Recent content by speedysteve

took a gamble went with the transparent copy from ebay with a 2 year warrantee ( total replacement ) for $265 delivered, just waiting for the postman to deliver.. hopefully it will work well.. SS

Thanks for the responses guys, 409 for a legit cell is a pretty good price but I'm a Scotsman and if there's any way to save a few bucks then I'm gonna jump on that ! That's why I was trying to find any feedback on actual experiences with the generics... the idea of a clear body so you can...

I know its an old thread now but just to let everyone know, I tried the heat gun, tried the scrapper, tried acid, then resorted to a SDS hammer drill and some improvised tooling from harbor freight ( hand scraper ) this kind of worked but patches of the " rubberized thin set" were so well bonded...

Hi guys, Its been a while since I have posted as everything has been going great with the pool for the last few months... Unfortunately I think my SWG has finally expired.. im not surprised as the salt reading has been dropping since I moved in 3 yrs ago and I have been compensating with...

As the title suggests I have issues with a badly layed rubberized coating in my patio area / around the pool, several areas have lifted and cracked due to water ingress over the winter and it looks terrible.. I bought the house a couple of years ago and suspect the coating was put down to hide...

Hi I have a hayward super 2 pump with a century 1.5 Hp dual speed motor which appears to have burnt out its high speed coil so now only functions on low speed. system pressure is now around 5psi instead of the original 10psi. Can I leave the system like this & just run the pump for more hours...

Have a major sand stone errosion problem going on at the moment seems likely that its due to SWG pool water ( around the 3200 ppm mark ) never really noticed it before but over the past month or so the stonework around the pool feels sandy to the touch and im vacing a bunch of sand out of the...

drilled the old bulb out of the heat sink and used a conventional mr16 from Lowes ( pack of 3 for $10 ) epoxyed it into the heat sink and all appears to work fine, ( there was a relay in the control panel that had burnt out too, fixed that with a generic from radio shack for $7 ) So total cost...

hi & thanks for the responce, I tested the bulb for continuity across the terminals and the reading was unstable, then put 12v across it and it light for a second then died so I suspect the bulb was dead I should have tested the unit while it was open for the 12v as you stated but when I had...

Hi, THe pool light in my inground pool stopped working so following U-tube instructions I pulled out the unit Fibrestars Luminaire V-432691 120 v 115 watt 1.29amp with a MR-16 12 volt 100watt bulb ( looks like a recessed ceiling light fitting with a large finned heat sink around the base ) (...

snakes,.... spiders.. more spiders.... cleaning out skimmers is a far more hazordous process than I expected.... SS

Hi everyone, Im a newbie from Scotland & just getting a handle on keeping my pool in tip top condition.. Latest problem, snakes !!! Just came across 2 of the little buggers in my yard this weekend & i dont mind admitting they scare the begeezus out of me.. Yellow underbelly black topside with...

Hi guys, After all this cold weather we have been having in Houston my system has been kicking in a lot for freeze protection, however even on days where it isnt close to freezing the pump has ocasionally kicked in during the night for no apparent reason, the air sensor is just hanging out the...

Hi BHall235 im not sure about how the polaris booster should be plumbed in but the squeal is only from the filter pump which is switched on automatically when the control box sences air temperature below around 37 deg F the booster and polaris system does not come on with the freeze protection (...

Thanks guys, any suggestions as to who I can get the seals / bearings from or are they generic ? only asking as I have no local knowledge, if I was in the UK I would have no problem finding such parts but havent built up a contacts list in Houston yet... SS