Recent content by pointledge

This sounds like my pool... I've just started losing water over the past two weeks. When my pump switches to low speed, dirt/sand settles to the bottom of the pool. My Polaris pulls most of it out, but it keeps reappearing. I've also noticed a lot of air in the pump that appears to be coming...

Any advice on what to look for? The water level is about 2" below the return ports so I looked there first to see if I could spot a tear without success.

Yeah... IRENE hit and we lost power for more than 24 hours, I'm not sure the exact time that power was restored as we left for the vacation we had scheduled and decided to deal with the aftermath when we returned. Well, today we returned. Oh boy. Power is back on but my pool lost a good...

First year owning this house and inground pool. Getting ready to open and went to clean the filter grids today. Glad I did. At least 4 of the 8 grids were broken (the plastic pipes that run down the length of the grids were cracked and at least one was poking through!). Anyway, my first...

Ok, my first winter with a pool. It rarely freezes down here in Southern VA so I've gone for a soft closing (no draining, just shock/treat/cover and run the pump on cold nights). I put the cover on last weekend. The cover pump that conveyed with the house doesn't seem to work so I have been...

Only a small amount of air is ever in the pump filter basket area... When I turn the pump off though, all the water flows out. Is this bad/wrong? If there is a leak, I suspect it is from the filter. The pressure guage/air relief thing on top of the filter is likely the culprit... I might look...

Getting ready to 'close' my pool for the first winter that I've owned it. SInce I'm in an area that rarely freezes at night, my plan is to clean/shock/algicide/cover the pool and set my timer to run the two-speed pump on low for 1-2 hours every night. I've been experimenting with the pump and...

Awesome thanks! I'll give it a try tomorrow if the rain stops and let you know how it goes!

My first winter as a pool owner. I have an Intermatic T106R mechanical timer that controls my two speed pump right now. Basically runs 24 hours a day and the timer tells it when to run on high (I only need high to run water through the solar heaters on the roof, more than enough circulation...

I'll get the specifics off my equipment tonight, but looking for the forums thoughts. I currently have a mechanical timer that controls my 2-speed pump alternating its operation between low and high speed. Once I've closed the pool for the winter, I'd like to convert this timer to turn the...

Thanks Pool Clown. I have my CM601 manual but these codes weren't in there. I've been itchinig to pull the cell out for inspection since I purchased the home last month, so it looks like this weekend, I'll grab my trust voltmeter and spend some quality time with the system.

Couldn't find these in the manual nor by searching the forums. The previous owner told me he would get these errors often and was related to a poor connection between the front and back circuit boards. He was right... the alarm goes off a couple times a week. Does anyone know what these...

Recently purchased my new house with a beautiful inground saltwater pool. In two sections of the concrete walk surrounding the pool, the concrete has cracked and the previous owner filled the crack with what looks like silicon. I'm sure the cracking of any outdoor concrete is normal settling...

Thanks, Dave. I like your approach and is exactly what I was looking for. I still need to determine if my SWG works while the pump is on low speed... that would be ideal.