Learning about my new to me pool and equipment

Looks like this is actually made by compool -
Heres a manual I found

A google reverse image search led me
Here
Then I was able to search for the manual

midmodonhillwood said:

Thank you so much, this is what I was hoping to find! I found the same website with my Google Image Search, but didn't go far enough!

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You may can call that guy & inquire about the operation of that unit further - although his career is replacing them…
It looks really cool - I am a huge fan of simple automation. If it works fine you may be able to ride it out a while.
When you get time upload more pics of your equipment & setup - we love pics!
& do your best to fill out your signature - its very helpful for those helping you when you need assistance

midmodonhillwood said:

Hello!

We just bought a neat mid-century modern house from the original owners. It has a pool and spa and a pretty neat controller or both on the wall in the primary bedroom.

It says Jandy Industries and so I gave them a call. They were very helpful and tried their hardest to find me an answer which included an almost hour long phone call and many escalations to different departments, but ultimately they could not identify it even with the photo I sent.

I joined here to see if someone has one, or knows what is is and possibly has a manual I could read!

I sort of have it figured out, I tested the pump and sweep to come on by setting the time 5 minutes from the time it currently was and it turned them on but I don't know how to tell it when to shut-off. I really just would like to find out more about it and be able to read how to program it!!

Thanks!

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@ajw22 & @JamesW ya’ll ever experienced one of these?

Patent History

Patent number: 4322297

Type: Grant

Filed: Aug 18, 1980

Date of Patent: Mar 30, 1982

Inventor: Peter Bajka (Los Altos, CA)

Primary Examiner: John Adee

Attorneys: Manfred M. Warren, Robert B. Chickering, Glen R. Grunewald

Application Number: 6/178,931


Posted on: September 28, 2012

Peter Bajka, the control system pioneer who founded the company that became Compool, died July 17 (2012).

He was 78 years old.

Born on April 30, 1934 in Hungary, Bajka left that nation in 1956 in the wake of an uprising against the Communist regime. He first landed in Canada, moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1967.

Bajka was working for an electronics company in Redwood City, Calif. in the 1970s when he began, on his own time, to develop an electronic pool and spa control system for use on his pool.

He started marketing the system in 1975 under the banner of Bajka Engineering Enterprises Co. In 1978, the company became Compool, which was acquired by Pac-Fab (now Pentair) in 1995.

Bajka held seven patents, six of which were for innovations in swimming pool technology.

Some of his inventions are still being used in the industry today.

The innovation of the three-way valve, along with Bajka’s valve actuator, allowed hydraulic interconnection between a pool and spa.




This group picture was taken in 1995.

From left to right: Peter Bajka - President; Brian Lee -Sales; Melvin Pantling - Documentation; Kevin Murphy -Engineer; Gabor Gran - Engineer; Andy Bajka - Administration; Rudy Kardos - Purchasing.



When Peter Bajka, the "father of pool automation," brought his motorized pool/spa valves to the first NSPI show in 1977, the gadgets aroused a lot of interest — and even more hesitation. "Nobody had ever seen electronics in the swimming pool industry," says the founder of Compool Inc. "Electronics won’t mix with swimming pools" was the skeptic's reaction.

Pool & Spa magazine article:

1975: Peter Bajka develops the first electronic pool/spa control system under the name Bajka Engineering Enterprises Company, which later becomes Compool.

"When I attended the first NSPI show with my gadgets in 1977, that drew a lot of interest as well as a lot of skepticism. Nobody had ever seen electronics in the swimming pool industry the only thing they had was an electronic timer, which was a clumsy as you can get. 'Electronics won't mix with swimming pools' was the skeptics' reaction ... It didn't faze me, and I continued developing other things such as solar controllers, which were very much in demand at the time.

In 1978, I incorporated the company under the Compool name, and in spite the critics and skeptics, it has started to make inroads into the industry ... and people accepted that there really is a need for electronic controls in the swimming pool industry."



To see a brochure of Comool control systems click here.

1975: Peter Bajka invented the electronic pool control system.

He started marketing the system in 1975 under the banner of Bajka Engineering Enterprises Co.

In 1978, the company became Compool, which was acquired by Pac-Fab (now Pentair) in 1995.

So, it looks like Compool made control systems for various people under the customer's private label before Pentair bought Compool in 1995.

Your system might be labeled as one of these model numbers.

Swim Master, Time Master, CP100, CP2000, CP2020, CP3000, CP3400T, CP3600T, CP3800T, CP3810/S, 3CP3810/SL.




Section 1. Introduction

This document gives instructions for converting a Compool system to Jandy AquaLink RS PDA.

This conversion kit will convert the following systems to an AquaLink.

RS PDA-PS8 system:

Swim Master, Time Master

CP100, CP2000, CP2020, CP3000

CP3400T, CP3600T, CP3800T, CP3810/S, 3CP3810/SL

NOTE Compool conversions fit Compool LX10 Plastic Power Center only.

Allows easy upgrade to EasyTouch® Automation functionality for the following Compool® Systems: CP3400, CP3600, CP3800, CP3810, CP1000*, CP2000*, CP3000, CP30*, CP100*, LX100EZT*, LX100EZTL*, 520348*, 520349*, TimeMaster with LX-10 Power Center*Filter pump plus 7 auxiliaries

Wow. Highly unusual for home warranties to cover equipment replacements like that. Most will demand a repair first. And then to have them switch filters on top of that … let’s just that’s NOT the norm …

That ^^^ I heard so many home warranty horror stories from my friends that we didn't even bother when we bought this place. I'm very happy to hear you managed to get a reputable warranty company.

I'm not sure how much latitude you'll have here but hopefully you can get them to install an "oversized" cartridge unit, and they don't put some rinky dink model in.

I would also recommend to read through our Pool Care Basics. Chemicals should almost never be added to the skimmer, and unless (like in your case) the filter is physically broken, poor water clarity usually isn't a filtration issue.