Recent content by donnyruss

James, thanks for the info. I am also considering replacing the whole system to upgrade to a newer one with automated controls. Do you have a recommendation for a new system? I had been looking at the Hayward ones but also saw PureLine ones being offered as well that look very similar to the...

Which cell would you recommend replacing it with. Originally the RC35 cell came with the pool but someone said that was a little undersized for a pool my size so I replaced it with the RC42.

Did test pool pilot: salt 2900, add 19 lbs salt, temp 82, 30v 1.2 amps. Correct cell (RC42) selected in config Actual salinity is 2700 Already cleaned the cell and when I was done there was no scale and the plates looked good

Leslie's can only test cells made by Hayward. Tested the waster straight from the return and no chlorine reading.

Tested the waster straight from the return and no chlorine reading.

My issue with my unit is that it is not producing chlorine. I am thinking that the cell is bad (it was installed in July of 2015), but I have not been able to do any testing to see if it is just the cell or if there is a problem with the whole unit. My thought was that instead of replacing the...

I may be in the market for a new SWCG system. Looking for recommendations on what brand and system people suggest.

I have the AutoPilot DIG220 SWCG that was installed when my pool was built in July of 2012. I have an RC42 salt water cell that was put installed in July of 2015. I was having trouble maintaining a chlorine level last year and this year I cannot get the SWCG to generate any chlorine level...

I have a 24,000 gallon salt water pool with a DE filter. I am trying to figure out a way to get rid of the backwash water. Over the past couple of years I have run the discharge hose across the grass and let the water disperse there. The water has been discharged near some arborvitae trees...

Have SLAMed the pool for a little over a week and can start to see the bottom of the deep end. Vacuumed the pool to waste today. Tried to run the filter on filter instead of recirculate and still have the same problem with the pressure shooting up in less than 10 minutes. If I do a quick...

What all does a SLAM entail? I have not heard that term before.

This is all after I did the initial opening with algaecide, shock, and clarifier. I have also vacuumed it several times and gotten rid of the visible debris.

Water was tested yesterday. Chlorine 0, salt 2100, Calcium Hardness 150, Cyanuric 40, Total Alkalinity 100, pH 7.8, Phosphates 300.

Blue, but very cloudy. I cannot run the filter to get the water to clear up.