Recent content by mgasman

Renco never got back to me. Today I managed to take the dim light and power it up and in the process of checking voltage on the legs of the transformer I caused a short and now the light does not glow at all. Duh. Finding and swapping out the transformers is a bit of a long shot for fixing...

2/21/17 Update. I now have a replacement light engine which was as bright as day when I bench tested it. I removed some of the white silicone that seals some components to the older light engine board in order to further check for corrosion and evidence of failure. I can not see any. I have...

I am troubleshooting my two Large Jandy Watercolors lights. They are 120V. They were about $1000 for the two and I installed them myself - Sept 2014. I used them infrequently, had the whole summer of 2015 with no problems (20 hours of use - maybe). In June of 2016 both of the lights started...

This is a great idea to have a place to practice making up posts!

On the Rebate form it wants a "Confirmation number" and notes "(Located on Email with form link)" chief - I'm not finding further information on the $100 rebate - does it arrive with the pump etc? And what is the source of the confirmation number?

I am thinking of going to a SWG next spring. One big reason is that the chlorine tablets and Power Plus shock are causing oxidation corrosion on all the metal in the store room where I keep my chemicals - despite sealing the buckets as best I can. I am using bleach now and those bottles seal...

The Pentair rebate form says "pump must be purchased and installed by a pool professional". The online prices may be much lower than available through a pool professional - does anyone have experience with this? My local utility has a $400 rebate for installing one of these pumps. Playing...