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Yes we're happy with the final result and particular I like the fact that the cover disappears entirely (the aluminum bar on the leading edge ends up completely under the edge of the coping.) It did take a fair amount of fussing on the part of the installers to get them level and even, and...

The answer is going to depend strongly on how much colder the ambient air is a night. Here in the US pool heaters are rated under 3 standardize conditions, 80 degree air, 80% humidity, 80 degree water, 80 degree air, 63% humidity, 80 degree water, and 50 degree air, 63% humidity, I expect that...

That sounds pretty similar to what we built. 1' wide will not cover the vault, you should check to see if there is a 24" wide version of the same coping. Once a year may be a bit optimistic (but my cover is brand new so don't know how bad it will be). The problem is that any debris on the...

I agree that a heat pump is most likely your best option. That too won't be cheap to run, but almost certainly more economical that propane. A pool heater is going to need a pretty large tank, not just for the volume of propane needed, but also to provide enough surface area to be able to...

Unfortunately I can't tell you what the incremental cost was (as it was bundled in the bid), but for our coverpools cover the installer fabricated stainless steel arms and brackets in turn support matching coping pieces. The result looks very nice, but the cast concrete pieces are quite heavy...

For comparison sake, here in SoCal when the Santa Ana winds blow (and the air temps jump up into the 90s) the dewpoint is often near freezing. I expect that the Tuscon/Phoenix folks can report similar dew points until the late summer Monsoons arrive. Evaporative cooling does work but is...

The number to pay attention to in your local weather forecasts is the "dew point" as that will be a pretty good indicator of the coolest the chiller water can get.

I've had experience with 2 Cover Pools covers. One is over 30 years old (and has nylon ropes) and has the fabric replaced and rebuilt more times than I can count over the years, and the other is the brand new on on my new pool. The new Cover Pool covers use stainless steel cable, not...

No that is true. The most famous example (here on the west coast) is the Pacific Intertie In fact for a given voltage, conductor and amount of power the losses are the same whether DC or AC. The reason that AC is preferred for power transmission is that you just need a transformer to step up...

I would suggest that you check that all the electrical connections are tight.

I would choose the the first option since that will put the valve in an easily accessible place, and you will be re-working those pipes anyway to remove the chlorinator and ozone and adding the salt cell.

I get 37,100. But I'm making an assumption about your drawing, that corners of the pool are square and the 27' annotation on the left is the whole width including the 3'x5' section (is that steps? I'm assuming so and guessing average of 2' deep there) Break the problem into parts. You have a...

We put our equipment in a shed for multiple reasons. The primary one was to get it out of sight because the HOA rules were not going to allow it in our utility side yard (too close to the neighbors) and also required the equipment to be enclosed by a wall for noise abatement. But the added...

If this is a Coverpools cover it is likely a sheared roll pin. It is not too hard to fix if you are reasonably handy. You will need a drift punch (1/4" I think) to drive out the remains of the old pin and then drive in a new one. The bigger issue is to inspect the ropes, cover, track, etc...

PVC Ball valves have their issues also. They tend to stick after a while and then the handle breaks when you put more force on it. Then you end up using your slip-joint pliers to turn the valve on and off until you get around to replacing it. For this purpose I would leave the Jandy valve...

My bottle of R0011 is less than a a year old (came with my TF-100 kit purchased last summer) but it seems quite thick and I get very small drops. Knowing it is just the indicator I've been compensating by adding an extra drop or two to the test and it seems to still give consistent result. I...

I would go at least 5'6" in the middle, better 6', deep enough for taller folks to comfortably tread water. Our pool has a 3.5' shallow end which I find too shallow, but my wife says is "just right" since you have two shallow ends I would keep the 3.5 and 4' you show.

My Jandy pool temp sensor read about 5 degrees high out of the box. After checking the water in the skimmer a few times (as close as I can to the sensor which is on the pump discharge pipe) I just used the calibration option in the Aqualink software to correct it. My Aquapure sensor also...

Since the OP is talking about a gas heater, here is a picture of mine, properly vented with Cat-III vent pipe, in my equipment shed. Not visible in the picture are the fresh air makeup vents installed low in the wall near the heater.

Excellent, good to hear.

If you want to have the Intermatic just run the SWG and use the pump's timer for controlling the pump (and carefully keeping the two schedules in sync). The connections would be: Terminal 1 - Black Power from 240 Breaker and Jumper to Terminal 5 Terminal 2 - Red Power from 240 Breaker and...

Some corrections: Terminal 1 - Black Power from 240 Breaker and Jumper to Terminal 5 Terminal 2 - Red Power from 240 Breaker and leave existing jumper to terminal 3 Terminal 3 - Jumper from terminal 2 Terminal 4 - Red from SWG and red from Pump Terminal 5 - Jumper from Terminal 1 to Terminal 5...

Ah, indeed. As I suspected that pump does has it's own timer and is meant to be continuously powered so that it's own clock can keep time. So ideally that is what you would do. But then the problem is how to control the SWG. I don't know what the implications are when running a VS pump...

Also, given what the previous owner stated and what we are finding it is reasonable to conclude that the SWG has not been operational since the pump replacement, which makes me wonder if the SWG is functional.

Can you post the model number for the VS pump? Many have their own timer an are meant to be continuously powered. and a few have an aux relay that can be used for a SWG. If that is the case ignore the rest of this post for the moment. You could switch the SWG to 120 V but there would be not...