How To Identify Pool Plumbing Lines & Valves 

Great video just got a pool trying to figure out all the values I have no idea what I’m doing

Thanks for making this video. I have a leak somewhere and this was very helpful in figuring out where

Very good Informative video

Thank you! So helpful!

Great video!! I see that pool looks like it has 2.5" pvc suction. Is that needed or does it even help if it bottle necks down to 2" at the pump? Thank you

Thanks dude, very helpful

Thanks ....I just started a pool tech maintenance job.... thanks for the info....

Thank you. This helped

Well explained. Thanks.

Good afternoon, I have a pool with a spa and water cascades. I’ve noticed that 2 lines along the pool wall are not pushing any water out (all the others along the wall are pushing water out). Is this normal, do I have 2 lines that are used for something else or are they clogged/not working? Thanks for your help in advance!

Thank you 🙏

Subscribed. Thank you.

Only have a heater, filter and pump with skimmer and one return. Besides the bypass at the heater, what other valves needed for the rest? Thanks

Thanks,!!! had a friend over and they started messing with the valves " oh this is not right " etc. I was in the process of cleaning filters etc. So for a day and a half I had the pool shut down until I figured this out. Didn't want to burn up a $500 pump set up. Roger

GREAT video...Thanks!!

Thank you! I have always had trouble with this... until now!

Thanks for the good and thorough info! Is there any way to tell if a line is collapsed or blocked? Our Polaris stopped running (burning out the booster pump) and the guy who usually maintains the pool says it PROBABLY collapsed but doesn’t know what to do about it

Thanks for making this informative video. I am hoping you can help me with something else. I need to figure out how to vacuum to waste with a side port vacuum line. I have pollen caked on the bottom of the pool that filters right back through. I need to get to waste. Ive been vacuuming to waste for about a year now and just realized that it's pulling from theain drain 🤪

I have a pool heater and not sure if it's getting enough water flow. Can you help me mk sure the valves are in the correct position?

Great video brotha 👌

I have an old school gate valve, which is probably the drain valve which is frozen/broken. I constantly get high psi pressure around 30 (even after cleaning de filter, it eventually climbs to 30 after a few hours) and my suction last for an hour or so until there isn't any suction. I may have an air leak, but would fixing the drain valve solve my issues. I would jump in the pool to see if the drain gets suction, but the water is to cold lol

What would happen if valve turns off on "Return" tube? any impact? (at 6'55")

I just attempted to open the pool and found out that the pump didn't work, it totally rusted. I replaced it myself, but now I have a dilemma trying to figure out why the DE filter is not holding pressure. It doesn't squirter the air or water out from the air vent. I have two valves that are before the pump: one seems to control the return outlets and the other one - the skimmer. When I open the pool, do these valve both need to be open? When I have only one open and one closed, the returns blow out water normally and the skimmer has good suction. When I open the second valve, the skimmer seems to stop sucking in the water. What controls the bottom drain? It is so confusing... thank you for your help! My pool guy just ignored my calls to open the pool this year. For 8 years he did a great job, and this spring he just ditched me....

Great video. Now I understand so much about the heart of my pool. My pump is losing prime every time I turn on the cleaner , any idea why ?

I have a big pool 60,000 gals, 5 pool pumps and one big filter. Are pool swepper is not running well and the skinners are not pulling well. Do I have a valve not set right, We do have power valves to control thinigs. hope you can help. Mike!

Thanks for explaining how the valves for a swimming pool work. I'm looking to work with a swimming pool business in 2023.

Cool!😎🤙🏽

This video was 😎 awesome! I have a question, I have a big valve on the back AFTER the pump...... What is that one?

How do I turn off main drain?

I had a dolphin pool cleaner that has died. I also have a pool cleaner like the one in the video but I don't know how to hook it up. Do you have a video on that?

If I have two skimmers do they come in separate?

I have 2 skimmers and 1 suction drain on the wall at the bottom.no main drain at the bottom.lots of ground water with install so guess why no drain on bottom .have you ever seen it on the side toward the bottom?it's just above where the wall angles going down in the deep end

Why some equipments look more complicated in even smaller pool without the spa too?

In pools these days, is there any kid of breaker that will turn the pump motor off , before it over heats?

Hi Why do My main drains have debris around them but they’re sucking in water fine? They look dirty but my brush doesn’t even take them off? Also, my valves are all fine but one I’m not sure of. Everything is turned to the pool but the valve in front of the filter is not labeled? Does it go straight up or slightly left? I wish I could send you a pic or video I’m so confused if it’s working right. Seems to Be but that one valve is not labeled and my auto vac suddenly moves slower. Please help. My pool man was awful and I had to Let him go and now I’m on my own. I can’t afford them in Calif. like 175 a month! Thank you!!

How should valve be set if I just run the cleaner everyday and leave it as that, don’t want to turn valve all the time

Where does the main drain return water to?

Pls help. When attempting to clean a cartridge filter, I turned off the pump motor, shut off all valves (ball valves and Jandy valves, release the air pressure, removed both belt and the lid to the filter tank. The issue is the water. Water continued to come out of the tank non stop. Please help. Create a video if possible.

For some reason my vacuum in my pool is not working what do I do

In the video, you mentioned a schematics link? Our pool has nothing marked and we also are unsure if it’s working correctly. Trying to identify each and also our issue but 3 pool guys have failed us…

Ok. But what if you’re trying to drain pool?? Where discharge come out of?

The cleaner suction line is not safe. What if that polaris hose comes off the wall? There is no grate covering it. It then becomes a serious entrapment liability.

How do you set your valves to vacuum to waste ?

My pool return jets not working but spa jets are working

how do you find the waste line?

What about a cleaner valve

Why did you close off the “cleaner” valve? Shouldn’t you have left it “open” along with the “main drain”? Couldn’t you have left both cleaner and main drain open?

Makes no sense for a person who is just learning about the system.