know, no. The pump runs at the same rate/volume all the time. You can only change the length of TIME the pump runs.