Recent content by Insomnix

I'm taking to check continuity, you have connected one terminal to the side of the flame-out and then turned up the thermostat. From here, bringing the other probe around to the pressure switch, thermostat, hi-limit, lo-limit, and other safeties. When checking the wire to the gas valve, you...

I won't say you have too many options here but will give my opinion. If a light niche has corroded and it's a viny liner pool, you MAY be able to remove the fixture and put a vinyl patch over the hole, depending on the size. Keep in mind that this can leak again if someone hits it. You could...

Are there any ways to take pics of the filter and valve? Something does not seem right. You show a Hayward 23" sand filter. Which model is it and which model valve do you have?

I will go along with Richard. I can't say too much about the filter except hayward makes most of their equipment. But.. The average life of #20 silica sand is about 5 years. The reason for this is as the sand get backwashed and compressed, it slowly begins to grind against itself and round...

Hmmm.. Interesting. I've seen this happen when the pools was vacuume'd on backwash mode and not waste. I doubt the filter is pipen in wrong. and unless when filling the filter, sand went down the pipe, I can't see any other way for this to happen. This may be way out there, but was the...

Not too sure about car products on the cover. I do have customers that use it, but remember it is vinyl. One thing I found that does work well is a product called "Jack's Magic Spa Cover Wipes". It's like a Armor All for the cover. Creates a protective layer. Can be used as often as needed...

I have a feeling this product works similar to Dura-Bond. It's a 2-Part Epoxy. Looking at the website, it says Damp/Wet. I do not think this means underwater. If you were to safely drain to this level, I don't see any problem usuing this. You'de have to prep the area first, like sand or...

Re: Why such price difference with Solar Panels? and what el I have installed many solar heaters down here. To put my 2 cents in, most of the smallet above ground pools we put up (say, smaller that 24' Round or 16X32 Oval) we piped them in with 1-1/2" PVC. If the pool is piped this way, then...

I'll adress some issues here. for the CYA level, it is on the high side. Unfortunately, there are no chemical to remove this from your pool and a partial drain/fill may be necessary. You don't really want to drain more the 50% of the pool. In New Orleans, we hace a high water table and we...

No problem. Just a tap to get rid of the slack, not too hard. remember.. there's a lightbulb in there. You can afford to lighten the tapping if you life the bolt area away from the chassis while tapping. This will put tension on the ring and allow it to set better. And don't feel bad, it...

We also had this issue with more than one pool. Onone of the raised ones we drilled (2) 2" holes with a hammer drill. The customer chose lion heads on the side facing the pool and we plastered in a 2" return line.. If it is the same level as the pool, well, you need to be innovative to get...

Just an idea to throw around with some of the other people in this chat. Over time, the dead chlorine and the dead algae can build up. These usually are well under the 20 micron that most sand filters can filter out. What opinions are there at using a flocculant to settle the debris to...

Just to note. The main drain is specifically designed not to create a large suction for safety reasons. But if you were to bring, say, some pH dye down there and squeeze by the drain, you'd see how fast it is sucking it in.

Be careful not to touch the metal connectors on the capacitor once it is charged, it can give you quite a jolt if it's not shorted. :)

Yes, that was a typo.. I apologize. not sure HOW I did that .. It should have said 7.4-7.6. Which is ideal. and I agree, Lowering alkalinity this way may be outdate, and we have used it years with no problems, but when giving advice, I like the fact that different people can give different...