None of my pop ups are coming all the way up. Maybe halfway so they aren't blowing the dirt or turning properly. I have taken every head out and ran the pump to clear debris. I cleaned the DE filter to make sure pressure was good. I disassembled the 5 port dome and made sure the valves had the balls on them and the gears worked. I don't know what else to do.
Caretaker 99 pop up problem
- Thread starter Guero Gigante
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,649
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to the forum!
One of our infloor cleaning system experts will be along tonight or tomorrow.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
One of our infloor cleaning system experts will be along tonight or tomorrow.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
I have only worked on a few pools with these, so am far from an expert, but it sounds like a flow issue. Are your skimmers and pump basket clean? What is the pressure at the filter? Have there been any changes made to the system? (Started running a slide or waterfall, turned down the pump rpm's, partly closed the main drain?) Is your heater making strange banging or whistling sounds? Do you have a salt cell?
Check the screen in the union on top of the distribution head.
What is the pressure on the distribution head gauge?
Do you have a check valve bypass?
Can you show a picture of the whole system?
What pump do you have?
What is the filter pressure?
What is the pressure on the distribution head gauge?
Do you have a check valve bypass?
Can you show a picture of the whole system?
What pump do you have?
What is the filter pressure?
Having fought my old crappy system for a while, make sure
1. Flow is entirely diverted to infloor. I had my spa valve partially open, totally killed the pressure for the infloor.
2.If you have a variable speed pump, run it at full speed.
1. Flow is entirely diverted to infloor. I had my spa valve partially open, totally killed the pressure for the infloor.
2.If you have a variable speed pump, run it at full speed.
Roscoe
Well-known member
I have a variable speed motor. I guess it reset to factory settings "earlier". I am still chasing issues, but review the pump setup options, if you have that type of pump. The pump speed/pressure may be incorrect now. Caretaker pressure should be between 14 to 20 psi during operation, as per the docs.