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  1. thefisch

    plumbing advice and install tips for new VS pump - worth upgrading pump from 1.5hp to 2.7hp?

    Headed out today to pickup a new Pentair SuperFlo VSP or Sta-Rite SuperMax VSP (depending on what's in stock) to replace my old Pentair Pinnacle and Vgreen 165 motor that died. The advice I got here on the age of the pump and the available $350 rebate from my power company helped me decide to...
  2. thefisch

    recommendations on replacement motor and maybe pump

    So my pump motor just died. Over the past several weeks, it started running much louder with a rattling sound and intermittent drops in rpm's and progressively got worse. This weekend I could hear grinding sounds so I figured the end was near. Sounded more like a diesel engine than the once...
  3. thefisch

    issues with spa losing water- check valve problem?

    My built-in spa appears to have two backflow prevention devices on the same return line. One is a check valve near the 3-way valves and the other is a plunger style port. See photos below. Anyone seen one of these plunger style ports before? I am having trouble finding them online. On...
  4. thefisch

    Greetings from Tampa Bay

    So I probably should have started with this thread, but I needed some help getting my pump working first. Of course the community came through for me in a big way. Hopefully I can pay back their help over time. We're the second owners of our home so I don't have many details on the pool...
  5. thefisch

    Screen effect on water temp

    Moved from here. Sorry to necrobump an old thread but this is on point to same question I have and it seemed better than starting a new thread. So I've been searching for solar radiation info on the Phifer 18x14 versus the 20x20, but they only seem to have the info on their solar guard...
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    pool cage rescreening - considering 20X20 over 18X14 screen for the roof

    Our 'mansard' style pool cage is about 16 years old and the Phifer 18x14 screen has held up well for the most part. Can't complain after getting 16 years considering the FL sun and annual pressure washes. Now we have about 14 panels that should be replaced due to silvering, small tears and...
  7. thefisch

    VGreen 165 Control Panel Issue - possible workarounds using digital inputs

    Fan of the forum - finally joined to ask a question before I dive in the deep end. Installed a VGreen 165 about 4 years ago - the motor has been running fine since, but the start button on the control panel is unresponsive and the motor won’t restart. See background below for more information...