Search results

  1. Z

    Vinyl liner Quote Replacement Question

    I just received a quote to replace our liner that is 13 years old. I'm curious if the wording in the agreement of sale is common when replacing a liner: Our standard liner installation fee includes: An on site inspection, measuring the liner, removal and disposal of old liner, re-trowel...
  2. Z

    Drilling Holes in Concrete for Pool Safety Fence

    Just a quick question about drilling the 5/8 inch anchor holes in my concrete pool decking for the Pool safety fence. The anchors are about 5-6 inches long, do I need to be concerned about drilling into any of the pool pvc plumbing or anything else? My hope/guess is that the pool plumbing should...
  3. Z

    Pentair MasterTemp 250, Low Flow on my SWG with Thermal Regulator Installed

    Looking for some help. I didn't have this issue last year, but the last few weeks I noticed my IC40 SWG show "red" no flow when I install the Thermal Regulator on the MasterTemp 250 heater and my pump speed is set to low. I tested the thermal regulator in some hot water and it does open at 120...
  4. Z

    Pump power consumption

    I recently bought a T.E.D. (The Energy Detective) It's a device consists of three parts: a Measuring Transmitting Unit, which taps directly into your home’s circuit-breaker wiring; a pair of Current Transformers, which are clamped around the thick power cables coming into your home; and a...
  5. Z

    Do I need to replumb?

    Just replaced my Single speed pump with a 2-speed this week, the new pump is working great but on the low speed I'm not getting enough flow for my IntelliChlor IC-40. I think it might be an issue with my plumbing, at the IC-40 and at the pump. As you can see with the photos I have a 90 degree...
  6. Z

    Replacement Pump Outlet Unions What to buy?

    Just fixed a few issues with my pump not holding prime and sucking air on the inlet side, that's fixed after re-lubing all the pump seals and PVC union seals. But now I'm trying to fix what started out as a small leak on the outlet side of my Pentair SuperFlo pump housing. The pool building for...
  7. Z

    How much salt to add, new house, 1st time pool owner.

    17,000 gallon pool, just finished the shock process with bleach to kill off an algae issue (green pool). The water as of this morning is clear and all signs of algae have been vacuumed out to waste. I have ordered the TF-100 Test Kit with salt strips but it may not be here until next week. I...