Recent content by ajgiii

Hi angfiggy Thank you for updating your situation. Just found out my Intelliflo is leaking from the bottom. My pump just turned 10 years old. The hint about the model/part number is excellent. TY. I share your difficulty in believing that the pump was run dry is cause for your issue. This is...

Re: Intelliflow Variable Speed pump 1.5hp -- Is this realist 1. No, not over 100 months because you haven't included the cost of the WDFS 6 in the calculation. If you meant the WDFS 24, I don't see 107 - 67 = >100. I must be missing it. 2. Because you said >100 months payback, I thought you...

Re: Intelliflow Variable Speed pump 1.5hp -- Is this realist Mas, I've seen your posts elsewhere and they are pretty good. The chart you provided here is incredibly flawed. 1. When doing life-cycle analysis, ya gotta always include replacement cost of the base product. In your chart, you have...

Re: Intelliflow Variable Speed pump 1.5hp -- Is this realist Actually, BoDarville's analysis of the single/two/variable speed pump compariation is fairly solid. I own the Pentair Intelliflo VS (full variable speed). I replaced a 1.75HP single speed pump. Before I removed the old pump, I...

Re: Winter maintenance - do I really need it and to what ext Shackle: I pretty much echo bk406 and X'salloverit 1. Our situation: We're a bit south of you in No VA. We have a 30k gal in-ground plaster pool with an older mesh cover. We use a pool co to close the pool because they blow out...

Thanks for the response, however, my question was is why is a replaster needed? Why not use the Jack's Magic "Copper and Scale Stuff" since it worked on the shelf (see photo below). J.

Our contractor started replastering at the end of April. The replaster completed in May. Everyone agreed it wasn't a good job. A few weeks of an acid bath (no circulation, however), didn't improve things much. Contractor sub-bed out an acid wash, and the guys did a partial acid wash (pool was...

Re: Changed multiport; now air in lines FOLLOW UP I tightened the plugs on the multiport that cover unused ports. While these plugs did have new o-rings in place, and they were not leaking, tightening them significantly reduced the air in the lines. This agrees with what is presented in the...

Hi Guys Thank you for responding. One of the first things I checked was pool water level. It is fine. However, I recall that my skimmers haven't had the draw they normally do and was going to go out just now to vacuum the lines to see if I get anything out of them. My next step was to check...

Hi All! Problem: Air in system Question/Theory: New multiport too small, creating too much suction head, causing air getting sucked in through valve body pieces? Background: Just replaced my old multiport due to internal damage. Couldn't find one of the same make, so bought a different brand...

Thank you. John T. I thought the same, that Pentair was American Products (especially since the website I was ordering from listed the names under the Pentair brand) and I ordered a Pentair, pre-plumbed multiport. Unfortunately, it doesn't match up to my American Products Titan II filter...

Hey! Some great thoughts :-D (smileys not working) I like the flexibility: do it when it would make repairs easier. That's my situation....previous owners left no room for repairs. I also experienced cracking at a threaded fitting. Thanks again!!! AJGIII