Return jet question...

[court475]

Our 24' A.G. was installed last night. When they left, we noticed there was only one return jet. I called the installer and he said that he can install the other retune jet when the pool is full. He will come back Monday b/c he is going out of town this weekend. Can you really install a return jet on a full pool?

Thanks,
Courtney

[sevver]

I would imagine that you could, once you begin drilling you could place a cup or somthing over the hole until you finish it. Then you could quickly put the jet in and tighten it up without losing too much water.

[court475]

Thanks - I just wanted to make sure!

[les_smith]

Do all 24' AG pools need two return jets? We only have one. I never thought about it.

[Mom2Czars]

Mine has only one. In fact, I'm not sure I've seen an AG pool with more than one. I imagine it would be nice to have, but not so much necessary, unless maybe you have an oval pool that's pretty large.

[court475]

It was a free upgrade with a special that they were running. Might as well take advantage. I plan on hooking up a fountain to one of them.

[hrsdennis]

Hi, the advantage of two returns is to make the best use of the higher HP pumps. The second return allows for more water flow.

As for the water level, I would double check with the installer on that one. I would want the water about 6" below the area of the new return hole.

A hole will have to be cut through the wall, with a hole saw I assume. I am not sure how that can safely be done with the water holding the liner up against the wall. If the second hole is already there I could see doing the rest with the pool full.

Enjoy the new pool, Dennis

[sevver]

The use of a hole saw is the problem I see too. You could use a plunger to drill into! That would work. lol. Once you got your pilot hole you would know where to put it. Then finish the hole, and quickly remove plunger and install the jet, put the valve on it and close it.

I would say that two people would be getting wet though in the process. Can't be any worse than fixing a watermain break. And at least it is warm outside. LOL. I say let them do it, film it if you can and put it on YouTube.

[matt4x4]

What they do is have one person hold a block of wood against the liner in the spot where the return will go (inside pool), another person drills with a hole saw from the outside - right through everything and into the wood, once they pull the hole saw off (metal and liner included), the wood is still held in place to avoid the gusher, then the return jet is placed in very quickly - if you're good, you would lose less than a bucket.

[drumr]

My pool has 2 returns, the store we bought the pool from uses the stainless steel panels, and all of their mid to high end pools use them with 2 returns. I have found it to be handy when you want to add a fountain and still have circulation. The holes were already pre-cut in mine.