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Thanks, Craig, I've been hearing the same thing about these lights. I'll try one more time with the silicone gasket & maybe silicone the heck out of where the cord enters & see what happens. Corey

Hey, all... I have an older Sam Spectrum amerlite pool light that had a small leak. I cleaned it out, got everything working again, replaced the lens gasket with an original Pentair gasket (#79101600Z) as I was told the black rubber gaskets are not as good. About 2 weeks later, I...

Brentr... That did it!! :party: I just had the wires switched. Works like a charm now. Thanks so much for the link & help. :cheers: THIS is why I'm a lifelime TFP supporter!!! Corey

Thanks, Brentr, Hopefully, I'll have the same sucess you did. Will report back.

Hello, everyone. I have an older pentair intellibrite LED pool light, 120V, w/ integrated 12v transformer. Up until tonight, I was using the on/off switch to change colors & patterns, but I've just installed a "new" controller, (#600054) purchased off an auction site & the light now won't...

Thanks Dave for your help. I'll check them out. Have a great 4th! Corey

Wow, ok, thanks so much Dave. Having only been a pool owner for a few years, I had never seen this before. Can you suggest a method to remove the build-up as it sits? & how should I apply the muriatic acid for prevention?

Thanks, Dave, for the response. Water is seeping from BEHIND the tiles? What would cause this to happen in the first place? Poor workmanship? I had this wall raised approx. 3" & retiled when I had the pool replastered just about 2 years ago. Should something like this be covered under the...

Hey, all, & happy 4th! I have here a tile grout issue I can't explain, so I'm hoping someone else can. As you can see in the pics, the grout is oozing somthing, or something in the water is leaving this caking of something on the grout. It feels like cement. I've destroyed 2 scrubbers trying...

Thanks, 257!! Like the Crossman idea!! :goodjob: I am using a stiff brush, & I guess it's just a matter of scrubbing til it's gone... It's really caked on there. Shoulda hopped on it a long time ago. I was just hoping that there was something I could use to soften up the stuff so it would come...

Hello, all, I'd like to know what the best/reasonably priced chemical to use for tile grout cleaning. Apparently, the local birds are using the top of my tiled spa wall for a bathroom ( i know... real gross..) & the grout seems to be getting it the worst. Strange, as this never happened before...

Ah, ok. Thank you. I guess I'll never really know for sure unless I ever need to dig them up. Was it normal to use 1.5" plumbing in older pools?

Yes, I'm assuming that there's a 2" to 1.5" adapter on the 2 inlet & the 2 outlet lines, probably near the pump when the previous pump was installed before I moved in. I'm assuming because that's the diameter of the skimmer suction port. Corey

Not at high speed as far as I can tell, Mark. However, at 1000 rpm, an air bubble appears in the strainer after a few hours. But when the pump starts at the next scheduled time, it primes itself at high speed and in just a few seconds the bubble disappears. I guess it's supposed to do that...

Filter gauge is probably 5-6 feet above water level. There's one suction line, divided by a jandy valve that's usually positioned to get water from the skimmer, which is about 45 feet away from the pump. Here's a pic:

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Various Filter PSI Pressure: 750rpm: 0 (no reading) 1000rpm: 0 (no reading) 1800rpm: 8 3110rpm: 20 3450rpm: 25 Normal PSI with old pump (single speed 1.5hp 3450rpm) was consistently 20-22. In fact, even with filters removed pressure was 20-22.

Thanks, James, Jason & Mas985 I have a 12" wide breakaway on the spa wall & it just looks (to me, anyway) like MAYBE 2-3 GPM, if that, is spilling over... I don't know any other way to judge the flow rate. I also have one 2" suction line, but if I'm not mistaken, the original...

Hi, all... So I installed a new Pentair Variable pump, model 11018, all works fine except... According to the pentair site, they say if I run my pump @1000rpm for 17 hrs, that will be one complete turnover. (Pool size is 17,000 gals.) I have it running at that exact setting now, but geezo...

Fantastic article, gpgyo! Thank you!!

Wow.. great site for a SWG install, Dmanb2b, thank you. & thanks Jason, also for the info on Pool pilot. Thanks for everone's help & ideas!!

Oh that's cool!!! You think that'd fit inside the 10 1/4 inches?

All great ideas & great information, folks. I truly appreciate it. Looks pretty dicey for me at the moment...I may do the wintertime installation as preveiously mentioned. If any further ideas, please post!!

In my area, I can pretty much do whatever wiring I wanna do, barring major additions & just plain stupidity & being reported as unsafe by my neighbors, but if I ever sell my home then the inspector can require me to make everything code before the sale can go through.

It's exactly 10 1/4 inches, sleeve to sleeve. I'm thinking that's probably not quite enough space to put something in-line. To be honest, not sure where the pro-installer would put it either, without making it look real mickey-mouse...

Ok, got the pic. The wooden post on the left is what's holding all the electrical, i.e., timer, lights, & there's one air bubble maker that's standing on its own. Disclaimer: I didn't design the system, it was here when I moved in.

OMG.. I think I got it...

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