Recent content by crustfan

Duh? The problem is that I have my variable speed pump turned up too high at 95%. If I lower the power to 50% I get around 10psi at the filter. However the psi of the Caretaker is 0psi and the power of the in-floor cleaning jets looks lower. Recently I had to replace part of the pump motor...

Running my system without the cartridge filter, the gauge reads 26psi. I bought a new gauge and it reads 22psi. With the filter in, its about 30 psi. Do I have a problem with high pressure? The gauge at the Caretaker in-floor system which is after the filter reads 10psi without the filter...

It's been in the back of my mind to post what I paid for some major equipment work I had done to the pool this past summer. I'm interested in getting some peace of mind over whether I paid too much or just right. The prices include installation and equipment. I live in north central Florida...

Thanks Mark that's a relief. And no leaf canister Chiefwej. I put the socks on the skimmer.

I removed the gauge and put some Oatey Great White on it. It started to leak again. I had counted the number of exposed machine threads and there were three. I tightened it down past that and it seems ok now. Thanks for the reassurance wrt system pressure. Your Hayward and mine both have a...

A new Caretaker valve seems to have solved the problem. All the zones work now. When I undid the threaded pvc union at the top of the old valve I heard a whoosh of pressure release and a gulp, gulp, gulp of water from within the heater. Though the filter pressure still runs at 30psi, at the...

Great point Jason. I can't say what the normal system pressure for the spa is given that it's not something I used to pay attention to and that new equipment was installed at end of June and I don't use the spa very often. Spa mode is set to run at high speed 95% power through 4 jets / eyelets...

So when the heater turns on there's no water flowing, ie there's water already in the heat exchanger. So there's stagnant water inside the heat exchanger? Another reason to run the thing periodically to maintain it. If the heater was clogged, wouldn't the pressure gauge on the Caretaker read...

Excellent points! 1. Hair shouldn't be getting past the filter. When I first went to clean the filter I found a small toupee's worth at the top. There's a small plastic funnel that points up and sits on top of the cartridge. I can't remember exactly if the hair was on top of the funnel or...

mas985, I'm new to pools so have never done much thinking about head loss. But if I understand correctly you're saying that the relative distance of the return pipes from the Caretaker is much greater than the length of pipe run to the heater, so cutting out the heater would most likely have a...

It's a pool / spa combo, so I have a gas heater for the spa. In 30 minutes or less, the water is ready for a soak. I don't use it very much. Though for preventive maintenance I should fire it up every month to burn off any insects and then make sure to drain it after it's bypassed because...

My system is running at 30 psi and I think my heater may be clogged with dog hair. When I went to clean the filter I discovered a fistful of hair in the top of the unit so its possible that it made its way to the heater. This is causing the pressure meter on the filter and Caretaker to read...

In the DPD Chlorine Test notes: As 4JawChuck pointed out in an earlier post, the multiplier for the 1.8ml sample is 5. The notes were changed in the first bullet but not the last one quoted above. Is this because yellow is an irritating color and should be viewed after looking at red...

My TA is 120 and I want to bring it down within range for a salt water pool. I read the article on lowering TA and it seems reason I'd want to do this is that a high TA in a salt pool causes the pH to rise too quickly. I have some procedural questions. How long after adding the acid do I need...

Pool School says to add acid in front of a return. However I only have in floor popups. What's the best way? In the past I've just thrown in cups of acid in different places of the pool to spread out the acid. There's a guy on here who first dilutes a cup of acid in a bucket of water and...