Recent content by santacruzpool

I have a covered pool - and when it is open for use (only a few times a week in summer) I have found that if I let the CYA drop to 20 or 30 it starts to loose too much FC and it is more touchy -- my happy sweet spot for CYA has been 40. I try to set it at 40 for the start of the swim season -...

I ran my older Jandy cell with a 120 error for the entire winter last year...it produced 1/2 of the chlorine. On mine it would switch to 121 when I reversed the cable, so it was my cell. I bought a new cell and waited for the pool to warm up enough to need more than the half working cell could...

I am not an electrical expert by any means - so I don't have any more help I could offer. I had my wiring checked by an expert just to make sure I was doing things correctly...perhaps there is something we both missed that would work properly. My issue was trying to get the acid pump to share...

I run my robot with a cover - the cord fits in the corner where the cover bar hits the coping - there is usually a small area to easily fit the cord. The bar can also close on the cord without issues - I try not to do that. My original cover for many years was always a tiny bit crooked on...

The tiles have very little grout - less than 1/8" between tiles. I think it is due to expansion.

My tile problem has returned - almost 6 years later - two of the big tiles are lifting when they get hot - so I am guessing a bit of expansion. If I put pool water on them they lower down. I am thinking this time I might use a good waterproof adhesive like Lexel and just DIY the fix... My idea...

I have done Instant Hot with RO in a few locations over the years - but I am no longer a fan of RO...I think it is overkill for average municipal water. You can go with a dual handle filter faucet and connect the RO final carbon polish filter output line to both the cold water side of the dual...

We are finally in need of replacing our green Cover Pools fabric - it has lasted 7-1/2 years... I think I could limp along a few more months, but it is starting to rip along one side at the rope webbing attachment. We are going to have the take up spool lowered an inch or so to prevent the...

I wired mine to my Control Box - I used an extra knockout on the side of the box and wired a connector up to the 120v powered section on the inside of the control box. I put the Saltron Mini Box on the outside of the Tub and ran the power wire to the control box. I crimped and installed a...

I have had strange things happen with scheduling. A few times if I change a program - in this case the days it is set to run - from M-F to all Days or something else it doesn't always change. What I have started doing is adding a new item with my new intended schedule - then I delete the old...

My white Jandy lights failed multiple times - I am on a set of the "longer" lasting watercooled version now - they have worked for a few years (we hardly use them anyway) which is much better than the older units. That cracked lens on the OP unit would certainly make them fail. I have looked at...

I was thinking of putting a clear silicone strip on the tile slope to prevent water from easily spilling out. Using some of the stuff that can seal glass shower walls/doors. I have seen some called threshold shower dam - but I never tried it. My other idea is to rig up some sort of moving...

I ended up getting a bunch of Hyatt points refunded to me after I complained about a super cloudy pool at one of the nicest hotels in San Diego a few years ago. I put my feet in while just sitting on the side and I couldn't see them!!!