Recent content by dborn

They sent me a replacement VFD/Drive but it didn't solve it. This is where we are now. I want to have the whole pump replaced, otherwise I may send it back and ask for a reimbursement. Edit: Cody from PoolPartsToGo is friendly and super responsive. I'm returning the pump to Amazon since I am...

Now I find it... This is the exact same issue as mine: New 2HP Black and Decker VS pump rattle, is this normal?

Wow, that CaliMar pump is really appealing! I could also probably go with the 1.5hp pump for 100$ less (as my single speed is 1hp). Only 1 year warranty but still. Looks like the exact same motor type and control as the B+D Worst part: this pump appears it could have been a drop in replacement...

Sorry, I understand :) I don't have a youtube account but let's try this: (you can view them without downloading) Link 1 Link 2 The pump has a 5 year warranty so that could take a long time ;) BTW, no ticking this morning after resting all night but I suspect it will be ticking tonight. I've...

It's available in Canada but at twice the price! so I purchased it on amazon.com and had it shipped to a freight forwarder just south of the border and brought it across myself. Shipping it back will require me to take the same route. Yeah, I'm thinking it's so new and at that rate, it's...

Hi all, I decided to replace my trusty Hayward 1hp single speed pump, still working fine after 10 years but just using up so much electricity! So I ordered the B+D VS pump on Amazon and installed it last Saturday. This evening I go into the pool shed and I'm hearing this unusual ticking/clicking...

I'm in Montreal, Canada and I've had a fiberglass pool for the last 10 years and winters here last from December until April and temperatures go down to -30C and the water in the pool is frozen solid for months. It gets winter prepped by the manufacturer every year and they usually empty it half...

Thanks, I am reading up all I can find on you guys' experimentations and my knowledge is basic so I better not get ahead of myself here. :) I understand the idea of ORP vs FC but my impressions were that ORP stayed pretty much stable when FC needed to be increased based on CYA (1:10 ratio). Do...

Thanks Katodude, I was mainly referring to segalion's interrogations on CYA (which I use). I will definitely look into what you have done also. Seems like everything is pretty much in place and I have experience with RPIs (I have 4 currently in use) and DIY home automation and integration, so...

Hi segalion and others, I've been wanting to do something very similar to raspipool for a long time and only found your work in the last few weeks. I am very interested in putting this together for my fiberglass inground pool that is already using liquid chlorine with a peristaltic injection...

Is there any way to test chlorine concentration at home? Lately I thought I had a Stenner pump malfunction when my pool chlorine concentration dropped dramatically. After several tests, I have to conclude that my pump is fine and it's the chlorine in the holding tank, stored in my pool cabana...

Here's a followup to my ongoing story: After having filtered the pool water through the MetalTrap filter for a good 9 days (more than twice the water volume), the sequestrant finally stopped doing its job and I know this because the water went back to green again. :rant: I decided I needed...

You could still use the 25,000 gallon filter but at 1.5ppm it would only be good for about 16500 gallons. That's still alot of topping up. Unless you plan to completely refill your pool through the filter, it would be sufficient for quite a while I would guess. They say that for higher PPM...

I got the 25,000 gallon format for my 40,000L/10600 gallon pool so I'm hoping it would last me for this year's use and next year's. I'm planning to filter the water using a submersible pump at every pool opening in case the metal additions are airborne since we live close to a sand quarry and I...

Apologies if this frowned upon but just in case this may be useful to anybody else with the same problem, I've posted a follow up of my ongoing saga with stains in this other thread: http://www.troublefreepool.com/if-metals-make-water-green-will-they-make-cc-high-t59037.html#59037