Search results

Just saw your reply. I always had the water sensor connected, and when the air was disconnected, I had disabled the function on the panel. It seems like it needs the solar sensor as well. I will proceed with getting a couple bids, and hope to get it done before it gets warm enough to turn the...

I reattached the air and solar sensors with difficulty. The solar sensor terminal is corroded and tight, and the wires are stranded and floppy, rather than solid. Anyway the pump now runs again, albeit with the erroneous air sensor readings. The way I am with electrical stuff, I imagine I...

Oops. I decided to just disconnect the solar sensor from the box, now the pump won't come on. The self-test does not show any errors, and display looks normal. Does the box need to have the solar and air sensors connected in order to switch the pump on?

Hi ajw22, Tested both the old and new air sensors. Old 15,500 ohm, new 14,500 ohms, room temp 58 F. The reference table shows 16,123 ohms expected. It looks like the sensors are OK. When I opened the box, I can see come corrosion/deposits where the sensors connect to the board. We had a...

I agree, given the limited demands of our pool/solar. But, I have some mobility issues these past few years, so any opportunity I have to reduce the trips to the control box are helpful. With the high price of clean electricity in California, I am constantly tweaking the pool system, depending...

I'm not very savvy on this electricity thing. But I did have one try at it, and don't remember the result. It was either a couple thousand ohms above or below 10,000, which is what I read somewhere is the "expected" reading. I've never seen this chart or had any idea that there would be a...

SunTouch controller showed air sensor error. Installed 2011, worked fine until this rainy winter. Initially, just saw air temp reading 145 F. The water and solar temps were OK. Controller self-test shows no errors. I bought and installed a replacement air sensor, but same result. Yesterday...

Hi BB Sacramento, Thanks for the follow-up. I called Bullseye last fall, and was told they do not service the Stockton area. American Leak Detection in our area is not doing pools because of no staff, lots of work. My current pro is having one last shot at finding the leak. I have contacted...

Any update on your troubles? My pool is still leaking 1/4-3/8" each day. I calculate that to be around 200 gallons/day. With our drought, it is not acceptable. And I need to keep adding cyanuric acid, more chlorine, muriatic acid, etc. This is despite a pool professional spending several...

I just saw this post, since I'm having similar problem. I've been aware of a hairline crack for nearly 10 years, patched with epoxy, no leak. Now, the pool is leaking 1/4" a day, probably around 200 gal/day. With the drought, it is not acceptable. Long story made short, I got a syringe with...

Wireform, Thanks for your reply. What I did not mention is the other elephant in the pool: it is leaking around 1/4" per day, whether pump is on or off. Testing so far has not been diagnostic. I didn't really want to get into this aspect of the problem(s). In answer to your queries: a) the...

This is complicated, but I'll try to be simple. Have used Polaris 380 since day one, 40 yrs. ago. Recently noticed dirt was not going out through main drain in bottom, and found that main drain is plugged somewhere between pool bottom and gate valve near pump inlet. Also, the gate valve is...

I think I do an excellent job of testing, and recording, on a daily basis during run-up early season, then backing off when weather, sun exposure stabilize. I have Excel data going back to 2012. Until I finally realized that the stains on the side of my pool were yellow algae, I had to up the...

Sorry, I already posted a new thread about leak detection/management. (Merged threads - TFP Mod) Next question has to do with the new material. I've had plain, basic white plaster. Now I'm thinking about color and texture, which my neighbors have. The first pool contractor mentions three...

Thanks. That's what the last two "leak detectors" were doing when they trashed the manifold. They disconnected pipes, attached heavy fittings to the end of the unsupprted pipes to pressurize them, and bang! Everything on the ground. I think a potential problem is with the suction lines. One...

Our pool was built in 1978. Toward end of August I noticed I was adding more water than usual. By mid-September I was pretty sure, and started bucket test. No wet spots along any visible surface above the pipes. With normal pump run of around 8 hrs, including booster pump for pool sweep...

Thanks for the replies. The "boss" has not been out yet. The young man who did the measurements mentioned sand blasting, which I had never heard of, and certainly not on the prior re-plastering. Except for the straky stains on one of the sidewalls, and the hairline crack, there are no other...

We're getting bids now to do some renovation on our pool, built in 1978. Original deck is exposed aggregate, the stones are falling out, and the deck has many cracks. Fairly straightforward, going with a smooth finish. We've had it replastered twice, last time in 2007. The plaster has one...

Red Beard, thanks. Evening FC around 6, AM around 8. Loss of 2ppm, or 25%, pretty consistent with CYA at somewhere between 35-40. I think I'll leave it as is, since I'm in a regular routine, adding 2ppm worth of bleach every evening. Once the season advances, and there is less sun exposure...

Thanks to all for the info, advice. Because I have some difficulty carrying jugs of bleach out to the pool, I was hoping to be able to reduce the volume needed every evening, not necessarily to save a few dollars, but to save my back, hip, etc. So, for me, it is not much different needing to...

Thanks to all. We are in central California. Near 100 F, full sun around 9AM-4PM. I've thought about raising the CYA, but that would mean higher FC to kill algae, and probably more $. I misstated prior FC levels. Used to keep it between 5/3, adding around 42 oz of 10% bleach each evening...

I've had intermittent yellow streaks/smudges along the North facing wall of our pool for years. I tried to convince myself that it was discoloration of the plaster, and would scrub with brushes, stainless steel brushes and a pumice stone. I would keep the FC around 4 minimum, 6 after adding...

Thanks for the reference on CYA. We are in Stockton, CA, and have had several 100+ days, but the pool is usually 82-85. I swim laps, but our 5 y/o grandson is in on weekends, so there is little splash loss. No leaks as far as I know. I never let the FC get below 4; I kept the FC level 2-4...

I've been adding gallons of 10% bleach this summer, per PoolMath calculator, to prevent a recurrence of yellow/mustard algae this spring. I finally decided to test the CYA (using all fresh TFT reagents). I was shocked to find it somewhere between 1-15, confirmed by multiple water samples, and...

You don't indicate how long you will be away. I think you ought to invest in a new chlorinator. If I remember right, the ones that are available everywhere hold around 6 large tabs, which would be good for probably a week, or longer. Is there someone who could 1) test, 2) replenish the tabs...

Hi fellow pool sufferers, I mean lovers. I took the cover off my filter. The elements, installed new on 4/10/17, show a little dirt, but nowhere what should be accumulated after nearly 2 months. Next, I closed the baffles on the skimmer inlets, so all suction goes through the bottom drain...

Thanks to all for replies. OCLT: PM: 4.5; AM 4.0, CC: 0.0 No apparent excess chlorine consumption, or binding to bad stuff. The stains on the sides are streaky, and appear greenish, so probably algae. But, I tend to pour the bleach in that area, so maybe stains. They do not brush off very...

I found a floating chlorinator at HD a couple years ago, which is double sided. I think it holds about 10-12 3" pucks. I fill it up, leave it set about 1/2 way open, and have a neighbor top it up as needed, after a week or so. We've been gone up to 2 weeks, and find the chlorine levels are on...

This winter was very wet in central Ca. I was brushing the pool almost daily, and not using any chlorine (bleach). No algae noted. But, afetr the rain stopped, and leaves stopped blowing in, I still have what I thought was dirt on the bottom, sides, steps. Started chlorinating in March...

Rebecca, from TFT test kits and promptly sent me replacements for the FC reagents, R-0870 and R-0871. The replacement reagents arrived yesterday. The powder is virtually pure white. I have not seen it like this in prior shipments. I tested the pool water this AM. The powder dissolved...