Recent content by MHarvey86

I never recommend putting an expensive light bulb into a light fixture that is more than five years old. A light half full of water usually indicates that the sealing grommet on the back of the fixture where the cord comes in is a worm out. This is not a replaceable part and likely you will...

How old is the Intelliflo? If installed by a professional company and registered within 60 days, it would carry a three year warranty. You would have to go through an authorized Pentair warranty repair company though. Also, do you have an inline chlorine feeder? You need to make sure that...

If the manifold was cracked, make sure the GPM output of your pump matches the designed flow rate of your filter. Unless the filter is fairly old, the manifold typically only breaks for one of two reasons- to much flow from the pump or excessively high pressure (not back washing often enough).

Do you have an automation system? If so, are the two low voltage wires run inside the same conduit as the high voltage lines? If yes, then there could be some interference. Shot in the dark on this one - best to have a professional check out this issue in person

Do you notice the cloudy water returning from the jets while the pool is circulating normally or while vacuuming? Also, if you have algae in the water, it is recommended that the filer be bypassed while killing off the algae by putting the multiport valve into recirculate mode. Live algae has a...

What kind of filter? Sand or DE? If sand, how long has it been since the sand was replaced? Over time, on a microscopic level, the sand looses it grittiness from erosion and from "dirt" plugging up the tiny voids. Backwashing only removes the larger stuff. If its a DE filter, whens the last...

If the system isnt opened to allow air in (pump lid opened to remove debris, filter taken apart, etc) and you have no air leaks in the system, keeping the pump on a timer to start in low speed isnt a concern. The pump holds it's prime overnight. If you notice that, after being off for several...

That appears to be a Tagelus filter. TO determine the exact model, use the specs on page 8 of the following owners manual. http://www.pentairpool.com/pdfs/TagelusTopMountFilterOM.pdf To provide some direction to your questions, if the sand is from 2004 then starting with a sand replacement...

Did you replace the tiny o-ring that goes around the impeller screw? Had the same issue a few months back. If its a new pump seal with a new motor (assuming the motor shaft is not bent), then my next guess would be that impeller o-ring

Also, I would recommend a check valve in between your heater and the injection port of the chlorine/acid feed system. Just a little insurance for that heat exchanger when the pump is off. You wouldnt want any of those concentrated chemicals back flowing into the heater. I have always been a...

I have used the rubber garden tiles (18" x 18") cut in half to raise pumps 5/8". It also dampens vibration. They can be easily found at any big box store

Jets in the floor of the pool may have been an in floor cleaning system. That system is designed to move all the floor debris towards/into the main floor drains of your pool reducing/eliminating the need to run a cleaner or vacuum

Pentair still does offer the extended warranties for three pieces of equipment purchased together and installed by an authorized service company. A little more input to your initial question - the Intelliflo pump will need to be calibrated/programmed according to the the maximum flow rate of...

Plus, the added benefit of the Jandy/Pentair/Hayward valves is that they can be easily rebuilt without having to replace the plumbed in body.