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Hi, Attached is the summary with annotated connection pictures of my swapping my 2012 Ecostar VSP with GL235 solar control connected by relay to a new Tristar VSP W3SP3206VSP. High points: 1. Piping connections were a direct match 2. About 8 inches of extra bonding wire length are needed if...

Perspective much appreciated.

Hi Many thanks for the prompt reply! Was the relay hook up correct?

Hi My TRISTAR VSP (W3SP3206VSP) arrived yesterday for my (hopefully) "drop in" Ecostar VSP replacement Hayward training videos and others online are for older model Tristar VSP's with different physical configurations and not helpful. The Tristar VSP piping match to the installed ECOSTAR...

Hi, I am replacing my Pentair amerlite 120v/500 watt light with a Pentair intellibrite 5G white 120V LED light assembly with 50 foot cable (part 601301). The old 42 ft light cable was cut from the pool light assembly in the pool and both light cable and bonding wire pulled into the pool from...

Hi, I uploaded the circuit diagram showing the dedicated GFCI Ckt Brkr now in the circuit plus pictures of the JBox and Elec Panel. Looks like my max storage now is 250KB down from 1 MB or so when I last posted so I'll try to post the test data summary later Anyway, the two new dimmers are...

I am having problems with my pool Pentair Amerlight 500 watt pool lights. There are two of them wired as shown in the attached diagrams. The first shows the original wiring with separate 15 AMP circuit breaker connected to the LINE lugs of a Leviton 20 AMP GFCI outlet and the pool light circuit...

I was just curious, though the hydraulic flow looks "cleaner" Understand re the 45 deg fitting. Have them on hand. Regards, Chris

Hi Appreciate the perspective! Sched 40 PVC 2 inch WYE by SPEARS for $11.25 plus ship at PEX supply at http://www.pexsupply.com/PVC-Schedule-4 ... s-14952000 Regards, Chris

Hi, Thanks again for all the ideas and support! I have all the parts now to add the vacuum breaker, drains and re-configure to a parallel setup as shown in the attached. A quick question: would a WYE fitting at the upper left hand corner of the attachment circled in green be a better choice...

Hi Mark, Appreciate the prompt and detailed response! All 11 Heliocol HC-50 panels were originally in one array as you suggest. However the Heliocol installation manual and engineers confirm that 8 HC-50 panels are the maximum in series. Some lee way was apparently given up to 10 panels but at...

Hi, While waiting for my Heliocol contractor to respond regarding installation of a Vacuum breaker and drains to complete my configuration in accordance with the Heliocol Residential installation manual I added a Jandy 4716 shut off valve to my return line, a Jandy 7305 check valve between pool...

Hi Ken, Thanks for engaging and providing detailed perspective and tips! My take away for my current configuration: 1. Vacuum breaker and a pressure gauge on the feed line as it enters the 1st panel are acceptable locations 2. 2 inch return pipe dropping two stories is problematic 3...

[attachment=0:2mz8luc2]Solar Re-design concept.jpg[/attachment:2mz8luc2] Hi, A lot of moving parts here! I'll put the vacuum breaker at the entry point of the feed line to panel #1. I can always cap it off and move to one of the other recommended position if that doesn't work out. Mark: The...

Hello, Many thanks for your thoughtful comments! To be clear re geometry, solar feed water climbs 20 ft the to the roof, then 14 feet to the 26 ft high ridge line then down 12 feet to the bottom of panel #1. The panels are all mounted parallel with the roof line with no slope (unfortunately!)...