Recent content by BSMet94

OK, that sounds better than messing around with a saddle tee. Even with that, I was afraid that the SCH 40 PVC would have a tendency to crack if I drilled into it. I'm a little more confident with drilling through a fitting overlap and running a pipe thread tap through that. If I abandon it...

I didn't want to get into the ozone debate really. I just want to try this thing out for a while, keep an eye on the chemistry, and see if it makes any difference in my pool one way or another before I decide to whether or not to completely disconnect the unit and be done with it. Really, all...

My IG pool came with an UV lamp ozone generator that was never plumbed in to the system. It was, however, electrically connected, so those expensive lamps come on any time the pump is running. If the wind is just right, when you walk by the equipment, you can definitely smell ozone. I've read...

I hadn't thought about freeze protection, nor did I happen to notice what the air temperature sensor was indicating on the display. That makes sense, as the last few days it could certainly be getting down into the high 30s in the middle of the night. I didn't note it when I went through the...

This happened once a few weeks ago, and then again this week two nights in a row. I'll be awakened in the middle of the night wondering what the noise is, and slowly realizing it's pool equipment running when it shouldn't be. And it's all the equipment, booster pump, filter pump, air blower...

OK, so nevermind this thread altogether. After lurking around here for a while, becoming a student of BBB, and making manual adustments by eyeball while dumping bleach into the deep end, I realize it's not that hard to maintain decent chemistry. Since I do process engineering all day long at...

Re: New to forum and to pools, with a few equipment question Thanks for the replies. For now, it's brush and vacuum. I think ultimately I'm going to look around for a Polaris vacuum, since the equipment and controller are already set up for that. As for the ozone, I think I'll buy the $10...

I didn't get very far reading the manual for the AQL-CHEM unit before reading "AQL-CHEM is not compatible with Aqua Rite or Aqua Logic Controls." That sucks. I'm looking for a possible work-around...

Would it be in any way possible to do automatic feedback control of liquid chlorine addition (via a metering pump based on a signal from an ORP probe) using the Aqualogic PS-8? Or am I limited to trial and error set-up using a timer function and manual pump flow control (i.e. peristaltic pump...

Hello. I'm new to this forum and new to the world of swimming pools. We bought a foreclosed house almost 3 years ago that came with an unfinished IG pool/spa, which I estimate at 15000/400 gallons. After several years of other major house projects and periodic gentle reminders from the city's...