heater bypass

Hi all. Looking for some advice as someone with rather basic plumbing skills. Pictured is my current setup inherited from previous owners: When I open in the spring, I'm looking to do a few things: Replace the corrugated hoses with more standard PVC or Flex PVC Install a new heater (Raypak...

Hi All, I am very new to pool ownership as I just bought a house with one and have never owned one before. I am having an issue where my Jandy Jxi pool heater wont kick on. This started happening about one month ago- the unit displays a green light with no fault codes on it. To precace, I do...

When we installed our pool heater (Raypak P-R206A-EN-X) 2 years ago, it was recommended to also install 2 by pass valves in the plumbing. question : if you close the in/out valves and bypass the heater completely (during the summer), do you need to drain the water from the heater/pipes inside...

I notice a lot of people prefer to have bypass valves plumbed with their heaters so they can bypass the heater when not in use because, they say, it prolongs the life of the heat exchanger and because the pump uses less energy to move the same amount of water without the heater being in the...

Is there any concern going with a heater bypass (Jandy Diverter, Check Valve, Actuator) vs the Versaflo system? I've read a few conflicting threads and was hoping to consolidate the answer into this thread for future readers. Heater Bypass - Further Reading here. From the following thread, it...