Recent content by koenbro

That is VERY relatable from other walks of life. Thank you for adding a dose of reality. Ok will upgrade to the NiTek Haven't placed the order yet. I contacted 4 dealers in the Phoenix area yesterday (got them from te Raypak website). One said she never heard of Avia still waiting on the other...

Wow, lots of great information here, thank you guys! I watched the videos on the Avia and like it quite a bit. My current system, the Raypak 265 is, if I read its sticker correctly, 264,000 BTU. So then a drop in replacement would be the Avia 264 with Copper heat exchanger, am I right? As...

When we instaleld NG I had a gas line pulled to the heater. There is now a bib 12" from the heater. Can you recommend a quality alternative to the Jandy ? What is an example of a pool automation system? Thx.

Hello, I have an obsolete Raypak R265 heater for my pool (10k gal) and spa; house was built in 1994 and the heater is original (Raypak website states they stopped making my particular model in 1998). Plus it is on propane, whereas we have just added natural gas. So I would like to get a new...

I have just bought a house (built in 1994) with a pool and in-ground spa. The pump has a usual mechanical timer, and a closed panel, with several controls, including some I could not identify; the two I could id are the pool light which is some kind of push button and the spa blower which is a...

Got the Leslie 81330 / Taylor K-2005 and ordered the FAS/DPD test from TFTestkits.com. As for high calcium and CYA, draining is unfortunately not an easy option, so might try a RO contractor. While the chlorine is so low (basically absent), could I use some of the water to irrigate the trees on...

Wow guys thank you for all the helpful info. The rings were broken off, floating in the filter tank. That makes me think that with high pressure the pleats might get sucked in together. I will replace the cartridges. Now, onward to learn pool chemistry! The resources on this site are amazing...

Hello, I have never maintained a pool before, but just bought a house with one. The elderly owner has passed on and it's being sold by a trust, so I have no records and there is no one to ask questions. Not sure when it was last maintained and had quite a bit of debris (leaves, palm seeds on the...