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I had the Hayward for about 10 years and had it rebuilt twice and eventually became so proficient, that I rebuilt the entire thing by myself. It was not that hard to rebuild it. Just a bunch of gears and screws to deal with it. When I got tired of rebuilding it, it was a toss up between the...

fyi: Called my water municipality. If I need to drain the pool, they have a once every 5 year allowance for that purpose and they will sell me the water at a Tier 2 rate. Tier 2 cost is somewhere around $2.50 per unit so, the cost would be around $35.

It must be in the air in CA. I live out by Corona and I have a similar problem with my Jandy 1400. I too dumped a lot of salt in the pool over the course of the last 6-8 months. Now I am worried about draining the pool and then refilling it. Already last year, I took my gardener's advice when my...

Thanks for all the info. Tomorrow, I will take a water sample to the local pool supply store to check the salt level. Hopefully, its not too high. Draining and refilling the pool might be a problem with the water crisis around here. I think my local municipality is banning filling a pool with water.

Assuming that I am high on salt and switch back to chlorine tabs, what is the drawback to having a high salt level in the pool? Since no one swims in the pool anymore, not sure if I want to invest the money into a new cell.

I add water about twice per week which is not out of the norm where I live because its so windy. I had it checked for a leak about 3 years ago and no leak was found. - - - Updated - - - I live in Corona, California in Southern California. - - - Updated - - - Sorry, yes it means 2900. Back...

Ever since August of last year, the pool is requiring an excessive amount of salt. I have about a 10,000 gallon pool. I can get the saltwater level up to about 2.9 and then over time it falls requiring me to go out and buy a new bag every month and dump it in. I have tried pouring it into the...

On Saturday, I cleaned out my Pentair filter and replaced some of the old screens. When I unscrew the inline Jandy SWG, DTE flows back into the pool from the filter. I assume its DTE because it makes the water cloudy. If I run the pool pump for about an hour, the water becomes clear again. When...

Back in February, my SWG produced an error code of 170. After troubleshooting using a meter to measure current, it appeared to be a front board issue. I replaced the front board with what I thought was a good board and I am still getting a 170 error message. I am not sure about the new board...

I have the Aquapure 1400 and the front board went out. I cannot seem to find it anywhere but, ebay where they are charging close to 500 for a used front board. So, based on my research, I have found a new Apure M for close to 500 which is a new unit with a warranty. My preference is to replace...

I was wondering about that. I kind of wondered if the lack of cell current was due to that. Seems like front boards are the most expensive item. Thanks for the insight. I appreciate it.

On Monday, the Jandy started beeping and produced an error code of 170. None of the front controls work when pressed so, there is no way to turn the unit off unless I pull the power. I tested the voltage coming from the transformer to the back board and the voltage is correct. I tested 1-8 and...