Recent content by flex727

I haven't seen what you're referring too, but I did just stumble upon this that might be similar to what you're looking for: http://www.outdoorrooms.com/store/fire- ... fires.html

Why would you want to burn hours on your SWG when you can just add bleach and get immediate results?

A little followup: A few days after my initial cleaning of the SWG cell, I started getting cloudy water from the returns again. Not as bad as before, but definitely the same thing. I thought perhaps I did a poor job of cleaning the cell, so I borrowed a Pentair cleaning kit (it's just a screw...

Do you have an ozonator? I once had a bad check valve where the ozone enters the system that was causing large bubbles to be introduced.

Good info. In my case, I use BBB and have not introduced any algaecides. Also, you can clearly see that the cloudy water is just millions of very tiny bubbles.

No, no valves, just elbows, and not more than 3 ft of 1-1/2" PVC. There is, however, a "spreader" type fitting inside the filter housing that I should look at more carefully. They call it a "baffle" on pages 10 & 11 here: http://www.pentairpool.com/pdfs/CleanandClearPlusOM.pdf I'll check that...

Okay, I did a little experimentation today looking at the suction side. I have 2 skimmers and 1 main drain and I can isolate any of them through the valving setup. If I make an assumption that there is a clog, it would almost have to be in one of the individual pipes, and if I isolate that path...

Well, I think I may have found the problem. The cell looked pretty clean, but I thought I might as well run some MA through it anyway. I poured about a half gallon of 50/50 mix through it, rinsed it off and put it back in line. The cloudiness seems to have been reduced by at least 90%. I can...

Thanks, mas. Before I get too deep into the impeller issue, here are a few facts: The pool is 3 years old. Several months ago the pump was making a lot of noise and I had a Pentair guy come out to check it. He found some damage to the impeller and replaced it. There was no indication what the...

Yes, I have a heater (Pentair 400K BTU gas), but I'm not running it right now. The bubbles are uniformly coming out all 5 pool returns and the "feature" return in the spa.

Thanks, mas985, I agree with your conclusions. Checking the impeller sounds like major surgery. Is this something I should attempt myself?

Filter pressure is running about 17 at max pump speed and only 10 at the lower speed I mentioned. The filters were 3 years old and very stained and worn, so I went ahead and replaced them. The above psi values (and other data in the first post) are after replacement. Replacing the filters...

While I don't have specific numbers from a year ago, it seems to me that my pump is working much harder right now that it did in previous years. I have a variable speed drive, and according to the display, the most flow I can get out of it is 50 GPM at 3450RPM, using about 2010 watts. When I...

Thanks again, JohnT & JasonLion. Maybe this will clear up somewhat as the pool warms, and I can certainly return the pump to a higher speed (I've got it set to turn the pool over in 12 hours - 25 GPM), but it sure seems like something is amiss here. I have read everything I could find and talked...

Oh, and thanks to JohnT also. I've looked more closely at the cloudy water and it does indeed appear to be millions of tiny bubbles, but it sure does seem excessive. I have the valving set to allow some return water to enter the hot tub (from the center bottom, not the bubbler jets) and when...