Pumps, Filters & Equipment

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Weighing two freeze protection setups on the automation panel Katy guy so this comes up every winter. Panel lets me do it two ways and I keep flip flopping. Option one, just run the VS pump at low RPM, something … Pumps, Filters & Equipment Marcus Reed Sep 25, 2026 2replies Shop-vac rig vs finally buying a robot, talk me into or out of it Been running my shop-vac contraption on this 27 footer for going on 15 seasons now and it still gets the job done, but I'm getting a little tired of h… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Bill Hartman Sep 16, 2026 2replies Rebuild the multiport again or just replace the whole valve Been going back and forth on this one. My sand filter valve is the same one from 2015, I've already rebuilt it twice, spider gasket and the little o-r… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Jason Okafor Sep 20, 2026 2replies Didn't expect to empty the pump basket daily this week we had some wind kick up dust and palm junk this week and i swear the pump basket looked like a salad by the next morning, been used to checking it on… Pumps, Filters & Equipment swamp_tyler Sep 18, 2026 3replies Thinking about swapping the old gate valves for Jandy never-lubes Look, my pad still has the gray gate valves the builder put in back whenever, handles are getting stiff and one of them weeps a little around the stem… Pumps, Filters & Equipment plumberdave Sep 10, 2026 3replies Didn't expect the low speed schedule to be the noisy part Figured dropping my IntelliFlo to 1000 RPM for the overnight turnover would be dead silent, that's the whole pitch of a VS pump. Instead I get a rhyth… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Marcus Reed Sep 12, 2026 4replies Pressure gauge running high at low RPM, sanity check please Running my IntelliFlo at 1500 RPM for the 8 hour filter block, filter side gauge is sitting at 12 psi where it used to sit around 7 to 8 at that speed… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Marcus Reed Sep 8, 2026 3replies Thinking about a real automation panel instead of smart plugs and app relays Right now my setup is basically the WiFi pump doing its own thing and a couple smart plugs for the LED lights, and after that power blip last week wip… Pumps, Filters & Equipment robotvic Sep 11, 2026 3replies Variable speed pump on my own place, which one before I pull the trigger Running an old single speed on my home pool still, 14k gallons, and I'm finally sick of the power bill so I want to swap to variable speed before summ… Pumps, Filters & Equipment tampapoolguy Aug 31, 2026 1reply Didn't expect the heat pump to eat that much power on defrost Been running the AquaCal alongside the gas heater this cold snap, mostly to save on gas since it wasn't crazy cold. Watched the amp draw on defrost cy… Pumps, Filters & Equipment btu_frank Sep 1, 2026 1reply UltraTemp making a new rattle only when it's cold out Woke up for my morning swim last week and noticed the heat pump had this rattle going, wasn't there a month ago. Only happens when it's actually cold,… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Chuck Weaver Aug 17, 2026 1reply Caught a hairline crack in my return fitting before it let go Doing my usual walk around the deck last week, out of habit more than anything, and noticed a little wet spot on the boards right under one of the ret… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Bill Hartman Aug 15, 2026 4replies Didn't realize how much my automation panel draws just sitting idle Been tracking kWh on everything since I set up the VS pump schedule, and this week I finally clamped the meter on my automation panel itself, not the … Pumps, Filters & Equipment Marcus Reed Aug 14, 2026 4replies Dolphin power supply keeps clicking, cleaner still runs fine When we first got the Proteus DX3 three years back I figured it'd just quietly do its thing and it mostly has, no drama like the box says. But the las… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Chuck Weaver Aug 12, 2026 1reply Multimeter told me my pressure gauge was lying the whole time Had a weird thing this week, pressure gauge on my sand filter has been reading about 5 psi higher than it should for who knows how long. Only noticed … Pumps, Filters & Equipment Jason Okafor Aug 6, 2026 3replies Didn't expect a dirty flow switch to short cycle my heater Gas heater's been kicking on and off every couple minutes this week, figured it was finally the exchanger going after all these years near the coast. … Pumps, Filters & Equipment btu_frank Aug 6, 2026 5replies