Recent content by C.Johnson

That would explain why the socket I keep on my filter wrench is 7/8" :p The Hayward filters use a 3/4" nut, I guess I had a brain fart! Hi Jim, Double brain fart I guess; I didn't realize that wrench was a socket design that stuck out vertically like that; I use a wrench very similar, but...

I will add that a dual size ratcheting wrench such as the one below is perfect for Pentair/Sta-Rite FNS+, Clean and Clear Plus, and Quad DE filters. It has both 3/4 for the band clamp nut, and 7/8 for the drain plug...

That would be awesome!

Hello All, Pool serviceman in the Tulsa area here, dealing with late openings/pools that have been sitting for a year or more. Advanced apologies for the word wall; I tend towards too much info... One of the hassles of jobs like this is the decaying debris at the bottom of the pool; I cannot...

Wow! What a beautiful landscape!

I use my Riptide everyday on my pool route, it has made life so much easier. I am a professional, but don't receive any kind of compensation from the company. At first I was considering getting the Power Vac, but ended up with the riptide and do think it is the better product. I will be honest...

I second the request for pictures!

It's been a few years since I've regularly repaired DE filters, since they're very uncommon in Tulsa. If I remember correctly there's a slight difference in the Nautilus manifolds and the newer FNS plus manifolds. The proper part number which you should be looking for is Pentair #192193

Yikes! Hoping one of the resident plaster experts has some ideas as to what caused this

Thanks for the update Greg! Glad you got it working.

Salt meters do not measure salinity directly, but instead measure the conductivity of the water, which changes with total dissolved solids and temperature. Many salt cells do not compensate for the temperature of the water, and as a result can read lower by about 2% per degree below 25C. I'm not...

How does protection of things like heat exchangers, impeller screws, and o-rings factor into it? The guidelines I learned when I started with pools was not to run FC higher than 5 to protect the heater and other components. Is that not actually a concern?

Happy to help, sorry to make you feel like I'm going over increasingly basic things; without being there in person and with most of the bases covered I'm having to fall back on even the least likely recommendations. When you spin the turbine by hand, do all wheels turn and does the unit move...

Ok, thanks for the followup. None of the wheels should spin freely with little pressure, there should be a moderate amount of resistance on two of the wheels. Turning either the wheel on the right, or the rear wheel should cause both wheels to spin and you should hear a bit of gear noise (the...

Just to clarify, by "running it at 40-50" you are talking about ppm CYA and not the active % on the generator correct? If so, their advice is good for non-salt pools, but the recommended level is higher for the reasons stated above. I'm not 100% on the exact mechanism as to why it is so much...