Recent content by Solarseth

The way fafco plumbs their panels with the feed and return on the same side creates cavitation on the opposite side of the system resulting in the far panels going bad (usually, in my experience) how they should be plumbed for example: feed on bottom of one side, return on top of opposite side...

Hello, I ran into a fafco ac 600 which is a semi automatic control for the pool solar. On the bottom end It has 3 tubes that run from the suction side, pressure side, and to a bladder inside the bypass. And 3 tubes going to the roof under a black dome which I assessed is some kind of sensor. I...

BooYaH! :) good deal.

I've seen similar issues before and usually a new check valve on the return side of the solar will fix it. What I think is happening is with the solar off it's going through your bypass tee fitting but still filling up your return line on the solar because of either not having a check valve on...

Go with solar, way cheaper than a heat pump, lasts longer if you go with a heliocol system. And your heat pump doesn't have to work so hard in the winter months if the solar isn't reaching the desired temp

Yea they're both 10k sensors. Put the water temp sensor after the filter and the roof sensor on the same roof as the collectors in a good sunny area which will not be shaded. Zip tie you're terminals so they won't pull apart and goop them with liquid tape because the sun will degrade the wire...