Recent content by puppycrack

Thank you for the link, it looks very detailed and hope it helps!

28k 3yr old IG pool. All Pentair equipment. I've found that this year, when the VSF pump is on low (2000RPM), and there is a call for heat, the heater will start the igniter, which last for ~10s, then when it fires the burner, after 2-3s, it makes a rattling sound, and the heater burner shuts...

Thanks IceShadow. I do tend to ignore the pool store based on comments from this forum, but thought I'd see what others (including you) thought. Your comment about "seeing algae" still has me wondering though. Is it algae if the CC is consistently < 0.2 and OCLT tests are passing every day...

Pool is now crystal clear w/ SLAM and running the pump 24x7. My question still stands, however. Was a SLAM necessary in this event? My OCLT was passing every night, and my CC was < 0.5 at all times. Did the extra CL do anything, or was it all my pump / filtration system? I'd like to know...

The pool is a little clearer today. Last night, I lost 0.5 FC - so 3 days in a row passing OCLT. My question is, is the fact that FC is currently at shock level contributing to the clarity improvement, or is it just the fact I've been running the pump 24x7? I know the wisdom goes you keep...

I went to the pool store to pick up a new wall whale brush, and decided to see what they said my water chem was, and their recommendations. Their #s: FC: 7.5 (* I tested the exact same water sample at 11.5 using FAS/DPD test) pH: 7.8 TA: 83 CYA: 34 Hardness: 89 Phosphate: 554 Their...

I've brought it up to SLAM levels this morning just to see, and since it can't really hurt. But considering I've passed the OCLT two days in a row now (passed last night as well), wouldn't that mean that there are no organics in the pool for which a SLAM would be necessary?

I thought I'd add that the tests were done using a TF100 test kit that was purchased a couple of weeks ago, but that isn't entirely true. To throw another monkey wrench into things: I was using the FAS DPD CL test, but using the powder I had from last season (Taylor R-0870 - use by date of...

So I opened my pool to clear water a month ago. Everything was doing fine, clear water, good chemistry, and then we had a week or so of colder weather. I covered with a solar cover for four days, and when I uncovered, cloudy water. Also, rust colored substance all around the pool floor. The...

I noticed that pinched black wire before I closed it up and moved it, but thanks for noticing! I don't have a problem per se with doing it, but I'd like it to be code compliant. I'm thinking 725.136(A) might prohibit what I want to do. And yes, I understand a relay would power the transformer...

Thanks for your help / comments! Unfortunately, the LV wiring will run in the ET regardless of whether I locate the transformer within the ET or keep a PX300 separate. My LV wires are already run, and run from an underground conduit into the ET. I also don't think I could hang it on the side...

I have no salt cell transformer, hence me thinking I'd have room in the ET panel. When I had the ET installed, I had the vinyl siding cut back for a piece of plywood, that was then flashed, and j channel put in. It looks nice, but I stupidly made the affixing area the size of the ET panel. I...

I have an EasyTouch8 panel, and am going to be installing some LV LED 12v landscape lights around the pool. Wondering if I can install a (safety / isolating) transformer inside the EasyTouch panel to supply power to the lighting? I'd need it to be multi-tap, as distance is a concern w/ regard...