Recent content by larryfl1

hi all, i have a old autopilot digital and its time for a new system... my maintenance guy is recommending to stick with the autopilot nano plus the company redoing my pool is recommending jandy and or hayward whats the thoughts? the pool is small about 16k gallons and in florida btw, i am...

hi all i have a simple pool, no spa i have 2 intellibrite led lights hayward variable speed pump salt system is autopilot but considering hayward unless someone can tell me otherwise the think i would like to do is automate the lights and or have control of the pump.. currently i have a...

i was just trying to read and decipher the differences...i guess this is what i would like to be able to do.....i think i want 2 control 2 valves based on certain times of the days... and control 1 of the 2 by remote control if i want to... tie my old gas heater into the system so that the if...

hey all, i have a valve that switches from jets to a waterfall... i want to run the jets most of the day but kick the waterfall on automatically for some time each day... i can't run both at the sometime as i am now using a variable speed and looking to pump lower water volume... so heres the...

i have the autopilot digital....should i hook the variable hayward to the autopilot or keep the pump hot all the time? my concern is if the autopilot turns it off i don't want to lose memory on the pump while it has no power...

my m5 is climbing about 50% successful now... my suface is a little slick... cartridge is very easy to clean and overall loving the unit... also no dirt falls back in when removed... its a winner

any experience with the wonder brush option???

has anyone tried the wonder brush option? i have a m5 and it climbs only half way up..thinking the wonder brush may help??? not sure where to buy it from ...i called dolphin and they were like go through a reseller... the other thing is i think the brushes are expensive and hate to spend it...

i ended up going with the hayward ...i found it for a super deal for 850 shipped and no tax... can't complain at that price and it comes with the unions...

i just cleaned out the m5.... a few observations..i started with a mostly clean pool as the pool guy comes weekly... i am amazed how much sand/crud was in the cartridge... for a clean pool it really picked up a lot of sand...proably about 2 cups worth.... also cleaning the cartridges...easy...

what is the logic on the sliding floats on the handle? i am trying to get my m5 to climb higher...it gets half way up the wall and has trouble... i have the handle diagonal ..all the way forward and opposite all the way back....

i just did some more reading.... it looks like the vf is the better choice over vs as it says flow? what does the hayward show flow or rpm? do you like the hayward or the intelliflo vf or VS better? trying to decide on which one to order.... also does the vs have a fully programable...

i have been looking around. and the anti suction option gets pricey on the hayward.. i did find Pentair 011017 IntelliFlo VS+SVRS High Performance 230-Volt 16 Amp Pool Pump, Almond at a decent price... is this the current model? any difference between this and the current model other then...

hi, i received my m5....quickly built the cart...took it outside and to action it is..... the only problem it is having is it only climbs halfway up the walls.... our surface is similar to diamond bright but a little smoother as it has some glass beads that were part of the mix.... what do...

hi, i received my m5....quickly built the cart...took it outside and to action it is..... the only problem it is having is it only climbs halfway up the walls.... our surface is similar to diamond bright but a little smoother as it has some glass beads that were part of the mix.... what do...