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    Forum server upgrade on Friday afternoon - now completed

    That's the truth on both counts - fixed and Jason is the man!
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    Forum server upgrade on Friday afternoon - now completed

    I see the problem with Zea3 as well. I see the problem on my Windows PC using Chrome and IE9. I also see it on my Android tablet. To rule out my ISP, I tried it on my BlackBerry on a the cellular network, and I see the problem there too as well. Clearing the browser cache had no effect. In...
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    Forum server upgrade on Friday afternoon - now completed

    Thanks Jason. I can confirm the domain-only URL is working now. Another issue that I'm seeing is that some avatars are missing. In this post X-PertPool's and Richard320's avatar images seem to be missing the underlying file. If I go to their profiles, I see the same problem. I can provide...
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    Forum server upgrade on Friday afternoon - now completed

    I see a huge improvement in performance as well. One minor issue that may have been introduced with the upgrade is reaching the site with the bare domain (http://troublefreepool.com). When I use the bare domain I get a file browsing page, not the web site. I believe the domain-only URL worked...
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    CYA Test Accuracy

    Although it wouldn't be as accurate as R-7065, for those outside of the U.S., is there a way to create a reasonably accurate reference solution using tap water and CYA powder?
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    Reducing flow of waterfall.

    Does it make a difference to any of the answers above if the two way valve is on the suction side or pressure side of the pump? I have a similar issue with my sheer decents, but only have a two way valve on the pressure side. Thanks! John
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    AquaPure 1400 Code 120 &121 Help

    I found this troubleshooting document online a couple of years ago. It reports that: 120-Low cell current in forward direction -check DC cord, clean cell if necessary or replace cell. 121-Low cell current in reverse direction, same as 120 above.
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    To lower or not to lower...

    I have a combination of factors that make me think that I may be better off not lowering my water level for the winter. I have a Pebblesheen pool with a sun shelf that's about 15" deep. When closing my pool last year, I lowered my water level down below my returns which put the water level at...
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    Bubbles in pump basket

    Yes - I've lubed the pump basket lid o-ring and the o-rings on the drain plugs. I've also pulled apart the inlet and outlet unions on the pump and lubed the o-rings inside of the unions. I spent some time staring into the pump lid tonight to see if I could see where the bubbles were coming...
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    Bubbles in pump basket

    I think I may always have a little air passing through my pump, but there are only a couple of instances where it is apparent. Normally, with my pump running on high speed, there is enough flow through the pump basket to draw bubbles through the pump and keep the top glass clear. I've...
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    Converting to a two speed motor

    I did clean the impeller, but it was pretty clean to start with. But now that you mentioned that, I did also clean the pump basket. There was some gunk stuck to the wall of lower half of the basket, but the wall on the upper half was clean. I never would have thought that just having a...
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    Converting to a two speed motor

    Just wanted to close the loop on my original post and report that I finally pulled the trigger. Thanks to TFP, it was a piece of cake. I replaced the motor on my Jandy pump with A.O. Smith's B2983 from a1poolparts as was recommend by svenpup. I was pleased with them as well. I was originally...
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    Bubbles in pump basket

    I have four pipes each with a Jandy Neverlube valve coming into the suction side of my pump (spa, main drain, and 2 skimmers). While the pump is running, if I close off one or two of the suction side valves (thereby increasing the vacuum pressure), I get a burst of bubbles in my pump basket...
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    Converting to a two speed motor

    From A.O.Smith's website: Common sense might tell you that if you reduce the speed of your swimming pool pump motor by one-half, the pump will pump half as much water while working half as hard. In fact, the pump will pump half the amount of water, but the load on the motor is reduced much...
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    Converting to a two speed motor

    I currently have a single-speed Jandy SHPF1.5 that I want to convert into a two-speed for the energy savings. I believe the SHPF1.5 has a A.O. Smith B842 motor, so it appears that the B983 is proper two-speed match. Does that look correct? My heater and SWG need a 30 GPM flow. Based upon my...
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    Sizing a new pump & optimizing long term cost

    We are committed to Jandy electronics and it's the biggest one that they make - the Aquapure 1400.
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    Sizing a new pump & optimizing long term cost

    It's funny that you say that, because it's something I couldn't explain. Originally, I was trying to keep my FC in the 3-4 range. With my pump running 8 hours/day and my SWG at 100%, I would loose about 0.5 PPM per day. Although my water was crystal clear, my CC was 0.5 or less, and my...
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    Sizing a new pump & optimizing long term cost

    70 PPM. I also switched over to bleach for a week to confirm that my SWG was creating the appropriate amount of chlorine for an 8 hour run time - which it was. I now face running my pump longer (or supplementing my SWG with bleach). My thought is to solve my chlorine production problem and...
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    Sizing a new pump & optimizing long term cost

    We are in our first full season with our pool. I'm quickly learning that our pool builder didn't understand the finer points of pool equipment. I am considering replacing our 1.5 HP SF 1.5 (Jandy Model SHPF1.5) single speed pump with either a two speed or a variable speed pump. I currently...
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    SWCG not making enough chlorine

    Thanks all. Off to do an overnight FC loss test and compare bleach consumption to output specs of the SWCG. I'll report back with my results.
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    SWCG not making enough chlorine

    Very possible. It would be disappointing, but not surprising knowing my pool builder. Are there typically published values on how much chlorine a SWCG can generate that I could compare to how much bleach I use over some period of time (assuming my SWCG was off)? Assuming there are published...
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    SWCG not making enough chlorine

    I will do another to confirm my earlier results.
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    SWCG not making enough chlorine

    First, I'd like to thank the moderators and contributors on TFP for the invaluable information and help provided here. Friends laugh at me when they see my pool chemistry set and (homemade) magnetic stirrer - until they see my pool. Everything seems perfect with my pool except that my Jandy...
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    Low CSI - Suggestions?

    Thanks everyone. Indeed, the water is crystal clear. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and will try not to micromanage my chem levels. To give further testament to the methods and advice provided on TFP, I opened my pool last weekend with great results. After leaving my pool uncovered for...
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    Low CSI - Suggestions?

    My numbers a week after opening: FC 4 CC 0 PH 7.5 TA 90 CH 320 CYA 45 (Slowly moving it up to 70) Salt 3300 Borates 30 Temp 62 F CSI -0.41 With all of the great guidance from this site, I think I've gotten my pool well balanced, except I'm worried about the CSI being as close to -0.6 as it...
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    My test results

    My new pool was finished about 6 weeks ago, and since then, I've been working to apply the great information that I've learned here. Below are my test results. Please let me know if there's anything you think I should adjust. FC: 3 CC: 0 pH: 7.5 TA: 90 CH: 340 CYA: 70 Salt: 3500 Borates: 50...
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    TF-100: Alkalinity test droplet size

    The damp paper towel did the trick. Thanks for the great product and support.
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    TF-100: Alkalinity test droplet size

    I'm a proud new owner of a TF-100. Everything is going well except for my alkalinity test. I'm getting readings over 300. I believe the problem may be that the droplet size that my R-0009 reagent bottle produces is atypically small. In fact, it's very hard to squeeze the bottle gently enough...