n00bie questions...

[Mdragger88]

Gents and Ladies,

Since my last post, my IntelliChlor salt and flow light come on after about two months of running. Should I up the RPMs or does that mean I need to clean the filters more frequently (I used to only have to clean them 2x/year)

The floor of my pool is very dirty, so I'm assuming my skimmers (thus RPMs) aren't doing enough?

And the Dolphin cleaner doesn't do squat... I'm in N. FL, so I have big leaves and a lot of Spanish Moss. The Moss is getting stuck in the Dolphin's wheels and motor

The pool was much cleaner with the supply-side 360 and high RPMs for 8 hours/day. I thought I was going to save on electricity and have a cleaner pool with the Dolphin and 24/7 runtime on the pump at lower RPMs...

What am I doing wrong, and/or what do I need to be doing differently?

Thanks!

Tim

What rpms are you running now?
Do you have a swcg to satisfy?
What size is your filter?
What size is your pool?
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In general you should Bump up rpms by 100 at a time to find where skimming is effective then go a little more to account for the possibility of a dirty filter.
Be sure your weir doors are functioning properly & that the water level is appropriate (1/2 to 2/3 up the skimmer opening) to maximize your skimming action.
I don’t deal with spanish moss with my bot so no help there.

 

[nonissan]

Thanks again. Sorry for my delayed response
I've updated my signature, but here's the same:

~35k gallons, Intelliflo VSP, Pentair 420, Excel cartridge filters (2 years old) and Intelliclor SWG

After I started this thread, I went down to around 1000 rpms 24/7

After I started having issues with flow and salt warning lights, I bumped that up to 1550 RPMs 24/7

I haven't had any lights since I made that change. I'm keeping an eye on debris and the skimmers... seems to be doing ok. We've been having typical N. FL storms almost daily

If anybody else has any suggestions, I'm all ears, but it seems things have taken a step in the right direction