Recent content by JRM

Great explanation, thank you. Especially about establishing the minimum pump speed. Right now my timer is about 80 feet from the pump, so my first thought was that I'd need to pull new wires to do it the way you describe, but I could simply move the timer out to the pump house. (We have lots...

That doesn't surprise me at all. Our house was built in 1967 and the pool was probably installed sometime in the 70's. The electrical panel was probably at the same time as the pool. I've spent a lot of time updating a lot of things (including GFCI's in all the bathrooms, kitchen, garage...

The pump instructions only says it needs it's own dedicated circuit if it's GFCI protected. The SWG actually suggests using the same circuit as the pump if allowed. But I may try the relay on the light circuit if it has the available capacity. Thanks a lot.

Thanks, but I don't want to run the SWG on a timer that may or may not be in sync with the pump program and, I have no experience with VS pool pumps, but it seems like a waste to run the pump 24/7 in the winter time. Typically I'd only run my old single-speed for an hour or two.

Thanks. That's exactly the kind of solution I was thinking of. It doesn't make sense to me to run the SWG on a separate timer that could get our of sync with the pump's program. But perhaps I should have explained more clearly above, the pump and the SWG are both powered off the same 240V...

So what's the solution with a VS pump that has it's own controller and schedule? I would have guessed that the pumps would have a power-out circuit for SWG's.

Thanks for the reply. My timer is a simple Intermatic clock timer with a time disc and a mechanical switch. But that's incompatible with the new VS pump. Since the pump has it's own built-in programable controller it needs power 24/7, so I've bypassed the timer for the new pump. Per my other...

Okay, a search of the Circupool RJ-60+owners manual answered my wiring question: For use with Variable Speed Pumps: When used with variable-speed or other electronically controlled pumps, you may wish to wire the Control Module directly to your power source. This will allow the pump to determine...

No thoughts or advice? Is this the wrong forum? I got the new pump installed. Still using the old wiring and the Vac-Mate. It's running great and is unbelievably quiet compared to the old single speed Hayward NorthStar it replaced. The build and finish quality seems top-notch for something...

My old single speed pump finally died, so I had to buy a new VS pump. My question is how to wire it and program it to work with the SWG and the Barracuda G3 suction cleaner. The old pump was controlled by a simple Intermatic timer and the SWG is wired to the same times so that if the pump...

Thanks for all the good advice. I have the owner's manual for the pool, so I saw the same thing where they say "CYA per local requirements", but then they have a chart showing how to achieve 80 ppm. Thank goodness I didn't add the CYA before testing it like I did the salt. :shock: That's...

Hi Waterbear and Iggy, thanks for the replies. To answer Waterbear's questions: SWG: Polaris Autoclear Plus Filter: 36 sqft D.E. CYA: 100 ppm TA: 80 ppm pH is quite low, 7.0, but I was waiting until I decided whether to drain out some water or not before I correct it. Iggy, The big question...

Re: John... How do you like your Autoclear Plus? eelhc, It hasn't actually been up and running for a week yet becasue I ran into a little plumbing snag that delayed me a few days while I got a couple of new PVC fittings and found the time after work to get it all put together. Anyway, it's...

Thanks Bill, I only wish I'd seen this sooner because now I have too much salt in my pool. See my latest question here: http://www.troublefreepool.com/viewtopic.php?t=4773 Whoops, John

I just installed a SWG and Iguess I should have checked my pool's salt level before I added the salt, or I need to double-check the volume of the pool, because I have too much salt in there. The SWG says there's 4000-4200 ppm and Leslie's tested the water and said it's at 5210 ppm (not sure why...