I just want a pool cleaner and I no longer need my booster problem. How do I remove it?
Typically you’d only use a booster pump with a pressure side cleaner. If you’re no longer using a pressure pool cleaner, it’s time to remove the booster pump, but instead of just sitting here listening to us yip yap back and forth, why don’t I just show you how to do it.
The reason why this pool owner is getting rid of their booster pump is that they’ve switched to a robotic cleaner so they no longer need this, but it’s pretty simple to remove a booster pump.
You have two lines, one going in, one coming out, plumbed with flex hose. These connections simply unthread here and up here.
Then we’ll thread in plugs, use Teflon tape on the threads to seal it properly.
Then we’ll thread in plugs, use Teflon tape on the threads to seal it properly.
Then the only other step you have to do is disconnect the power at the timer (see video), but before you do that, you want to make sure all the power is off so cut it off at the breaker. If for some reason you have a rigid PVC plumbing, what you do is you’ve cut the plumbing and then glue a cap on and then disconnect it at the timer.
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Why if my pump is off is water still flowing through it, is there a valve shutoff I’m missing?
If the pump offshoots the return line without a valve to shut off the booster pump’s feeder pipe, water will run through it. However, it shouldn’t be an issue for the pump or the cleaners.
Inside the swimming pool do I need to plug Polaris wall connection?
If you don’t plan to install another pressure side cleaner in the immediate future, I would plug it. It cuts off water access to another pipe that could cause a leak or some other annoying happenstance.
Is that a 3/4 inch plug?
Yes, that is a three-quarter inch plug.