I've had a horrible string of luck so far this year with plumbing issues and Saturday was probably the worst luck so far. In an effort to prevent a tree from falling over, I drove a T-Post right through on of my 2" return lines for the pool. Thankfully it hit right at a 90, so repair was fairly easy. However, as you can imagine, a healthy amount of dirty water got into the pool and I'm now trying to start everything back up. I've ran the vacuum multiple times and for the most part, the sediment seems to be gone from the bottom of the pool. My idea was to run the pool, keep an eye on the pressure of the cartridge filters, and wash until the pool was clean again. However, after having the pool power cut off for multiple days while I attempted the repair, things aren't functioning quite right. I should note that I'm running an Intellicenter panel.
To start, my VSF won't go above 1,500 RPM. It ramps up briefly if I reset the panel, and then immediately coasts down to 1,500 RPM, regardless of if turn on the high speed function or turn on the pool feature. Additionally, my waterfall seems to be flowing at a much lower rate than normal as well. I really don't want to mess anything up, but is my approach sound? Is my pump limiting itself because of high pressure at the filters? Or could it be because of freeze protection? (As a side note, I disabled freeze protection on all circuits and still couldn't get the pump to respond to any button presses on the panel). I'm bummed because I had such a clean pool and now it's just a murky mess that I need to re-establish. Thanks!
To start, my VSF won't go above 1,500 RPM. It ramps up briefly if I reset the panel, and then immediately coasts down to 1,500 RPM, regardless of if turn on the high speed function or turn on the pool feature. Additionally, my waterfall seems to be flowing at a much lower rate than normal as well. I really don't want to mess anything up, but is my approach sound? Is my pump limiting itself because of high pressure at the filters? Or could it be because of freeze protection? (As a side note, I disabled freeze protection on all circuits and still couldn't get the pump to respond to any button presses on the panel). I'm bummed because I had such a clean pool and now it's just a murky mess that I need to re-establish. Thanks!
