Recent content by mpr5231

Thanks pooldv- if I use ascorbic acid, or Jack's, do I need to be concerned about the heat exchanger?

My sister opened her pool this year and found a huge stain covering the deep end. They didn't check their pH at all last summer, the water was so acidic it ate the copper in the heat exchange, which settled over the winter. They had a new heater installed - Sta-Rite SR333NA - and the pool...

My Sta-Rite SR333NA was installed in June, replacing an eleven year old unit of the same model. It has worked great all summer. Last night, I was outside when the heater fired, and it's making an awful noise. Turned it off, unplugged it overnight. Plugged it in the next day, and here is what...

Thanks danpik - I've been out of commission with the flu but back at it this afternoon. The new AFS still hasn't arrived, but I tried doing as you suggested. With the test AFS wire open, the heater powers on, the blower starts, and the Service Heater LED comes on immediately. Once I close the...

The pump is a Hayward Super Pump 3/4 HP, about three years old.

First time posting here, but I've benefited from other postings on several occasions. I have two questions: 1) The heat exchanger on my grandmother's heater must've corroded over the winter and was leaking pretty bad. It was ten years old, so pool pro recommended replacing the whole heater. He...