Recent content by geoandkay

I have rewired my system to the load side as per Hayward. However, it may have to put it on its own timer relay, like chiefwej. I have a large solar panel system on the roof that brings the pool up to 90 by noon. If it needs more heat in the afternoon, the solar dumps hot roof water at 150...

Got my answer from Hayward Technologies. They said, "The correct method is to be wired to load side with the pump. Why? We want the Aqua-Rite to only have power when the pump is on to avoid any possibilities of the unit producing chlorine. Regards." Looks like the written instructions in the...

Do I wire my AquaRite SWG to the 240v pump load side of relay, or directly to a 240v source? At one place, the install manual says its important to wire to load side of pump relay (and shows diagram). Then it says if remotely controlled, wire directly to 240v source so it is powered at all...

JVTrain, thanks for your reply. I agree about flow rate. My problem is that the solar panels bring the pool up to temperature by about noon and shut off (holding 9 panels full of water on the roof). If the pool calls for a little more heat in the afternoon, it gets all the water that has been...

Does Cyunaric Acid or Boron also effect water conductivity? I have a salt cell that keeps shutting down in the afternoon when very hot water from solar panels gets cycled through the salt cell, apparently increasing electrical conductivity. The SWG shuts down, saying HI salt, despite running at...

JamesW . . . Thanks for the good suggestions. You might be on the right track with water temp. The unit seems to quit in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day when the solar is cycling on and off. We have 9 panels on the roof for 10 months of swimming, and when it cycles on in the afternoon, the...

I have an AquaRite SWG system that is about 3 months old. For the last three days (and twice before), it has shut down because of HI salt. The salt level shows 3200ppm, a pool store salt meter says the same, as does a Taylor drop test and an Aqua Check strip (just a bit higher). A test of the...

I aim mine to create maximum clockwise rotation- just a slight ripple on the surface (this was recommended by pool refinisher, too). If all your chlorine comes from tri-chlor tablets on a surface floater, you might aim down to increase mixing. George

My Hayward SWG also came with test strips. I also have a Taylor salt test kit. For me, the Aquacheck strips are more accurate, yielding results within 100ppm of the digital readout on the Hayward unit. My first test strip try came out low because I didn't look carefully for the top (somewhat...

EvilTwin . . . Almost as bad as poor pool test results is no testing at all. For more than two years, my local pool store sent out a technician to manage our pool. The routine was similar over three technicians . . . brush the water line edge, run two water tests (TC & pH), pour in at least a...

Welcome to TFP! I'm in East Orlando. You will love the long swimming season here. Just want to make sure your pool builder took the time to tell you about Florida's pool barrier requirements (515.29 Residential swimming pool barrier requirements http://tinyurl.com/koyvuq4). A fence around the...

I have an AquaLink RS OneTouch (rev R) and have always had several AUX labels show on the screen (which I changed to Not Used also). If you eventually add another relay controlled feature, you must first get rid of the NOT USED label. The relay drivers will NOT permit any relays to engage until...

A one year update to this thread-- It still works— Following daddybug’s directions, I set my new AquaRIite SWG (software V. 1.59) to AL-5 so that it emulated a Jandy AquaPure SWG. After a re-boot (flipped the breakers), I was able to connect the latest Hayward Aqua Rite AQR (SWG) to my AquaLink...