Recent content by Smykowski

I also found over the years that the dirtier the water (ie, early in the season), the faster the filters get gross, the worse the suction is, and it can't climb the walls properly. When it falls off the wall too soon in the climb, it gets stuck on its side. Your solution is very interesting...

Interesting results. I ran a salt test, and came up with 1200ppm. This is after a 25% drain and fill (in order to attempt to fix my leaks). This implies a 1600ppm salt level prior to the drain. I was expecting higher.

Yeah, I found that hilarious too. The only components that are metal are the screws, and they look like they're stainless.

Heater is likely from 2006. Current pool is not the issue. We are likely going to be replacing it, and the components we're using (skimmer and return fittings) specifically have the warning I copied above. And yes, I think it might be time to run a salt test just to see where I'm at.

Bump?

Ok, one more thing. I've done some searching, and it looks like the answer is to ignore the warning, but I have to ask.... My Hayward heater says it's not approved for salt water pools. I'm replacing a skimmer because of a leak, and the warning that came with it says "Attention: Disregard any...

Finally, even though the unit chlorine cost is way lower with an SWG, because of the length of my season and my already relatively low chlorine consumption, it looks like my payback times are ridiculously long. At $4/gal, my yearly chlorine cost is about $120. At $5/gal, my yearly chlorine cost...

I have a two-speed pump that I run on low for approximately 10 hours a day. To ease the math a little bit, let’s assume 8 or 12 hours per day pump and SWG run time. RJ45 produces 9.6ppm in 24hrs. 3.2ppm in 8 hours. 4.8ppm in 12 hours. 1.6ppm in 8 hours at 50%. 1.6ppm in 12 hours at 30%. RJ60...

First, the money…. Cost comparison (these figures represent the current upgrade sale at Discount Salt Pools) RJ45 $1300 purchase price. Rated at 15000 hours (not sure if that’s realistic, so I’ll run numbers for 10K too). 2.0lb per day. 2.0lb per day = 9.6ppm per day 10000hrs=416 days...

Thanks for the help so far. It never even crossed my mind that if you oversize too much, you could have runaway production. Given your suggestions above, I want to determine two things. First, what is the cost per unit of chlorine for my pool, to assess whether or not the upfront cost is worth...

I'm looking down the barrel of a complete remodel of our above ground pool, and I'm strongly leaning toward converting to salt as part of the process. I understand that you should buy a system/cell that's double the rated size. However, my pool is approximately 25,000 gallons. In the case of...

Wanted to close this up... Had an installer come out to talk about repair/replacement. Looks like there's also a leak at the skimmer box on the opposite side of the pool. I'm losing water fast enough that I'm going to let it drop below the leaks, patch the liner, replace the gaskets, and limp...

I'll post a picture later this week, but I may have seen a suggestion by Bama that might work. I'll make a coffer dam out of a bucket, and have one of my kids hold it in place while I work.

Need some advice from the construction experts. I have a pool that is on its original liner. It's at least 14 years old, probably closer to 16. Any fix I accomplish is solely to limp it through the summer, because we're likely going to be doing a full replace before next spring. I have a...

I hope this helps someone in the future. If anyone else has issues and needs better/specific pictures, I'm happy to provide more.