Update: heater has been on and no problems at all for the whole morning. Now at 89 degrees with a target of 92. Does it make sense that the only way the heater does well is if:
a. pump on low
b. skimmer plus bonus suction port are both open
I sure don't recall it being this picky last year - I am pretty sure I heated on high at times to try to get it to temp faster (I now know that is not how it works). And I can't imagine I never had the bonus suction port closed last year -- I close it to vacuum and I would guess there were lots of times last year I did what I did this time and did not re-open it after vacuuming and before starting the heater.
If this makes sense that this is the only problem, I'll happily cancel the warranty call and move on. If this does not make any sense then I will keep the repair order open with Pentair and then my question is -- can I keep using it if is willing to work for me, or am I doing damage given the circumstances of the last few days and the intermittent Service Heater light and failure to stay heating at times? And, it it was water flow related, does it make sense Service Heater light was lit not Service System? THANKS!
a. pump on low
b. skimmer plus bonus suction port are both open
I sure don't recall it being this picky last year - I am pretty sure I heated on high at times to try to get it to temp faster (I now know that is not how it works). And I can't imagine I never had the bonus suction port closed last year -- I close it to vacuum and I would guess there were lots of times last year I did what I did this time and did not re-open it after vacuuming and before starting the heater.
If this makes sense that this is the only problem, I'll happily cancel the warranty call and move on. If this does not make any sense then I will keep the repair order open with Pentair and then my question is -- can I keep using it if is willing to work for me, or am I doing damage given the circumstances of the last few days and the intermittent Service Heater light and failure to stay heating at times? And, it it was water flow related, does it make sense Service Heater light was lit not Service System? THANKS!