Recent content by jflijohn

That’s exactly what I was finding, white scale in the hot tub. I flushed the system with 2 gallons of 30% vinegar for a day and then changed my water out. My flow switch was stuck open which is why the heater wouldn’t come on. I ordered a new flow switch however, after flushing with the...

...duhh, its calcium buildup. A chemist I am not

Just to follow up. My pumps are still under warranty but just barely, so I didn’t want to start tearing into equipment and void the warranty, I really wanted to pull the volute case cover and get into the impeller… however 🤷🏼 I pulled the fan shroud on the circulation pump motor and tried to...

Well, first of all, thank you for your service in blowing stuff up that most likely needed to be blowed up. Very nice pool and the construction photos were great, I’ve never seen a pool go in from start to finish. I saw the backhoe but I’m curious why you didn’t just use a little C4 (just kidding).

It runs and yes, it’s hot to the touch. Does the circulation pump just pull suction through the filter or the other suction ports as well? That’s the circ pump below the circuit board. The 2 pumps that run the jets are both operational with no issues.

Sundance Optima circulation pump and circuit board

Hot tub at sunset

My 2020 Optima will not heat up due to “open flow switch”. I have removed the filter and operated it in that condition. I have shoved a garden hose through the filer inlet pipe to purge air. I pulled covers to inspect the flow switch, there was in-fact no flow, with a big air gap at the flow...