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Currently running a 1hp Hayward single speed pump on a 28' round AG, SD-60 sand filter, Solar Touch controller, six solar heat panels on the roof of the adjacent garage. That pump seems to move enough water for this setup, but is getting noisy and overheated today for the first time ever...

I'm having the same issue with both Firefox and Safari -- while logged in, all the links redirect to the welcome page. While logged out (both logging out manually, and opening the page in a FF private window, which logs me out) all looks as it should and links seem to direct properly.

I'm hoping that there has been some renaissance in solar cover technology since I bought my last one three years ago. We need to replace the solar cover on a 28' steel sided above ground pool in Wisconsin. I've been getting three years out of 12mil covers by keeping them covered when off the...

Thanks for the reply. What I was trying to do is allow the controller to turn on the pump outside the timer window. I finally figured out (late last night, in a 'duh' moment) that all I had to do was wire the controller's relay in parallel to the timer. I did that this morning and it seems to...

Periodic lurker, first time poster here. I installed an Aquasol solar system for our 28' round AG this spring. Heats well, and my plumbing design seems fine. Wiring the controller (Pentair Solar Touch) is proving more challenging. The controller has a 'booster pump' relay that switches on...