Recent content by hsmyers

Scott, You're a pool professional and know a lot more than I do. I'm just a pool owner. I'm trying to fix my pool light problem without paying $450 to have my pool light replaced (my pool professional quoted me $410 to $500 depending on the labor). I fixed the problem by sealing the leak...

What in the world are you talking about? I didn't bypass the GFI. It's no longer tripping because I solved the problem of water leaking into my light. Why is this any different than replacing the front seal?

Success! I found a product called 3M 5200 Marine Adhesive Sealant ($8 at HD). I sealed all around where the cord goes into the back of the fixture, let it cure for 24 hours, and reinstalled the light. It's been on for a couple of hours now with no GFI trip.

I finally got back to this problem. I have determined that the water is getting into the light from the back (where the cord goes into the fixture) rather than from the front. I'd like to try to seal this opening with caulk before I give up and buy a new light. Has anybody had any luck fixing...

UPDATE: I blocked the water inlet into the skimmer to see if the diverter would work, but it must leak because the pump lost prime in a couple of minutes. I ended up making my own u-shaped pipe to connect the two skimmer inlets together. I bought a 12" length of gray, threaded, 2" PVC pipe...

Thanks Chief, you're absolutely right. The first 50' of my slope is landscaped with fire resistant red apple ice plant. The sprinkler line is at the bottom of this landscaped area. The next 75' of slope is cleared and cut back every year, but there are still dozens of Walnut trees, and lots...

I didn't realize what it was until you mentioned it, but I already have a diverter that I think will work the way you describe. It sits over the two inlets. It has a round, hollow piece that normally floats, but when the water level falls it should connect the two inlets (main drain and...

I love this forum. Here's a slightly different kind of pool problem. I live in a high risk fire area. Three years ago a fire swept through, and destroyed 32 out of 200 homes in the area. My next door neighbor's house burned to the ground. I was lucky, mine survived with very little damage...

I'm out of ideas too. The connections I checked were the pigtail connections. With only pool light #1 connected, no problem. With only pool light #2 connected, GFI trips after 15 minutes. I don't believe this can be the connection at the relay or the breaker or the GFI because those...

Hi Richard, I got to look at the connections when I was determining which light was at fault. They looked fine. Plus the fact I disconnected and reconnected the connections, and I still get the same 15-20 minute delay before the GFI trips, makes me think they're OK. Could this be a problem...

I disconnected the pool lights one at a time to determine which light was the problem. When I took the light apart, there was in fact a couple of tablespoons of water in the fixture. I let the fixture dry out for a day, replaced the gasket, and reinstalled it. Believe it or not I still have...

OK, makes sense. Once I figure out which light is the problem, it sounds like this isn't really repairable (time to buy a whole new fixture)?

When I turn on my pool lights, after about 15 minutes a ground fault plug next to my Jandy Aqualink panel trips. I believe the wiring goes: Breaker ---> GFI outlet -----> Pool light relay ----> pool lights (2) ...........................................................|...

R-871. Yes, I'm sure I took the sample from the output side of the cell. We're talking about a cell that was working fine and then just stopped generating any CL at all. I can take another sample to the pool store to test for calcium, but I doubt that's going to be the problem

Hi Jason, I'm using both a Taylor FAS-DPD and a standard Taylor DPD test kit. Both are about a year old. The FAS kit has always measured almost double what the standard DPD test kit does. I've posted about this before but have never gotten a definitive answer why. Right now the std test...