Ugh....
Pool newb here, just got everything under control as far as understanding daily chemical maintenance with chlorine, etc....
Previous owner told me he kept pump on 24/7, but after reading here that wasn't necessary, and seeing my electric bill, I've been shutting the pump off for about half the day. I've been having to prime my pump every time I restart it, so I've ordered a silicone gel to put on the o -ring of the strainer basket, to see if that solves the problem of my pump losing prime when I shut it off.
I never turned my heater off over these last few days, and just now noticed that the display is blank. I tried turning it off and on again....nothing...
looked at the circuit breaker in the basement, but it hasn't tripped.
I've turned off the gas supply, to be safe, and turned the heater off, even though the display doesn't work even if it's turned on.
So...if my heater was on, and the pump lost prime, that means there was no water in the heater while it was on(?), which means.....I've just broken the heater?
The pool water was around 87 lately, so I actually had the thermostat set at 80, and I don't think the water would have gotten below that temp....
Not sure where to begin here....did I just screw my heater bad?
Pool newb here, just got everything under control as far as understanding daily chemical maintenance with chlorine, etc....
Previous owner told me he kept pump on 24/7, but after reading here that wasn't necessary, and seeing my electric bill, I've been shutting the pump off for about half the day. I've been having to prime my pump every time I restart it, so I've ordered a silicone gel to put on the o -ring of the strainer basket, to see if that solves the problem of my pump losing prime when I shut it off.
I never turned my heater off over these last few days, and just now noticed that the display is blank. I tried turning it off and on again....nothing...
looked at the circuit breaker in the basement, but it hasn't tripped.
I've turned off the gas supply, to be safe, and turned the heater off, even though the display doesn't work even if it's turned on.
So...if my heater was on, and the pump lost prime, that means there was no water in the heater while it was on(?), which means.....I've just broken the heater?
The pool water was around 87 lately, so I actually had the thermostat set at 80, and I don't think the water would have gotten below that temp....
Not sure where to begin here....did I just screw my heater bad?