Hi,
I am very much a pool newbie. We inherited a 2008 in-ground vinyl 18K gallon saltwater pool last year. Last year was pretty much set 'n forget, the pool was great with hardly any maintenance required.
This year I had some trouble getting any chlorine to show up but after a week or so of reading up on this site, etc the swg started kicking in and we were good for weeks. Last week, I took our cartridge filters out for a thorough hosing:
[attachment=2:ihvv6zss]filter.jpg[/attachment:ihvv6zss]
Also, we lost power several times due to a brutal storm. Since these two events, my 'trouble light' has been blinking with, depending on the day, sometimes different error messages. I am thoroughly confused and don't know where to start trying to fix this issue. I would really appreciate any assistance.
I use pool water testing strips and the occasional trip to our local Leslie Pools for a more in-depth water analysis. The strips currently show no chlorine at all, and 'near-ideal' levels for all other metrics. I will be taking a water sample in today to get tested as soon as I get out of work.
This is the unit I have:
[attachment=1:ihvv6zss]pilot.jpg[/attachment:ihvv6zss]
The messages I saw last week were:
I added some salt shortly after as we had a ton of rain and I needed to empty the pool to waste quite a bit.
Then a couple days ago I started seeing substantial clouding so decided to add 1/2 gallon of bleach and 1/4 gallon algeacide to hopefully hold off any growth while I get this thing figured out.
The clouding is no better today (and no worse..) and this is what I saw yesterday:
Then this morning:
I don't know what to make of this - do I have a flow issue, or is the temp sensor off, or is a cell bad, or ... ?
As I opened my pool today with the help of someone that is admittedly not an expert, I thought I'd post some pictures of my setup in case it triggers any alarm:
How we attached the swg and (2) cables:
[attachment=0:ihvv6zss]swg.jpg[/attachment:ihvv6zss]
I did take it apart and verified there was nothing at all in the screen. I have more pictures but the forum is telling me 3 is my limit so that's all for now. Any ideas on how I can get our pool back in order? I called the place that installed the pool but they want $200 just for someone to show up.
Thanks for any help.
I am very much a pool newbie. We inherited a 2008 in-ground vinyl 18K gallon saltwater pool last year. Last year was pretty much set 'n forget, the pool was great with hardly any maintenance required.
This year I had some trouble getting any chlorine to show up but after a week or so of reading up on this site, etc the swg started kicking in and we were good for weeks. Last week, I took our cartridge filters out for a thorough hosing:
[attachment=2:ihvv6zss]filter.jpg[/attachment:ihvv6zss]
Also, we lost power several times due to a brutal storm. Since these two events, my 'trouble light' has been blinking with, depending on the day, sometimes different error messages. I am thoroughly confused and don't know where to start trying to fix this issue. I would really appreciate any assistance.
I use pool water testing strips and the occasional trip to our local Leslie Pools for a more in-depth water analysis. The strips currently show no chlorine at all, and 'near-ideal' levels for all other metrics. I will be taking a water sample in today to get tested as soon as I get out of work.
This is the unit I have:
[attachment=1:ihvv6zss]pilot.jpg[/attachment:ihvv6zss]
The messages I saw last week were:
Code:
[Purify OFF! Chec]
[ ]
[ Boost Mode ]
[1:05P 75F OFF ]I added some salt shortly after as we had a ton of rain and I needed to empty the pool to waste quite a bit.
Then a couple days ago I started seeing substantial clouding so decided to add 1/2 gallon of bleach and 1/4 gallon algeacide to hopefully hold off any growth while I get this thing figured out.
The clouding is no better today (and no worse..) and this is what I saw yesterday:
Code:
[ Boost Mode ]
[12:27A 75F ON ]
[Warning! Bad Tem]
[ ]
Test mode :
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Software V4.2 ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Cell = SC-48 ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Power level 1 ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Minerals=3500ppm]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Temperature=75F ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Cell = 24V 5.0A ]Then this morning:
Code:
[ Boost Mode ]
[12:46P 75F OFF ]
[Purify OFF! Chec]
[ ]
Test mode :
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Software V4.2 ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Cell = SC-48 ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Power level 1 ]
[Test Pool Pilot ]
[Minerals=000ppm ]I don't know what to make of this - do I have a flow issue, or is the temp sensor off, or is a cell bad, or ... ?
As I opened my pool today with the help of someone that is admittedly not an expert, I thought I'd post some pictures of my setup in case it triggers any alarm:
How we attached the swg and (2) cables:
[attachment=0:ihvv6zss]swg.jpg[/attachment:ihvv6zss]
I did take it apart and verified there was nothing at all in the screen. I have more pictures but the forum is telling me 3 is my limit so that's all for now. Any ideas on how I can get our pool back in order? I called the place that installed the pool but they want $200 just for someone to show up.
Thanks for any help.