Recent content by Rusty 13

My Jandy Aquapure 1400 keeps resetting itself to 0% chlorine production. I'm not home to troubleshoot what's happening and I'm getting information through my wife. She added salt a couple of weeks ago and set the chlorine production to 0% for 24 hours. After that she set it back to 50%. Well, a...

I recently received a quote to have solar panels installed. The price made me nauseous and since there is only one company in my area that installs solar systems I began to consider a DIY install to save what would end up being thousands of dollars. However, having read that a south facing...

I agree. I'd stand over my pool with a hair dryer before I paid that.

Jason.......That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm only 15 minutes from the gulf coast and I mentioned that I only wanted to extend the season a month or so on each end, not year round. I too thought the panels, especially the latest and greatest from Aquatherm, would by far be the bigger...

FOLLOW UP: Just received another email with further cost breakdown. "Rusty, The line item breakdown is as follows... Roof System/ Panels / 200ft of pipe/clamps/ boots etc small parts $4621.90 Pump Station/ Pentair Solar Touch controller /3 way jandy small parts $1206.02 Professional Fees/...

I'm considering installing solar panels to heat my pool. This is my first pool and I've tried to research as much as I could about solar heating. I've read several posts about the costs involved with installing these systems and thought I had a rough idea of what to expect for a system to fit my...

I will soon have a screen enclosure built for my inground pool. I live in the panhandle of Florida in Panama City. I have to decide what type of screen to use and I am considering the Phifer No-See-Ums 20x20 mesh for better insect protection. I've heard that screen enclosures block quite a bit...