Recent content by fyn409

Agreed, I noticed that in the documentation. I was just stating that today with my current setup that is handled with my timer. After reading the doco I see that a VS should have constant power and the schedule setup on the pump, that then also makes sense why I would need the I/O board as...

Thanks for that info, I have some experience with Arduino's for some other items so I will check that out more. And makes sense on the VS part, I know they have to be in sync, and currently that happens via my timer with my single speed pump. But I can see now why they would not work with a VS...

So yea, that does change things a lot, and thanks for that info. My pool is a simple in-ground setup, I was thinking more of remote monitoring than automation I guess. Really the only thing I could potentially automate is the timer, SWG, and VS pump if I add one. Based on my quick reading of...

Would you consider this Circupool system to be as good or better than the Hayward? Also I do not currently have any automation, but would be interesting in remote monitoring/alerting if possible, if that is the case what system would you recommend? Also currently have a single speed pump but...

When we bought our house the pool already had a Hayward Aquarite SWG installed in it. We have had some bumps along the way with it, had to replace a control board once (~$400) and about 5 years ago had to replace the salt cell (not sure how old the cell was so it might have just been at the end...

Sorry, this was a duplicate post for some reason.

Well, decided to go with Hayward version as several pointed out there seems to be a lot of people reporting short life issues with the generics. I do not know how long this cell was running before I bought the house 1.5 years ago, just that the owner stated it was "fairly" new. I suspect that...

So brought the cell in to be tested today and it is dead. Looks like time for a new one. As I said before this is a "generic t-15" cell made by compu pools. I do not know how old it is as I was there when I bought the place. What are your recommendations, generic good? Stick with Hayward...

Yea, pool store is a hike for me, I did bring it in a month or so ago and they said it was good. Do they generally just die, or fade away? As for testing the salt I have the TFTP salt level test kit. - - - Updated - - - I will grab those when I get back home this evening. The cell is a...

I am having issues with my Hayward Aquarite system again. This spring at startup it would not generate. I tried the power limiter replacement, was not the issue so I ended up replacing the board. It has been running well since then. Now over the weekend we had a large rain (3") and when I...

So I have read the many threads about the Hayward Aqurite issues and the current limiter needing to be replaced. But none of the symptoms seem to match what I am seeing with mine. The pool and system were here when I purchased the house last year so I do not know much of the history. Used the...

Thanks for the info, I will take a closer look when I get home but I believe it has pulled from the coping vs ripping. Is there anything that has to be done to the coping to re-insert the liner if that is all it is? Or is it just warm the liner and hopefully stretch it back and push it in? I...

So bought my house end of last summer, it included a 16x36 in ground pool. Been using the TFP method on it and it has been going well. The pool is about 10 years old and I know the liner is getting up there in age. I have noticed that in two of the corners there is a slight gap that has...

I am wondering the same thing. I have a saftey cover, I drained the pool to below the returns so I could blow them out and cap them. I new we have had some wet weather recently but I was shocked to check the skimmer today and find the pool had filled to the point that it filled up the skimmer...