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Tazz,
thanks, I have a valve on the way as well, should be here tomorrow so I can also do a little bucket testing. I am curious as to how easily the valve opens. I plan on going with the 3/4" model which should flow enough water for my pump. Since there will be three of them, I was worried that there would not be enough pressure to open all three at once on the 1" models. My only concern now is can it keep all of them open or would they constantly be closing and reopening.
Jesse--
Mine will work differently. I have 3 separate pumps. One for each bag. That was one of my upgrades I did over the winter. The pumps that I am using is the Tsunami 1200GPH. I will be using the 1" valves. I think this will work. I also will be be doing the test. I need to get a hose that will go into the pool that fits the end of the intake of the pump.
Tazz
tazz,
if you have a fake a lake, you can put that over your intake to fill your ballast..
i did that this weekend to fix an issue.
Good idea I just might give that a try.
Jesse--
Those valves are $65.00 a piece. OUCH!!! I think I found another valve. I am going today to see a friend.
Wow, that is a little high! I was looking at the 3/4" ones and they are only $20 which should work for my setup. I still plan on doing a flow test. Let me know what you find. I am still looking for better options as well.
OK jesse. I bought the valves. I purchased the same manufacturer but different valve. Like I said, they were about $65.00 a piece. The ones I got were about $20.00 a piece. Now the friend, I was talking about, owns a sprinkler shop. We talked about all sorts of sprinklers. He was saying that the Orbit valves are junk. I will finish the install this week and hit the Lake on Saturday. Our first trip out. I will let you know the results.
Tazz
I hope by saving a few buckets that my new setup will work like I want it too.
Jesse--
Check this out. I think this is what we are looking for. I ordered the 1" They also have the 3/4" available. Here is the link.
Tazz
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300302928934
Careful with those Tazz, they are pretty much the same valve you already have, they are just brass. The still have the "up and over" rubber diaphram in them, but they can handle mor pressure since they are brass instead of plastic. I have ordered the other two "flow through" valves and have built a yankee enginuity type of flow test. I will post the pics and results in a few days.
your right. I thought it was a gate valve. I notified the sellar and cancelled the order. I should have looked into it a little better.
Tazz