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My brother lives in Miramar area. Has PV (now) plus pool solar plus heater (pretty sure it is gas, used primarily to heat attached spa with spillover to pool). They don’t swim year round - the pool does get cooler in winter, but easily swimmable from March through November. However, they don’t...

So, not as sure as I made it sound 🫤, but haven’t ever noticed the normal effects that happen when the solar kicks in - water sounds on roof, bubbles from returns, heat gain etc. My 3-way valve is “leaky” anyway ( has a small hole drilled in it to allow water to drain off the panels from the...

Not trying to argue, but that absolutely does not happen on my system. I know for a fact that little if no water goes through the solar return when the pump is running but the solar is off. Also, the vacuum breaker doesn’t open under pressure, it opens under vacuum (in order to let the panels...

Ok, I sort of understand, but since the 3 way is closed, back pressure will do that for the most part. You certainly won’t get flow through the panels. It won’t hurt. But, a check valve on the filter side should be used to prevent back flow through the filter if the pump shuts off when the...

On my system, the check valve is between the filter and the 3 way. This prevents back flow through the filter (really bad…) when the solar shuts off and the panels drain. I’m still not sure what the purpose of a check valve on the solar return is. I’ve only seen diagrams with the check valve...

I don’t have a check valve on the solar return, just on the pump side. And we didn’t put one on my neighbor’s system (3 4x12 panels for a 15k above ground so “undersized “ as well, but they love it, easily keeps their pool 5 to 8 degrees warmer). I air purge all of my lines when winterizing, so...

My Aquarite system is 15 years old and right on the cover it specifies a minimum CYA of 60 ppm, so it’s not a new thing at all. I tried running at a lower CYA for my first season ( back in the old BBB Pool Forum days!). It just doesn’t work. Basically, the answer is “because that’s what the...

I had to replace my aquarite PCB once, but that was because mine was too old for the newer cells. I replace the current limiter at least once every 2 years, but the board continues to work (I buy multiples of the limiter to have them on hand). I did replace my Hayward cell with the CircuPool...

I normally get a 12 mil clear cover for our 20 x 40 in ground. We have a very large solar cover reel. I’ve tried using the thinner ones, but they get blown off the pool by the wind on occasion and are more difficult to roll up and put on the pool, especially when doing it by myself. I have tried...

I have a Triton PS that does the walls and waterline. In any given session it probably only does about 20% of the waterline or less. I guess over time it does the whole thing. Not sure that is worth it and I wouldn’t go out of my way specifically for that feature. What I do like about the Triton...

Well, everything got tossed except some wheels *and* a brand new motor. Well, never used at least, but probably 5 years old. You are welcome to it, I can try and ship it out this week. PM me your address. Wouldn’t mind getting reimbursed for the shipping cost, I’ll let you know what that is when...

I have two old Aquabot T-Jets and one really old Rover, none of which are currently working. I also have a brand new replacement motor that I bought many years ago that is probably still working. My T-Jet stopped working this summer due to a crack in the electric line, which I tried to repair...

Or get a Pool Blaster Catfish. Much cheaper and for a spa, would be fine. Of course, I’m assuming they still sell them, mine is a few years old now. I have had the PB Max (2 of them) in past years and they only lasted about 2 years, so very expensive. The Catfish seems to work fine for my spa...

You might want to check that the hoses to the filter are attached correctly. My neighbor hooked theirs up backward last year and although everything seemed to work, it definitely was not filtering. In their case, the backflush was really weak as well. There are a number of threads here on TFP...

Helping a friend put in new mesh cover for the winter. The pool and concrete are at least 15 years old, so not green concrete. Most of the existing anchors are loose or bent or both, plus the new cover has several new anchor points we need to drill. When my pool was put in, the anchors were...

I started with salt and would never switch. Have convinced a few neighbors as well. So much easier. Budget for a new cell every four or five years though, if you don't, it can be a big surprise when you need to get a new one. Also, you have to keep the CYA in the proper range, they really don't...

Check to make sure the pipes from the pump to the filter are correct. My neighbors pool was barely filtering this year. Did a search here on TFP and the first hit was this problem. Sure enough, the pump line was hooked to the wrong inlet on the multivalve (there are arrow markers on the valve)...

Ok, sounds like white is the way to go, thanks!

Helping a neighbor install solar for an above ground pool next to his deck. We are going with 3 4x12 "inground" panels on his deck cover. His deck and house are gray. I happen to have a piece of schedule 40 pvc that is normally used for electrical conduit and sold that way at the big box stores...

Both sets claimed!

Have 2 sets of Pool Buster / Blaster filters. So 2 fine and 2 regular. My Busters are dead and gone, hate to see these filters wasted - one set is brand new, never used. PM me and I'll put them in an envelope and send them out. First come, first serve! If I get two quick replies, I'll send a...

Karl (Pool) Rover, of course!

No, that board is for a system controller. This one is for the SWG. Amazon.com: Hayward GLX-PCB-RITE Replacement Main PCB Printed Circuit Board for Hayward Goldline AquaRite Salt Chlorination Systems: Hayward Pool Products: Patio, Lawn Garden Still $185 Changing out the current limiter...

Two things to check. The older SWG you have may not work with the new cell. You can buy a replacement board on Amazon for 185. Easy to install, just make sure all the wires go back as they were on the original board. Or you may have the " current limiter" issue. Do a search on the board for...

I'm in NY, use a mesh trampoline style cover when closing, so we get a lot of fine silt in the pool during the offseason. Open to a zero CYA pool every year for the last 10 years. Maybe it's the soil bacteria. We also drain down about 18 inches when closing, that gets replaced by snow and rain...

With a correctly set up system, the panels drain when not running.

Mine is transparent as well, you can't see the rust from the side or top, just from the end. My cell is only 2 years old, so I don't think age is necessarily a factor. I guess if you had the problem before replacing the cell, that would eliminate it. Might be worth a look if it is easy to check...

You might check the SWG cell. I am using a Compupool cell and the plates at the exit end are rusting badly. It started last season, but only noticed it when I opened this year. We started getting bad staining of all the plastic bits in the pool and I couldn't figure out where the iron was coming...

Have a Compupool t15 replacement cell. Two years old I think. The plates are rusting badly on the outlet side although it is still generating. I'm not even going to try any warranty action, probably not worth it. Amazon has an Oem cell at 450, which seems to be about at market now. Salt Pool...

I had the same thing happen, my kink was just inside the unit though and the short had burned a small hole through the floating wire covering. I connected the wires using "water resistant" nuts, then covered everything with several layers of liquid electric tape (making sure to cover everything...