Recent content by kcindc

Best wishes on your family emergency. One year I had to leave my house and pool in late May and I was gone for 3.5 months. Dirty water can be fixed easily and there will be many people here to help you clean it up next year. You just need to make sure that the person closing the pool has...

The good news is that USAA paid my claim. The electrical company installed a new subpanel, repaired the timers, installed my new SWG, spa blower, and the new LED pool light. The bad news is that there is lightning damage to the underground wires causing inconsistent power to the breakers on...

Two things to consider: 1. it could be small inorganic matter, sand filters do not clear small items quickly, you could consider adding some DE to your filter to help. Add DE to a Sand Filter - Trouble Free Pool 2. it wouldn't hurt to SLAM.

How do you add chlorine to your pool, liquid, powder, pucks, SWG? You still need to add chlorine daily and test daily to make sure your FC doesn't drop below the minimum for your CYA. See the link in my signature. If it is still hazy, I suggest that you do an OCLT to see if you have something...

My pool guy sold me on a mineral system when I first got a pool. One of the worst things I've ever spent $. Pool guys get these mineral systems for nearly free, they charge their customers a fortune to install, you will have to continue buying the cartridges that purposely deliver metal into...

My equipment was hit by lightning 2 weeks ago. Several panel breakers were fried, regular outlets were fried, 2 timers fried, SWG fried, but luckily my pump, heater and robot are fine. Can you list all of your equipment, brand model, voltage, subpanel info? What exactly is this spare "control...

The key to saving chlorine costs (either liquid from the store or via SWG): 1. Open your pool early before the water reaches 55 degrees. 2. Close your pool late, after the water reaches 55 degrees. 3. Do you own testing with TF-100, testing your FC frequently, and adding chlorine as needed. If...

Most SWGs state that they should be turned off when you add salt. I wait until the salt has been fully dissolved before turning the SWG back on. Sometimes it can take about and hour and half for adding one bag, or it could take a day if I have to add many bags of salt. It really depends on the...

The cost for a generic (CircuPool) cell t-15 is $449 and the t-9 $349. You can always call to see if they give you a discount. Their tech support are very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. https://www.circupool.com/Replacement-Cells-for-HaywardGoldline_c_44.html My pool equipment pad had...

The only downside of using rain water is that you need to keep a closer eye on the pool water hardness if your pool is a non-vinyl lined pool.

You should start a new thread and make sure the subject line includes automation. Make sure to put all of your location and pool current details in your signature line as this will help those who will help you. I'm not extremely well versed in automation. Personally, I have my pump and SWG on...

Thanks for reply... I have had a lot of great experience with my auto coverage. Last September my brand-new looking 2008 SUV (thanks to leather and my kids were grown when I bought it) was considered a total loss due to water damage. Newer cars with sunroofs are not designed to be 100% water...

I plan to replace my lights in the next week. I have compared prices between several online retailers and they are all much cheaper than Leslies. Here are some places that are pretty popular (I am not affiliated with any, but have used several of these places over the years): sunplay.com...

I have an Air Supply Silencer and it replaced my old spa blower. My old blower was super loud and the Silencer is much, much quieter. My Silencer just died because of lightning (lots of other electrical components were fried, too) and I will replace it with another Silencer as it was very...

I suffered what I believe is lightning damage. An electrician that is familiar with pool electrical and inspected my system and made recommendations. He isn't a pool guy per say, so I want to make sure that I'm not overlooking any potential damage that has not yet been noticed. I haven't...