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Hey everyone, now that I got some things straight with the admins, hopefully this post makes a bit more sense and adheres to the rules. I wanted to talk to you about my new pool controller. I'm trying to start a home automation company and the pool control portion of it is the first part. I'm...

I dunno. I think I might have to give these a thumbs down. I have a rather large self installed setup on a steep 45 degree pitch garage roof. There are 8 2x20 panels and they are strapped down in 3 places according to the instructions. The panels are sloped from one end to the other...

So I'm trying to understand now just how to wire up a 240v 2 speed pump but how they work. From what I read there is a high speed, lower speed and common terminal. In 240 volts does one hot leg go to common and the other hot leg go to high or low speed depending on what you want? Or does...

Hi everyone! A year or two ago I posted here about designing and developing a home and pool automation system. Well it's come a long way and I'm planning to go to market in the spring. The system starting price will start at $499 and for that you will get: * An expandable linux based web...

Hey all, Earlier in the season I got solar pool heating. I have 8 2x20 panels on my garage roof facing South-Southeast and one tree that blocked them in the earliest morning hours (before like 8am). The panels are sungrabber panels from ebay which are an economy fafco brand panel. They are...

Hello all, This year I am not redoing my pool like I was originally going to but instead am installing solar. I've decided to go with Fafco panels sold by "neelypools" on ebay. I got a full system kit, 8 2x20 panels + installation kit with valves, check valves, etc + goldline controller for...

Hey guys, I have an 8 2x20 solar system with goldline controller coming monday (ebay special, fingers crossed). Couple questions, is the 3 valve setup like the one one the powermat website necessary or can I just use the diverter valve, connect one end to the solar, the other end to the normal...

Many of you guys know I got a house with a neglected pool with no manuals and it's been a guessing game ever since. Last year on closing I figured out that in addition to a main drain, 2 skimmers and 2 returns, I have a main RETURN. And in fact one jandy valve controls the side returns and...

Hi guys, I am planning to buy a set of suntrek panels and manifolds used from a guy. It's a good deal and the way he had them setup they went into a valley on his roof so they are all cut to different lengths. So I was wondering does suntrek or another company make double closed ended...

Hi guys I have the opportunity to buy a 5 season old Raypak RP2100 digital for $400. The unit looks pretty good on the outside but if you open it up there is a bottom tray that has a lot of rust debris on it. The thing above it which looks like a burner has a bit of rust on it too. The owner...

Heads up, this contains mostly useless info, but if other peoples' misery entertains you, prepare for a great story! So I decided to close my in ground free form 16x32 today. As a side note, the pool came with the house which I acquired less than a year ago with no documentation whatsoever so...

Hey guys, Many of you have been through my saga. Basically when I first started my Ph was very stable and my pool had an ammonia problem. I had no algae or problems but all the chlorine I put in my pool would be instantly converted to CC. I eventually gave up and put in roughly 2 qt 6%...

Hello guys, We were swimming yesterday and got a little rowdy. In the end I heard the pump lose prime. The culprit I found was a stuck Weir. I poked the weir and to my surprise it snapped from the rotating portion near the bottom. The skimmer is a Sylvan skimmer and I found potentially...

Hello guys, My equipment is pretty old and the paragon timer I have has no trippers. The intermatic trippers are incompatible not to mention I read that the mechanical timers are pretty wasteful. I am planning to do a control system for it. This is my thought thus far. Nema 4 enclsoure...

Hello all, Thought I'd post a new topic on a new but seemingly rare problem. I pulled my light niche today to replace the bulb (incidentally all it needed was a bulb - yay) and LOTS of flaky brown/white tissue like stuff came out of the niche. It seemed like an absolute ton! It coated both...

Hello all, I've been doing research on many things but one of the primary things I intend to do is replace my timer with a much less expensive and more convenient computer controlled contactor method as described in this guide: http://www.truetex.com/poolcontrol.htm. I've already successfully...

Hello all, I thought I'd share my little problem and resolution. My local pool store sells liquid chlorine in discount 2.5 and 5 gal containers. Now this is all fine and the chlorine is really cheap. Cheaper than walmart and close to ALDI price. The big problem is that I only need to add...

Hello all, I put on my solar cover this week which I inherited with the house. It was not trimmed so I trimmed it down a bit. Then it rained this week and my Oak? maybe maple trees decided to drop all of their little seed pods into the pool and everywhere around here. I was able to use a...

Hey all, As my CYA is quite high I shouldn't be using trichlor tabs right now but I am due to lack of time. My only option for automatic chlorine dosing seems to be the liquidator which requires modification to the plumbing and other issues. Has anyone ever considered a sodium hypo floater...

Hello guys, Thanks to your help and some great persistence and a diverse range of chemicals, my pool is now much healthier... FC .5 TC .5-1 TA 130 CH 350 CYA ? And that's my problem. The test procedures state, mix 7ml pool water and 7ml cya reagent for 30 seconds, then drop by drop into 9mL...

Hello guys, My light isn't working. I've verified that the light has electricity going to it and it's not tripping the GFCI so my assumption is a basic blown bulb. However, the water is incredibly cold and dipping my hands in there for even a minute leaves me feeling hypothermic. My light is...

Hey guys, Bought the TF100 chlorine test only (since I have taylor K-2005C) and I am doing a bucket test right now to see how much chlorine my water is going to consume. We suspect an ammonia or fertilizer problem in general. I added 3 tsp 6% bleach to bring it to around 50FC. In an hour I...

Hey guys, Just inherited an old pool and I have some issues I was wondering if I could get advice on. I'm not familiar with exactly how the main drains are constructed but this is a 1982 sylvan in ground gunite free form with 2 main drains connected together (proabably for safety). It has 2...

Hello guys, Some of you followed my other thread where I got the pool clear. It was neglected for 3 years. During this process I accidentally shot the CYA way way high. (It WAS reading 0 :-P ) Now I was told a couple things: A: I need a better test kit to check chlorine - check - got...

Hello guys, in rescuing my dirty pool and bringing it back to life I used muriatic acid to reduce the ph to 7.2 and then trichlor tabs seems to have further reduced it to 6.8. It's been like that a couple of days (which I honestly thought would be okay) but this morning I noticed my main drain...

Hello all, I purchased a home with a 23 year old Sylvan in-ground plaster pool. It's 16x32 though I don't know avg depth I estimate 17,000 gallons. It has original plaster though I believe the filter/pump have been upgraded at least once. I've been reading the forums since before I purchased...