Recent content by BigIslandPoolService

Thanks, JoyfulNoise! I agree...and as I said, he is using 10% liquid chlorine in the pool (which, as we know, is REALLY what is keeping the pool clear). And for anyone else who is following this thread, I need to let you know that I talked with a tech at Carefree Clearwater this morning, and he...

Thanks for the clarification, JoyfulNoise! I should have known that those relays need an electrical stimulus from the buttons on the Circuit Board... And, yeah, this pool is obviously a bit of a weirdo with built-in problems...not much I can do about that. Any idea how I can rig the "continuity...

Ahhh...I guess the old guy's still got a little something left in the tank then! :party: Well, I had better go before my head explodes...:)

You might consider the possibility that there is a break in the cartridge zone...and that some of the old dirt from the cartridge or housing is making its way into the water flow and actually being ADDED to the pool from the filter! But looking at your "stain" photo, it also looks like you...

Aloha Automation Wizards! I've been pretty much "out" of the pool service business for years now...but someone ran into me at HD (big orange) and tapped my brain for some info. It led to him pleading with me to solve his pool problem at a large and expensive home that he recently acquired. What...

Aloha bigmoguls! :wave: I bet your pump is up above the pool water level, and as the water level drops, your pump has to work harder to pull the water up, and it eventually develops a suction leak somewhere, or just can't handle the pressure. If this is the case, you can go to a local HD (the...

Aloha jdfrye! I agree with jblizzle...your symptoms don't sound to me like you have a bad generator cell. The ACTUAL salt amount doesn't matter to your system at all...if it THINKS the salt is 2400 or 2200 ppm, it won't send electricity to the generator plates (takes too much amperage to send...

Aloha Kitty! Nope...we don't let that Calcium get in the way... :whip: You only replace a generator cell when it goes bad and refuses to generate chlorine any more. The calcium buildup depends upon how high your Saturation Index is, and you simply service your generator cell (anywhere from...

Aloha Kitty! (See...I CAN exercise self-control!) To answer your question, I would have to know more about what type of water you have...people with really hard water DO get calcium buildup on the plates of their generators. Where I'm from, we don't have any calcium in the water (the island is...

Aloha Eddie! I noticed in your second post that right after the Revision number, you said "0 board reading"...usually that reading shows what size of Turbo cell you have hooked up. It should look like t-9 or (in your case) t-15...so I'm gonna add my hunch that you need to program it using the...

Hello Kitty! (sorry, I couldn't resist!) :whip: Dr. Blizzle's Tapa Talk made him all thumbs (he's a neurosurgeon of pools, but a stand up comedian on his phone!), which might have confused you...so here's my clarification and one addition. You WILL add more salt at some time, due to...

Re: Looking for used sand filter - questions. Aloha friends, That last message, I think he meant 20-30 gallons per MINUTE...but you probably figured that out... This is a bit embarrasing...a pool guy having to ask this question...but I don't think it seems very accurate to describe the specs...

Re: Looking for used sand filter - questions. Aloha y-not! OK, here's my perspective...even when you get your bigger pool, the gallonage will still be considered a "small pool"...so you don't need a powerful pump, as others have pointed out. Also, since your pump will be below water level, you...

Re: Looking for used sand filter - questions. Aloha Y-not! That looks like it is probably the smaller version (maybe 100 lbs. of sand)...but that size can handle your pool just fine. Since you know nothing about the inside, you may want to verify that it actually DOES HAVE enough sand in...

Thanks Jason... That's what bothered me...why would they call PIN 2 Line? It IS a 115V motor (I have seen it running properly at both speeds)...and no, it doesn't have the switch on the back cover, or I would just leave it that way. So my extension cord goes to a watertight ON/OFF switch, and...