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FC target defaults to 6.0 while I can manually set this back to my target of 4.0 it reset everytime. btw, Raypak advises less than 5.0 except when occasionally shocking

Raypak warranty states chlorine must not exceed 5ppm (with the exception of shocking) and TA 100-150 <<< this seems on the high side I thought it was only low ph that damaged heaters.

got the raypak 400k (actually 360K cupro) $1980 delivered in 5 business days to Dallas BYPASS valve??? The raypak manual states an external bypass valve is needed if it will see more than 125 gpm. Says it complements the built in bypass valve to eliminate needless pressure drop through the...

Re: Pool heater "time to heat" and "cost to heat" calculations > here is a decent page to calculate time to heat. I am only interested is heating a 600 gallon spa to go from 70 - 100 degrees with a 360K btu raypak cupro it take 25 minutes. The biggest raypak would seem to be way overkill...

you need to adjust the internal cam / switch to limit something less than 0-180 but once you do you can't make any changes. JVA smart assembly is a addon $100 board for a jandy controller you can program. https://premium.zodiacpoolsystems.com/~/media/2ebd5560e8c542b3a7e51b199d867445.pdf...

You can but it is all or nothing I guess you could adjust the valves internal cam sensors so it would only open partially but you give up adjustability for different pump speeds. however there is a solution called JVA smart assembly. A $100 board that can be added and lets you specify how much...

When my pentar vs starts it runs high speed prime mode and my fountain shoots 20 feet in the air. It is regulated with a jandy valve but i don't see how adding automation can prevent this unless there is a way to program a delayed open witch I do not think possiable with a jandy controller...

just did this on my pool it is easy. Yes transformer and power source is same thing. A 12vac landscape light transformer. get he the biggest 30 watt light for pool smaller one for spa is ok. You can tie on to old fiber to pull cable through. What I did was connect the led lights to...

I purchased the TF-100 kit and I also purchased the aquacheck 7 test strips. Have used both and compared to leslies results. Why do you assume users of this forum are better at performing the test than the workers at Leslies? We are both doing the same test with the same taylor chemicals...

ACE Hardware has 10% on sale for $2.50 a gallon. IMO the Aquacheck 7 test strip is as accurate as the TF-100 kit which is exactly same test the kids at Leslies perform. I generally trust their test results just not their advise.