Pool Problem

The Coffee Shop
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Since we fired up the pool this year, our heater has been acting up. It seems to be “chugging” or clicking on and off. I thought it may have been starving for water so I replaced the noisy old pump with a nice, new one. Lots more flow, but no luck. I talked to a guy who said it could be time to replace the sand in the filter. Seemed like a cheap option, so $25 (and a sore back) later, I’ve got new sand in the filter. Fire it up and fail. Pool is crystal clear, but the heater is still chugging/clicking.

I called a pool guy who said he can come out early next week, but I’d like to make sure I’ve covered all the options before he comes in and nails me for a hundred bucks (or more if the heater’s messed up).

Any suggestions or experience with a similar situation?

Brad

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I may have just had a similar problem with mine. My heater would at times click on and off VERY rapidly for a while then stop. I really didn’t know what was going on, and didn’t have time to mess with it. Once the heater finally stopped working, I found the contactor was broken - the plastic piece that moves down to complete the circuit was busted. I replaced the contactor and it’s working again.

As far as what caused it, I’m still wondering… I don’t know if it could be slightly under-powered, or if the contactor was just getting old, or if there wasn’t quite enough water flow, thermostat not operating correctly, or what.

Not sure if that helps at all, but that’s what I found with mine. Good Luck!

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No.
But I we do not have this problem with our solar blanket.
When we moved in, we disconnected the heater!

Fred.

4

You need some tethers.

Won’t fix the pool problem but you can get in some nice swim workouts. (How hot is the pool?)

5

I’ve got a tether. Do you have any good tether workouts?

(the pool is normally around 85 degrees. Skinny guy hates the cold…)

brad

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switch intervals to time - ie, 6-10 min warmup, 5 x or 4 x or pyramids of 1:00, 2 min, 3 min, back down with :30 easy between
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the nice part about workouts like that is that you don’t get any rest or flip turns, good OW practice.