Recent content by JWeiss

Sorry to have missed your question. We guessed the igniter was likely fouling due to heat exchanger leakage, and decided to replace the entire unit. Not thrilled with 7-year lifespan, but we did it anyway. Went with the cupronickel option for hopefully better longevity. If you've replaced...

That was my fear as soon as I pulled the igniter. I suppose the leak starts to really manifest as the canister heats up, causing the subsequent cycles to be shorter than the first.

Today's diagnostics (focused on flame sensing)... Checked static resistance across several different ground points: bond wire, electrical ground wire, various points of frame, yellow grounded conductor in control box, flame holder nuts. All combinations measured down to meter resistance...

Thanks for this. Unfortunately, I don't have a manometer, so can't check pressure. Your link for flame sense problems is not working, but I'll do a specific search on that. I am aware that ground flakiness can lead to flame sense problems. The ground kit seems straightforward enough - seems...

Just opened up for the season this week, and diagnosing a heater problem. It's a Max-E-Therm 400 NG heater, about 7 years old. New igniter was installed last year. Controlled by IntelliCenter ("IC") via Fireman's Switch, and running on 120v. Heater panel is set to max temp (104F). IC is set...

Took me a while to figure out that my pool (built by previous owner) was fitted with the Mark Urban flow reversal system. It's got a 4-port valve (valve and parts long since NLA) that reverses the flow when heating. In this mode, flow returns through the main drain, and is drawn from the...

Ah, so the idea is to find the leak by treeangulation.

Hah! Yeah, it's basically a very lengthy planning process. I have a ton of conduit re-routing needed, as well as a need to bring in an extra sub-panel because of not enough breaker space in the IC. I have another thread from when I started this up, and I did review your thread closely back then.

When my existing system was upgraded, the ET Upgrade board went into the old Compool panel. There was no new panel.

Quick work! Well done.

It sure seems like a problem on the Compool controller board. I can't imagine the relay clicks with either no indicator light, or the quick on/off on the indicator being anything other than the board. Regarding the EasyTouch upgrade...we had that installed about 5-7 years ago, and it worked...