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Mine was built in 1914, approx 2700 sq ft, upstairs AC, we have our own well. My electric bill was approx $400 per month before, last year I had a surplus and they paid me $140. As I recall I use approx 38kw per day average but I went oversize so if i want a hot tub or to use the RV as a house I...

I've got 44 275w panels for 12.1 kw but the most I have seen at any moment is about 10.1kw. My best day was 83kw produced, most summer days are about 65kw / 75kw, the hotter the panels get the less efficient they are. Also they need to be cleaned periodically, mine are on the ground. You'll be...

I think you would need to bee there all day spraying otherwise many will make it back to report the location. I have a hive about 50' from my pool and have very few bees coming in, it is covered all day so that prob helps, also there is another water source nearby that I see them using. When I...

Usually there is a valve so you can turn off the auto fill, that would confirm if the water is coming from there.

I would like to know if borates really are a solution to this, as I said same problem as you but my pool surface hides the flakes better.

What I meant was when mine is set to 20% during the off season months I dont see much, but during the summer its at 60% / 70% and I get a lot more flakes. During the summer mine runs for about 9 hrs per day, mostly so the solar can be on. My stament was not in reference to the Hayward statment...

I have the same situation, the scale is generated on the blades in the swg, when it reverces polatity to clean all the scale gets blown into the pool. It almost seems like the swg should be before the filter, but I think there is a reason they dont do that. My csi is always negative and it still...

Not much to add but don't often see anyone from Petaluma here. Since it is above the pool level I don't believe you need to shut any valves, looks pretty straight forward.

The motorized valve that turns my solar on and off developed a leak in the stem, I guess the o-ring goes bad over time. I wasnt really worried because it was a slow drip, over the course of a year it increased to a more rapid drip. Other than being annoying I wasnt worried much but then on...

Why did you do this? Does the flame disperse better?

Still using mine at 5 years, I have 2 sets so really they only are in 1/2 the time. Replace once a year? that's a total line of...

83 this am, time to turn the solar temp down since it will be in the 80's for the next week and I don't want 90 deg water.

Sounds like 66.6 to me. With an auto cover I keep 50 / 60, its closed most of the time and it blocks nearly all the light.

On my pentair 420 the whole center assy removes by pulling up, the vertical protrusions center it and provide friction to keep it in place.

My csi is always negative, I never have added borates though. going from memory here are my last results; fc 5, cc0, tc5, ph7.4, ch 390, ta 90, salt 3200, cya 50, temp 78, this yeilds a csi of -.25. Thats interesting about your ch, maybee the borates are the key? I've had the flakes the whole...

I'm happy with mine, been 4 years, couldnt imagine how many bottles of cl I would have carried by now. One thing I dont like is if you have a fairly high ch content in the water, they will discharge white flakes when they reverse polarity, or self clean. My pool sweep picks most up but on...

I have a pressure side cleaner, it is nice to just leave it in the pool and it cleans on its schedule, not saying it doesn't use more electricity. I had 6 helicol panels installed in 2011 for $3500, it was already stubbed for solar and I had the automation to control them in place.

I had mine blasted and re powdercoated after 1 year, its now been 4 and it is still good except a couple very small specks, cost approx $250.00. The stainless would be the best although hot dip galv would also be good. As was stated in the link all stainless should be passivated to remove any...

I have had the same one for 5 years, why does it matter if it has a few dents, as long as there are not holes.

Mine is facing due south at a 30 angle, there is no shade so I get approx 10 hrs of sun.

I have 325 sq ft ( 6ea 4' x 12.5', 2ea 1' x x12.5')of helicol panels installed in 2011 and they were approx $3500, I already had the automation and was stubbed for solar so that is just the cost of the panels and installing on my solar rack. my pool is 800 sq ft rectangle with auto cover, right...

Same here, my solar valve developed a leak last year, still about the same now, slow drip.

They look smooth although there may be motor stuck to it which could produce a sharp point. Where would all the water be going? seems like you would notice a flooded area.

It does seem strange that a rock sinking would hit the bottom hard enough to produce a hole that can out pace a garden hose.

I was answering this question.

My equip is approx 4' lower than the pool, priming is never a problem, works good.

I'm going to get into it more today, I did see mentioned on the web site that the "super rope" should last up to 100000 cycles, at the most mine lasted 400. It seems the cover will nearly always not quite close square, maybee off by 2", but the next cycle it may be fine. I've had them out at...

Look here new pool Petaluma Ca post #41 shows some close ups of my Tahoe blue pebble. I think yours looks the same.

The way the coping looks under the diving board it has / had an auto cover.

When they built my pool they put in the same thing which is a gravel "sump" that has a 2" pipe running to it, if you want to drain the pool you can pump the water out from beneath the shell so it won't pop out. I have never tried to use it but I was told thats what its for. I think a true french...