new home owner -- new pool owner -- clear as MUD

[PoolDoc]

It's interesting that the installer was a relatively neat plumber, but had no idea what was and was not appropriate equipment.

You have a tiny AG pool filter, with an exceedingly shallow sand bed coupled with an 80 GPM pool pump. There are so many things wrong with this installation, it's hard to know where to begin!

Here's a list to start with:

#1 - Replace the Hayward CL200 with a Rainbow 320 OR with floaters.
#2 - Discard the filter and replace with a Pentair TR24 and rework the Jandy with a smaller seal / impeller / diffuser.
OR
#2 - Discard the filter and replace with a Pentair TR30.

[ I was being stupid: I meant the 24" Pentair TR60 or the 30" TR100, not the fictitious TR24 or TR30. -ben ]

#3 - Header the 1.5" return and supply piping with 2" pipe, and connect all pump pad components with 2"
#4 - Discard the useless Nature2 unit.
#5 - Check the heater to make sure it's rated for 60 - 80 GPM, and if not, set up an appropriate bypass.
#6 - It looks like there's another gizmo between the Nature2 unit and the heater. This should be ID'd and possibly removed.


Also, because the flow restriction from the gizmos and the Hayward unit do NOT affect backwash flow, there's an excellent chance the over-sized pump has blown most of the sand out of the filter.