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Good point, thanks.

Let me start out by saying I have had my pool for 18 years and have never really had any issues. But boy did I create one yesterday. My wife had a woman over a few days ago who had some sort of self bronzer on, which I attribute to an oil sheen I first noticed on the water surface that night...

Re: Pentair Intelliflo On mine you just hit the stop/start button and then the reset button.

What is fiber and why did you switch to it from DE? Is it cheaper, does it filter better, or is there some other reason.

I think mine is a VF or something like that. It is continously variable. You can choose the GPM you want and it will run at whatever RPM is needed to deliver that flow rate. As the filter gets dirty it will up the RPM to maintain flow rate. You can also set it at a specific RPM of your...

Not sure which Intelliflo I have (have had it for a few years now) but there is a display on it which tells me exactly how much power it is drawing at any given time. Thus, all I have to do is set the flow rate and then I can read the energy usage in watts.

That is very true. It surprises me that people think that the hotter the water coming out the better it is. The goal is to get the most BTU/HR out of the unit, not high temperature. Thus, the more water you push through (up to a point) the better. I have a cheap set of 2'x20' panels that I...

My 20 x 40 IG pool is a favorite swimming hole for my three siberian huskies. I have one that will go in and swim laps for 15 minutes or so without stopping. They climb in down the fiberglass steps and never touch the liner. When they want to get out they swim to the steps and walk out.

I believe that disc is for above ground pools where you have the water flow down half the tubes and back up the other half. I have the same panels with no disc and run them in parallel (two 2'x20' panels). I think you can remove the disc and run them in parallel. Remember you care about total...

I would speculate that the increased pressure drop across the solar panel is why you see this. Because the panels have added resistance your flow has dropped, the reduced flow is why the filter is showing a lower pressure across it. You can either live with it, or get a bigger pump to bring...

How can water be going out but not going back in? That makes no sense as you will very quickly have an empty pool and flooded yard if that was truly the case.

That was my point, if you are not paying for KVA then a pf of less than one actually works in your favor - you are paying for less than you really use.

I thought power factor ONLY comes into play for industrial customers that are billed based of KVAR not KWH. Since a homeowner is not billed for KVARs power factor should be of no concern. Further, as for the cleaner scrap the polaris and get a blue diamond or blue pearl. They use much less...

I have a 10kw solar array on my roof that generates about 12,000 kwh per year. After state rebates the system cost me about $18,000 out of pocket 3.5 years ago. At the end of the year it will have paid for itself between electric savings and the SRECs I collect from selling the environmental...

My 4 cents (inflation you know) is that you are best off with a cheap solar cover. They typically only last 2 years unless you really baby them. Further, they don't really heat the pool - it would be better if they were renamed Anti-Evaporative Covers. These covers really prevent heat loss...

A fool and his money soon to be parted! Stay away from junk like this.

ABS is fine, actually probably better - it is typically more expensive than PVC not less. I would search for a plumbing supply store or some other retail outlet. I bought 2" PVC pipe the other day and think it was about $8 for a 10' length.

Depending where you are located (months per year of operation and electric costs) you might want to consider an Intelliflow pump. I just put one in and am very happy with it. I can run it 24/7 and have it consuming well under 300 watts. Previously I had a 1.5hp Hayward Super II Pump that died...

I'm sure glad I posted about this pump - I am really learning a lot about it and wanted to thank everyone. I think I must have been operating this thing at close to max without understanding what was going on. I have had it running for 24 hours now at 1300 RPM which is only using 183 watts and...

The 19.4/9.7 amps is most likely telling you that the motor would draw 19.4 amps at 120VAC or 9.7amps at 240VAC.

HOLD THE FORT!!! I think when all else fails I will need to read the manual.!!! I have been running the pump in manual mode, as I had not yet read all the details on how to program filter mode and cycles and just wanted to get the pool running to clean it up. I have a feeling that the flow...

The pad is at the level of the pool decking, so it is about 6" or so above the water level. I see very little change in pressure if I close one return line and then open it and close the other return line. So, I guess if there is any plugage it would have to be in both lines which seems...

I agree with your statement about creativity :) Everything was 1.5" and the piping was originally done such that there is no way to make changes without ripping everything out as they left no gaps between the valves and the next fittings to work with. Yes when I don't have the solar on I have...

Maybe I will try backwashing, I did not pay much attention to what the pressure was when I started up (I know that was stupid) but the pool was very green so maybe the filter is plugged somewhat. As for the pressure gauge, I guess I could do that, but that does not really change what is going on.

I checked the eyeballs and the opening is one inch. When running at 35 gpm if I remove them the pressure is 18.5 psi at 985 watts, when I put them back in it goes to 19 psi and 1005 watts and if I then partly close the too return valves to divert more flow through the solar panels the pressure...

Don't think its a bad gauge, as it seems to correspond to the higher wattage. I think the issue is really the 1.5" piping. I should probably take some pictures. I would not want to run all the water through the panels, as they are just a slip stream and I don't think they can handle that much...

Wow, I wish my system operated that well :( I imagine I have a lot of loss in the inlet piping, as there are a bunch of valves and fittings tying everything together. It was all 1.5" but I expanded it so that the three 1.5" pipes tie into 2" lines feeding the pump. From the pump I got out...

Its not just the physical lenght, you have to add the equivalent lengths for every elbow, tee, valve, fitting -- and these things are typically more total length than the straight run of piping.

A heat pump works just like an airconditioner. In fact most heatpumps look just like the outside unit of a central air system. They use a rerfigerant to absorb heat from the air and dump it into the pool. For each unit of electricity you use you typically get from 4 to 6 units of heat out...

Another data point, I was running at 30 gpm with my returns slightly closed to force water through the solar panels - that was drawing 950 watts. I then opened the return valves full but left the solar valved in, the flow shifted mostly away from the panels - just a small flow through them and...