Recent content by smccull

Correct - no zapping, the UV bulb in them only last about 3 months until it weakens to the point that it no longer produces CO2 from the reaction with the coating then you must replace the bulb. I moved my lurex bait to the actual catch bin, I still have 1/2-3/4 a cup of bugs every few days with...

I bought a dynatrap this past weekend when Sams Club ran their 1 day sale ($69 vs $89) - impulse buy - I have an older mosquito magnet that just never seems to catch much - I use the lurex bait with it here in Dallas, but I primarily I spray with Telstar P since the magnet was a disappointment...

My 2 cents- When our pool was built all the builders wanted to upsell me on all kinds of specialty LED lighting - at that time the small Savi lights were popular - fortunately we had owned a pool before and I declined (which is a good thing because I've since heard of the Savi having a high...

I haven't tried it but it sounds reasonable, although it may just kill them after they get into the pool vs repel them. Could try some powdered sulphur from a feed/garden store - a lot of bugs don't like it (fleas and chiggers as an example) and it's pretty safe. Some claim it will repel...

What are you using for the border/edging between the grass and flower bed? I like the look of it.

Correction, I read the manual wrong - you can use aux1 for cleaner and aux 2 for low speed, but that kills one of my light relays. No issue though, I discovered that dip switch 6 controls a hidden aux on the back the board which can be programmed to be on or off when the pool is set to spa mode...

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I agree - decided on the 2HP 2 speed pump - hopefully more reliable - I will have to change a few items - I have a jandy PDA-PS4 and in Jandy's fine judgement the aux 1 can either be high speed on a 2 speed pump or a cleaner but you can't have both! - if I move the cleaner to another aux I lose...

Thanks again for your help. I think Ill stick with the 2HP 2 speed and purchase 6 x 3/8 jets for the tub, get a new motor seal and I'll inspect the current impeller. The VS seemed so attractive when it was installed but I prefer reliability. I'll post back with my results when I get it...

I probed around with some various size rods I had - looks like they are 7/16 ID - definaately bigger than 3/8 but smaller than 1/2. 2" pipe everywhere - filter pressure (jandy cartridge 460 sqft) is usually around 10 psi clean, will creep above 15 when dirty but not much higher ever. I guess I...

Yeah it sounded like it was full of bb's - in fact the first time I opened the pump basket and checked - I thought there may have been debris in there. So it's a fairly large tub with 6 jets - after reading some of your articles I see my problem may be my jet orifice - it's a full 1" on each...

Thanks Mark. I got it apart this morning, pulled apart the VS driver - two of the capacitors were blown open - unfortunately all the VS electronics are in epoxy so replacement of the cap is out of the question. Looks like mud wasp built nest up in the cooling fins of the electronics. The...

My 3.5 year old Jandy ePump has the dreaded "pump offline" error - I'm still not sure what the problem is, however, other threads have suggested the motor driver. I'm guessing a service call to diagnose is going to start at $200+. I have seen the gen 1 epump motors for around $600, but...

Very nice! We are in Allen also - like that glass tile, wish we had done that style !

Like that waterline tile - very nice. I'll weigh in on the cleaner discussion - we have a polaris 280 and it's been quite solid - ours covers 500 SF of pool - although it's basically a rectangle - the hose does get in the way when you swim - I just stack it up on the edge and it pulls itself...