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"Our" electrician is also MIA. We're sorta new in town and got a recommendation from the city's permit office based on who does most of the work on this builder's homes....even though the home was built over 10 years ago. But this is a smaller town and there's not a whole lot of residential...

Bought one of those houses once. Pain in the b*** when the time came to wash the windows! :grrrr:

Remember that if your SWCG is off, you're running a "regular" pool. Without the SWCG on, your target chlorine level (FC) is actually 9 with a CYA reading of 80 (you mentioned in your first post that your FC was 5+ and CYA was 80). With CYA of 80, a minimum level of FC would be about 6. Of...

How old is your SWCG cell?

Having moved around a lot, I'm always suspicious when previous owners tell me, "Oh, we never use XYZ appliance." :roll: Watch the control panel of your unit for a few days after turning the SWCG on. With that high CH and an owner saying they "didn't use it," it wouldn't surprise me if the...

Brentr...will let you know what I find/do. It may be awhile, as it's "out of sight, out of mind" right now. Only leaks when the pump is on and the pump is running overnight now (cold temps), so I don't see it! :sleep:

Thanks for the further replies. Any easy way to tell the difference between Viton and EPDM?

Thanks for the thoughts...hopefully something will work out.

Today was "SWCG Day" - time to inspect the cell for the first time since moving into this house and also time to add the salt needed due to some rain drains. The cell didn't actually look too bad, which was surprising since the prior owners obviously missed the Pool Owners 101 class (based on...

First Christmas in Florida! Merry Christmas to all. Hoping to fire up the heat pump and swim on New Year's :party: With this weather, though, it might really take us all week to get the water up to a swimmable temp.

Yeah, the mid-Atlantic and East Coast states really got hammered :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: a whole lot more than us. :lol:

Thanks guys! JohnT, your explanation makes perfect sense - I feel like a bit of an idiot for being concerned! :hammer: Brentr...your idea to clean the filter to get rid of some excess water makes sense, as well. Now I wish I had that big monstrosity of a Sta-Rite System 3, 2-cartridge...

We've pretty much finished weathering Tropical Storm Ida and are none the worse for wear, thankfully! :whoot: But the torrential rains made me wonder what to do with the pool in the event of an evacuation needed for a bigger storm. You know....when we're not at home to get the excess water...

Also check the easy stuff... - Be sure all your connections are solid, esp. the plug that plugs upward into the control box. - Are you clearing the "Inspect Cell" indicator light after you inspect the cell? Instructions for doing so are in the owner's manual. Although I have the same system...

Perhaps more likely they got tired of all the complaints about how difficult it was to get those super hard rings put on the tail hose! :rant: Sheesh...I just managed to get my "new" hard rings put on the Polaris and it was a chore! Who knew I should have been doing bench presses with my...