Recent content by Jaimslaw

This “difference between models” question was asked and answered on Amazon a few years back. Hayward posted the following vague answer: “Other than the difference in colors there are some minor component differences between the original Poolvergnuegen and the Limited Edition.” (The dark grey...

About 5 or so years ago, I joined in with a chorus of posts and threads about a DIY Stenner pump acid injection set up. I contributed my step by step install pictorial tutorial for the install. Stood on the shoulders of others in contributing to how to go about this set up, which I found...

If you can afford it, have your guy add a few bags of 3mm iridescent glass beads, and bump up to 35% (from 20% in my formula) the amount of the jewelscape glass bits. It will increase the smoothness of the pool surface (and improve depth of that color). I wish I had done that in the spa so the...

Still looks great. No issues, cosmetic or otherwise.

Agreed. But as an FWIW, I installed an acid injector years ago and would never give it up. Needing to add acid - even infrequently - is for some, still a chore that once eliminated is hard to go back to. I only need to handle acid twice a year which is nice (restocking of the injector storage...

Re: concerns about stone patios with salted pool: Flagstone degradation around SWG pools will be considerably less than sandstone (noting that both technically are considered to be “sandstone”; this largely because sandstone is far more porous than flagstone (there are vary degrees of hardness...

I’m assuming this upgrade package will require adding a Hayward Network Bridge (~ $350) to allow use of a phone app to act as the wireless control unit. Yikes. If so, will prolly try to use direct burial Cat6 cable and hook the board up to my router to avoid that extra cost. My 2005 PS-4...

An honest pool contractor would walk you through the pros and cons of both ways to address the pool’s chlorine needs…not fixate on one or another. As others have pointed out, a non explanatory “don’t recommend it” is suspect and should raise red flags. It would make me reluctant to put much...

It had been timing out (ie all zeros) at the 20 min mark, but now its doing it after 10 minutes (all at 100%). 17 years of monitoring my winter cell/ppm levels in 56 degree water with this board and never experienced this issue. Discovered it when chlorine levels went to zero. Water chem was...

Readings when operating: 25.76V / 4.97A / 3200ppm /56 degrees Minor/normal fluctuations, but no drop in readings just prior to zeroing out. No messages/lights. Lights and error messages were tested and work (lowered flow and got low flow message and lite; disconnected cell power, got no cell...

So here’s a new development. I decided to try setting it to Super Chlorinate mode (24 hr) to see if the amps/volts/ppm readout issue still occurs,(that issue being normal readings for 20 minutes, then all zeros….which I can get back to normal operation by reversing the polarity via the...

That’s my hope, vs the more problematic repair of whatever component is involved with opening and closing the relays to meet the requirements imposed by setting the percentage of salt cell operation.

I’ll scrap away a little part of the trace and give the resoldering another go…since removing those relays is harder (5 pin pads to desolder, all have to be done in unison to free the pins). In all the research, I’ve not come across anyone with my issue, ai get good readings on both polarities...