With the Caretaker valves open, I see activity in the well, but am not sure what it's supposed to look like (heavy agitation, slow swirling, etc.). There's a clear plastic lid that covers it to seal the well presumably while the system's running. There's a breather about 12 inches below the surface inside the pool wall. This filter basket sits in a well at the side of the pool. Then I have a shot of the catch/filter at the side of the pool. I have a tighter shot of the Caretaker system.
I have a wider shot showing the Caretaker system in line with the four returns.
I'm adding a few pictures to help illustrate. The heater has not been turned on (a post for another day :-D ). The filter is newly cleaned and running about 12-14psi. Opening returns drops the pressure further. The gauge reads about 4-8psi when I have all four returns closed. Not sure if that's an install issue or not, but not being the owner (and this is my first pool), I'm largely ignoring that symptom (for now) and focusing on whether I can figure out how to get the right amount of pressure into the system to determine whether it's worth the time, energy and money to get it going again (including whether to get the pressure gauge replaced as it doesn't have the cover on, so I'm not sure how reliable it is!).Īs of now, I can get water flowing through the system (evidenced initially by a healthy amount of gunk that was shot through the lines from years of non-use), but I'm pretty sure it's not sufficient pressure. The main symptom I've seen over the years is that the heads haven't stayed down.
It was installed in 2000 with the Caretaker 99 system (5 port), but the system has never worked fully. I've recently taken over a 30,000 gallon in-ground pool from my father-in-law.
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