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Thanks TS. Just to confirm: 1. For heater, try it on half speed, and if no flow errors, I'll keep it at that. If errors keep adjusting up until it passes. 2. On half speed, it's fine to run 24/7, or the motor needs a break? 3. I'll start on 24/7 half speed, and then try to work down a bit on...

Based on some recommendations on TFP, I finally got around to replacing the motor of my Pentair WF-8 2HP with a V Green 270. Now I'm a little perplexed on the best settings to run the pump on. I know folks will say I just need to experiment, but I was trying to see if there were some good...

Thanks for all the help and advice on this. After doing a few hours of research, I have a lot of questions on replacement lights, but I will start a new thread.

Thanks. To be clear, you think it could be possible to reconnect the ground without lowering the water level? I'm over 150 feet above sea level, so I'm not worried about that. I thought draining a vinyl pool could cause the vinyl to fail, but maybe not an issue for only a 2-3 foot drop?

Thanks for the replies. Just to verify, this is the green bonding wire, which they may need to lower the water to fix? Also to verify, it shouldn't be an issue for the vinyl to lower the pool water past the lights?

I have two Pentair lights, that look like they are 20 years old (images attached). I replaced the bulbs about 4 years ago with LEDs when they burned out, and they have worked well since. Unfortunately, this season the lights would not come on, and I noticed there was some water within the...

FYI, if it helps anyone. I reseated everything and the Dolphin is back to normal. Hopefully the new impeller makes it even better.

Sorry to jump on your thread if its okay? Opening my pool today, and my Dolphin Oasis Z5 Robotic Pool Cleaner, had one good run, and now it only runs for a few minutes before stopping. I couldn't find it clogged with anything. I did notice the impeller was missing one blade, so I'm ordering...

So I have an update. The good news is the new capacitor arrived today, and it fixed the problem:)! The bad news is, it turns out the new capacitor is a tiny bit wider than the old capacitor. I measured the old one, but not to the 1/16th of an inch. It is a very tight fit, and I actually lost...

Thanks, I ordered this one from Amazon. Which looked like it met all the metrics, and was the same size as mine, and same statistics. It was 370/450VAC vs 370VAC and +/- 5% vs. 6%, but hopefully not an issue. https://www.amazon.com/BOJACK-Starting-Capacitor-450VAC-10000AFC/dp/B07PBWT8LX It...

Thanks for all the replies. As an update I pulled the capacitor tonight. It's a Genteq 27L1358. It doesn't show any water damage, but there is a tiny bit of warping around the rim on each side. I'm not an expert at using a multimeter, but when I set it to all the ohms settings, it stays at 0...

Yes, that is my pump. How hard is it to replace myself? I have basic tools but probably not specialty tools? Also, any advice on keeping the pool from becoming a swamp if it takes a weak or so to get going?

Today my Pentair WF-8 2HP stopped working. I noticed it was loud, and I shut it off to clean the basket. When I turned it back on it just hummed with no water pumping. I checked and I could turn the impeller. I watched some YouTube videos and a bad capacitor is really the only repair I would...

Enjoyed this thread so far. What ended up happening with the tech?

Group, Was about to open my pool for the year. It's been an unseasonably cool spring here in Long Island. I was planning on getting my Liquid Chlorine at Home Depot, but from the website, it looks like they are either all our, or no longer carrying the $10 3-pack that was so good. Does anyone...

Thanks, The Home Depot is a great tip! They charge $10 for a delivery, but I may be able to do some big orders. Their price seems pretty good compared to the pool stores around here.

Hopefully it won't be the case this year, but just trying to think ahead, it maybe difficult to get all the chemicals to run the pool safely this year. If I end up not opening it this year, is there anything I need to do? I currently have a loop loc over the pool, but with lots of rain the pool...

Just closed the pool, and the pool guy put in moth balls. He said they helped, but didn't always work. Seemed like a good idea to me, as long as you remember to take them out. I guess you could also put a mouse trap or two in the bottom of the heater.

Got the fuse today and heater is back up and running. Thanks everything for all the advice. Just wish I had realized the fuse was a very common part, and not specific to raypac.

Just had a chance to check tonight and the fuse on the circuit board was definitely blown. I ordered a new once, so hopefully that fixes everything. By the way, new fuse cost $2, and cheapest shipping was $12. Go figure. I should order a couple I guess.

I had someone from the gas company come out today to check on an unrelated gas issue, but he wanted to take a look at my pool heater (raypac 406a) to see peak demand on the gas line. When I told him I was going to be closing the pool soon he recommended "removing the heating tubes" from my...

I haven't got a chance to get back to the heater yet. On the to do list this week. The serial number is begins with 1202, which I think means it was made in Feb/2012

Thanks for the help. I'm out of town for the rest of the week, but I ordered a few parts, and will let you know how it goes.

So I recently moved into a new house, that had a Rheem PM406A pool heater. We turned it on a few times during the home inspection, and to figure out the valves for the hot tub, but never ran it for any length of time. I ran it about a week ago and noticed a lot of steam or smoke, so i turned...

Just as an update, last night I checked Chlorine again and it had gone to 0 during the day, so I guess I'm not completely out of the woods. PH was at 7.0. I added 5 more lbs of baking soda and 2 more gallons of LC. This morning I was at: PH 7.2 FC: 3 CC: 0.5 TA: 60 CYA: 50-70 (I'm not great...

Thanks! The cartridges don't look much different than these after a good hose down. It is doing a good job of keeping the pool clear, but I will consider changing if they are putting me at risk of restaining