Recent content by slwethrs

Yes thanks. I do understand how they are installed, I understand the water tubes hold the cover on the deck. A mesh cover holds water on top of it? I am not wanting a solid cover because I do not want to have to pump water of the top of it. I read the mesh covers allow water to go into the...

I will have to replace winter cover this year. I am going to have to go inexpensive this year and get one that is held in place with the tubes. I am wondering how secure the tubes hold the cover in place. I live out in the country and often have strong winds. Will the tubes hold the cover...

I am overwhelmed with all the different types available and need some help with a new winter cover, and yes I am probably overthinking it. I know I want a mesh cover because I do not want to have to worry about getting water off the top of it. The existing mesh liner uses anchors to secure it-...

I went with the Pentair Superflo VS. I searched both Pentair Superflo VS and Hayward Super Pump VS, I could not justify the price of the Pentair Intelliflo or the Hayward Tristar. I went with Pentair cause it can be wired for either 230 or 110 and I was not sure how old pump was wired. the...

Just got Pentair Superflo VS pump up and running this week. LOVE IT. I love the ability to run at lower speed for part of the day and be able to program it the way I want. Just opened pool for season so right now I am running it at 2500 to 3000 RPM until I get pool cleaned up. Anyone that has...

Need to replace 1hp pentair challenger single speed. I am looking at Hayward dual speed super pump or hayward variable speed vs pentair dual speed or variable speed. Would like peoples opinions that have used these and what brand is better.

Yes, thanks, I have read through this manual. I understand this, the person who will install pump ( yes the entire pump motor filter basket will be replaced) used to install pools for a living and now only does some things on the side and is capable of wiring the pump- and I trust him to do it...

thanks for the response, I meant the Hayward super pump dual speed (not superflo) that says it has a switch on the motor. I do not need a timer to turn the motor off and on- I can do that manually and I can manually switch the speed when I need to- that is not a problem- the question is -is it...

I am needing to replace Pentair challenger 1 hp single speed- no timer installed originally, last year I manually shut it off half the day to save electric cost. Tthe Pentair pump was using a lot of electricity to run 24/7. I am reading that the dual speed are more energy efficient when running...

I have 1 HP Pentair Challenger High flow pump that is rated 115 / 220V, amps 14.2/7.1. how can I tell if it is running of a 220 circuit or a 110 circuit? It has a circuit breaker outside by the pump. There is another circuit breaker in the electric box in the pool shed that also turns the...

I do backwash filter about 1 x a week., only once but one time I did backwash twice just to be sure it was clear. the pressure does go to zero when I turn the pump off. when pump runs- it stays at about 18 psi, before and after backwashing. I only have one device to view videos of deep...

thanks for your help. I have read this about deep cleaning the filter several times. I am a little apprehensive about doing so. the video is no longer on the post. I will probably try to do it at the end of the season or in the spring. I can always expect the worse case and can picture me...

Just to update: Water finally became crystal clear last weekend. Adding MA has seemed to improve the clarity more than anything else- and I am still adding MA to bring down the TA. I have little to no chlorine loss overnight, it depletes during the day, and in the past week, it looses anywhere...

thanks for the responses. I went to pool supply last week and they had a couple of different ones, but the nets did not have the flat edge like the on in the link. so I just got the flat net that works really well for leaves on surface. guess I will plan on getting one like shown in the link...

water is finally becoming crystal clear. ph is back up to 8.0 or more and CYA is again <30, current CH is 140 and TA 150. CC today was 0.5 still and FC was 1.5 this morning so I added more MA and chlorine to bring those back to normal range. now that water is clear, CC is maintaining at 0 or...