Recent content by pgmartin

I went to E-Konomy on Monday and picked up 4 gallons of 12.5% at $10 per gallon. A bit pricey, but better than $6 pre gallon at HD for random quality.

That's an interesting chart on degradation rates. Thanks for posting that.

Hi, Just wanted to give a warning to those that purchase their LC from Home Depot. I have been purchasing my liquid chlorine from Home Depot for the last 6 or 7 years, and unfortunately, I have had very poor luck the last few months with the quality of their chlorine. A gallon of 10% chlorine...

I have been purchasing my liquid chlorine from Home Depot for the last 6 or 7 years, and unfortunately, I have had very poor luck the last few months with the quality of their chlorine. A gallon of 10% chlorine usually raises my FC about 4PPM, but I have noticed that this hasn't been the case...

IT"S PUMPING WATER!!!! I realize this is not as exciting to everyone else, but man am I happy. Thanks to Mark and Swampwoman for trying to help. Turns out it was a boneheaded mistake by me. Imagine that. When I replaced the diffuser, it has a leg that is supposed to recess into a hole in the...

I ran a line directly from the pump into my swimming pool to eliminate the possibility of a plug. I pulled the pump apart again today and re-lubed all the o rings and looked at the pot, lid etc for cracks. Nothing obvious. I tried to replace the new OEM O ring between the pot and the pump with a...

I checked capacitance and it is within spec. Thanks for the link! I will check it out

Ya. Impeller is brand new. When I remove the lid right after shutting off the pump, there is definately negative pressure that is released as I open it. Could this indicate an issue?

Thanks for responding mas985. The pot is full of water and I have replaced and lubed all O rings with Magic Lube, including the 2 drain plug o rings. The pump lid O ring sits above the level of the housing and the lid sits nicely on the O ring and compresses it as I tighten it. The only fittings...

Hello, I have a Grecian In-ground octagonal Jacuzzi that was installed around 1989 by the original owner of my home. The Jacuzzi worked well for the first few years that we lived here, then the copper heat exchanger on the heater began leaking. The Jacuzzi was left sitting for a couple of years...