SteveK2
04-03-2007, 12:13 PM
My vinyl liner IG pool has a 'spa seat' built into the sidewall in the shallow end. The spa seat has several (4) hydrotherapy jets built-in.
About 3 years ago, when I had my PB close my pool for the last time, the service guys pried out one of the jets with a screwdriver. The jet broke, but he said not to worry -- that the service guy who comes out to open the pool in the spring will replace the jet. The jet was replaced the next spring.
I then began closing/opening the pool myself.
When it was time to close the pool the following fall, I had a tough time getting the same jet out of the seat. But, finally, the jet came out and I closed up the pool.
Last spring --this is at least 18 months since the PB last closed my pool -- the same jet was almost impossible to screw back into its socket. But I didn't have the time to investigate. Last fall when I closed the pool and dropped the water level, I noticed that the threads on the socket are gouged and this is probably what is causing the jet to not install properly.
I would like to replace the socket for the jet, but I don't know if this is possible, especially by me, by just lowering the water level and somehow disconnecting/replacing the socket from the jet. I also dont know what kind of connection exists behind the socket -- I would assume there is some kind of PVC cemented connection, just like all the rest of the plumbing.
Is this a simple process to replace, or am I looking at possibly excavating under the pool deck just to get at the socket's connection?
Any insights are greatly appreciated.
SteveK
About 3 years ago, when I had my PB close my pool for the last time, the service guys pried out one of the jets with a screwdriver. The jet broke, but he said not to worry -- that the service guy who comes out to open the pool in the spring will replace the jet. The jet was replaced the next spring.
I then began closing/opening the pool myself.
When it was time to close the pool the following fall, I had a tough time getting the same jet out of the seat. But, finally, the jet came out and I closed up the pool.
Last spring --this is at least 18 months since the PB last closed my pool -- the same jet was almost impossible to screw back into its socket. But I didn't have the time to investigate. Last fall when I closed the pool and dropped the water level, I noticed that the threads on the socket are gouged and this is probably what is causing the jet to not install properly.
I would like to replace the socket for the jet, but I don't know if this is possible, especially by me, by just lowering the water level and somehow disconnecting/replacing the socket from the jet. I also dont know what kind of connection exists behind the socket -- I would assume there is some kind of PVC cemented connection, just like all the rest of the plumbing.
Is this a simple process to replace, or am I looking at possibly excavating under the pool deck just to get at the socket's connection?
Any insights are greatly appreciated.
SteveK