Recent content by MaxSmart

I was shopping for new hoses for my MX8, and I saw lots of posts for weights. Any experience with these? I'm not as much interested in the claims that they improve robot navigation (though that would be nice), as I am with having the hose not floating on the surface, where it tends to block the...

Thanks! What are the aux relays? For hooking up JVAs to shut off rooftop solar/pool cleaner/etc when it's in low RPM mode? So, if * I don't need a control panel (plan on hooking up to aqualink control panel) * I have 240v service * I am interested in the added safety of SVRS, if possible...

Thanks Allen! Do you know anything about the different pumps Jandy has? I can't find a comparison showing differences between the multiple VS 2.7HP pumps they are showing on website (all as "New!"): VSFHP270DV2A (VS FloPro) VSSHP270DV2A (ePump) VSSHP270AUT (ePump) JEP2.0SVRS (ePump) VSPHP270DV2A...

I did a whole lot of research and was going up upgrade my Aqualink to a iAqualink v3, and get a 011056 Pentair VSF pump which is apparently compatible with it. But, my installer has told me that his supplier says that Pentair's factory is shut down and that they can't get the 011056 or other...

That shows as 120V - don't I need a 240v breaker?

Left to right - Lights, Aqualink, (blank), Pump phase 1, Heat Pump phase 1, Heat Pump phase 2, Pump Phase 2. (Pump are the ones switched off because it's leaking). I do hate this panel, but do I want to spend thousands replacing it?

I already had to upgrade the subpanel to 100A service (0 gauge wire) for the heat pump. The pool circuit has a 70A breaker - do they even make GFCI breakers that large?

Thanks both for the responses. Suppose that my breaker box is an old GE TPL412R, which I believe has the 4 slots split by phase (left 2 one phase, right 2 the other) so it can only have one tandem breaker spanning the two phases (ie 240v). That slot is currently occupied by a 50A breaker for the...

Mine isn't GFCI. I'm being told I should upgrade the whole panel to be GFCI. Sound right? I have a GFCI breaker on the pool lights, but the other slots won't accommodate a GFCI breaker (it's a really small box, GE I believe).

Will the existing 20A split breaker be sufficient?

I'm tired of the drama with my current 2HP Super II pump. Having the case leaking issue that doesn't seem to be fixed with seal replacement. * I have a heat pump, rooftop solar, and a suction-side cleaner, so the pool (<10k gal) still has a pretty big pump. I'm assuming the current pump was...

Just to clarify, "automation" here refers to the systems housed in a box next to your pool equipment that trigger relays to turn pumps on and off, configure valve actuators to switch between skimmers, heaters, pool cleaners, and between pool and spa modes. So that you can press a button and/or...

I am an engineer, and looking at the Jandy automation systems, I can tell you that this is 1970s/1980s technology. Newer boards add processors, but the requirements are minimal. I can understand why a control board would cost >$500 in the 1980s, but nowadays this tech should probably cost $100...

Well, what I have now is achieving a GPM of 0. (it's dead, Jim) :)