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I have a 23,000 gal inground salt water pool in Lompoc, CA. I did a complete renovation and now want to get the solar heating done. Questions: 1. Is there a combo panel that heats water and provides electricity? a. It is about 40-45' from my main electrical panel in the house supplying...

Thanks Ahultin for all the info. Great looking pool and grotto you have!

1. About how much is it to have a solar mat system installed on a flat roofed three car garage, full sun, next to a 15 x 35 ft. pool in Central CA? I have the plumbing to and from the pad to the garage already. Bubble solar pool cover is used year round. I already have a MiniMax Gas heater...

Well, that's good to know! I thought they would do more in winter. Thank you so much! I'm looking to put solar voltaic panels on the house and going all electric. That would mean switching out the gas pool/spa heater so I'm looking into that. Maybe I'll just do that and not bother with the...

Does anyone know how warm solar mats of equal area to pool will keep a bubble covered pool in a central coast winter? Lompoc, Santa Maria, maybe Santa Barbara although it's warmer there.

Thank you, everybody. It is a 2 1/2" valve.

Thanks. Yes, you're right, every pool is a custom pool, and lot's of credit to you to know enough to understand and fix all these different systems! Sorry if I didn't make clear that water is only flowing out of the spa when the valves turn, not into it. I think it is running directly...

What if the water is draining directly from the spa to the pool (not the filter) through the 3 way input valve to the pump? This is only when the valves are turning, which they do slowly if automated.

When I use my pentair valve activators (Easytouch), with the pump off, as the valves turn I lose water into the pool. My spa and filter are both above pool level. I oversized the plumbing with 3" piping from spa to valve and 2 1/2" for the rest so there is lots of water flow if a valve is...

VTPools, Thanks for that. That flood plug was exactly what I was looking for but I already bought a compression coupling. I'll save that link for another time. I appreciate someone making that.

Thanks you two. I have 5 returns, two of them down 5 or six feet, so I’ll try the compression coupling.

Does anyone have any trick(s) to cut and extend a 2" pvc pipe about a foot below water level, without emptying the pool that much? When I replumbed I ran and capped off the two pipes to my future solar but didn't think to run them above water level before filling the pool. I have a shut off...

It's about 15' over to the garage and about 8' up to the roof. I haven't bought the mats yet so for my 22K salt water pool how much mat do I need and what is the best brand. It's a fairly flat full sun roof (tar or bitumen). Thanks.

I have an intellflow pump using 2” piping, hayward 48 DE filter. I want to run water up about 8’ to commercial black mats and back. Is 2” or 1 1/2” a better bet to tie int existing 2”? And any recommendations on solar mats?

Check out the two pics. One is of the Jandy valve showing the holes where the actuator needs to screw in the other is the actuator on the valve showing where the screws go in. There are no screws to remove where the actuator needs to screw into the valve, they are just empty holes with no...

I thought it was but I'll look closer in finding a replacement

Below is the pic of the clamp I took out over a week ago. I took the light out and it's resting on the deck. No rust in the pool anymore. I thought the screws were brass but it looks like one at least has rusted. What kind of clamp should I buy and brand so I don't have this problem again...

I went to put a Pentair actuator on a Jandy valve and the 4 screws that came with the Pentair actuator wouldn't screw into the Jandy valve lid. The Jandy valve lid doesn't even have threads in the holes the actuator screws are supposed to screw into, like the Pentair valve lids. Also there is...

Here's the rust coming out of the light. Disregard the dark spot. That's just the lighting in the pic. I took the light out twice and vacuumed. It appears to be coming from where the clamp is. I'll probably take it out and look at it although it's not easy to get to with the water in. I...

The pic below shows the clamp I used to bond my wet niche brass conduit to my light ring. I bought it at Homedepot. I've got a salt water pool I just filled up and the clamp is rusting. Did I get the wrong clamp and what should I use? Also does it need to be coated with anything? (The same...

Moved from here. @Jimrahbe It's amazing how much stuff you know, Jim R! I have an IC60. What do i need to watch out for? I bought it about 4 yrs ago and have been using it for my spa only for about a year and a half, but just got my pool going a couple days ago and am now using it for that...

I need to mastic after staining and grouting my deck. Questions: 1. Should I do it myself or hire someone. I've done caulking, bathrooms, etc. but not mastic I've done everything else on the pool so far myself (but next week pros are going to resurface it.) 2. I read here that Sikaflex is not...

Duraleigh, What brand do you recommend? Deck-o-Seal? and how is it applied? I've done cementous caulk and bathroom caulk before but isn't this more sticky? I've read the posts here on installing the self-leveling but want to know about what you do because self leveling sounds messy. Also...