Pressure

[PoolDoc]

circulators are these devices that screw into your returns and go round and and sweep the return water across the bottom and sides of the pool. keeps the dirt off the floor and sides.

Without photos or catalog info, I can't be 100% sure, but most devices like that generate a huge amount of back pressure, and waste a lot of your circulation. (For reference: in-floor pressure side pool cleaning systems are HUGE energy wasters!)

[BigDave]

Is it possible that you are pulling so much water through the skimmer that you're pulling air in as well? Is the water level low? Is there a vortex in the skimmer? What happens if you shut the skimmer and open the main drain all the way?

[wilbur14]

If I close the skimmers and have just the main drain I get all that air. The water coming out of my returns were never as hard as it has been this year. Again, when the pressure starts to register in the 30's from the 20's it seems to clear up. It just seems like the water pressure coming out of the returns is way too strong.......the circulators should not be a concern, just mentioned I put them on and when you do the pressure on the filter goes up because as you say it causes a lot of back pressure. If I dont have them on and run the pump for so long and the pressure goes up because of being dirty , the same thing happens, the air dissapears.

[PoolDoc]

Gonna have to send -- or post -- pictures of your pool AND piping. Post using Photobucket, Flickr, Webshots, or Picasa, or email them to [email protected]

[Shifty]

Wilbur,

How do you install the circulators? Is the inside of your returns smooth?

[wilbur14]

yes, they are smooth and the just screw on in place of the eyeball diverter. They have a website if you google. Most poolsupplies sites have them

[Shifty]

I don't have an eyeball diverter. That is why I asked if your returns were smooth. To me it seems the diverter would need to snugly fit the returns since there are no grooves to screw it into the returns. Just curious because it would be nice to position one of my returns towards the floor to kick up any debris that settles.