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There are no bubbles in the return jets any more...hence why i think we have eliminated the suction side leak 68,000litee, IG vinyl, LorentzPS 600 Solar Pump & 1/2 HP Tristar, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 SWG

Suction side leak was repaired - whole new plumbing put in. I have also found that air can still remain in the basket if the pump is not powerful enough to displace all of the air - the best evidence of a suction side leak is not air in the strainer basket, but bubbles in the return jets. We...

Hi all My pump makes a strange noise and I am having a real problem diagnosing it - I am hoping TFP folks may be up for brainstorming with me!! As best as i can describe it, when it is (what I believe) "normal" sounding operation, the pump makes a clean, relatively high pitched sound. As...

How old is your salt system? 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Thanks both! Very helpful. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Hi all We have a 7 ft deep pool in the deep end, 3 ft in shallow. It is an 18x36 irregular shape IG pool. It is not a diving pool, but curious if there would be any issues with adding a slide... Thoughts? 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

This is an awesome post! Thanks very much for taking the time. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

That is grid tie solar, yes. But you cannot connect those panels to a pump directly. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Not sure what tesla has to do with anything. This is a DC pump - Dc pump, run from an MPPT controller, which operates within a variable speed range. 1500 W solar is not that big - 6 x 250 W panels. About 5K. Do the math and compare to an AC pump. A 240 V pump at 8 A for 8 hours a day...

I would bump that panel cost up a bit. Figure at least 5K for the set up. Do the math based on local power prices. If you are north of 20 c/kwh it is worth a proper look 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Lots of dealers. Go to lorentz.de to locate dealers. Pump and controller cost about 1500 bucks. Panels vary significantly...get a good (great) electrician 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Actually having a hard time updating my signature!!! 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Sorry - i keep meaning to update my signature. I use both. No - not affiliated with Lorentz. I use one in our pool 99% of the time. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Pm me directly if you want more info on how/why we did it... 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Depending on where you are located it makes good sense. Inverter only moves DC to Ac, but won't be able to deal with variable power output from panels - you will kill an AC pump if you do that. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Inverter is not the way to go due to cost of inverter, and efficiency losses. You will have to tie into batteries as well, which cycles too much. Lorentz pump runs at 75 Volts, and is a DC - DC brushless motor. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

I do. Lorentz.de is best. We pump up to 60 gpm from 1500 W of solar 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

No...but if you find one please share! 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Calcium??? Assume you have never taken it to a lab for analysis. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Thanks! That makes perfect sense. Presumably there is an "optimum" flow - not too fast, not too slow. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Really? That is somewhat counter intuitive, since I would have assumed that lower flow would mean more time in the tubes, and more contact with the suns heat. Can you expand on that pls? Solar heating is definitely in my future for our pool.... Thanks! Tom 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP...

I have a salty taste in my pool and we are sitting somewhere around 3100 ppm 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

If using pool store, i would get three separate samples - this will help you understand the bias and variance of the pool store test...absent your own test, per above. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Taylor test kit 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

I will re examine once we resolve the suction side leak. It sounds more like a gurgling rather than popping :) 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

It usually recommends mixing for 24 hours. You may not get an accurate salt reading until then. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Swg is waaaay easier :) 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

And add in the deep end.... 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

Pool salt is a fine grain - i would not use that salt as it will take too long to dissolve. Recommend going to walmart or costco to purchase pool salt. 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG

What do you want to do? 90,000litre, IG vinyl, 1/2 HP Tristar pump, Sandfilter, Aquarite T-15 ASG