Recent content by sjsoldo

Too cold to swim in the Winter, so every year I turn off my SWG, and add liquid chorine here and there. But when I open the pool in the spring, the cell plates still have white mineral crud stuck to it and needs to be cleaned (water from the hose, soak in dilute acid, etc.). This buildup on...

In your experience is the Raypak more reliable? Is it easy to repair? Are parts available?

Have a Minimax 250 that I have kept going for 20 years with repairs along the way. I have fixed this thing so many times it is like an old friend. But the heat exchanger is leaking and I think it is done. Shopping for a new gas heater for 25,000 gal pool. I was thinking Mastertemp due to my...

I think I figured it out. I purchased the wrong Vacuum switch. I got "Violet" which has a setting of 1.35 Should have purchased "Green" which has a setting of .65 I will follow up with the results...

Minimax 250 NT heater. I know what you are thinking. Get rid of it. But for the most part it still works until recently. Getting a Vacuum Switch error on the digital display and the ignition module. So I replaced the vacuum switch, error persists. I took the fan housing apart. Changed the...

I used these products below. Both are clear. I found them recommended in a prior post on this forum. Having said that, I was careful not to put too much and wipe off the excess immediately after pushing the pipe into the fitting. On some of the joints I had to use a slower setting glue...

Was having problems with my existing configuration, see the photo below, the first picture, the one with the dog. I had an awful suction leak that was a struggle to identify. Pump kept running dry, especially when vacuum cleaner was operating. I think the leak came from that inlet valve...

Now I really, really feel like a moron I was trying to transpose the inlet/outlet to facilitate the plumbing. But they are talking about moving the input/output to the other side of the heater !!! I will now go remove the tail between my legs. Thank you

Pentair Minimax. From the factor, heater comes with input on the left, output on the right when you are looking at it. . For my plumbing, this is problematic and involves extra plumbing. The product permits switching of the the input/ output and the manual explains the process. But it is as...