Aboutroger Expertise Any questions regarding pool,spa pumps and motors. Any pool and spa operations, problems, chemistry and maintenance. Filters, Heaters, Cleaners,Salt Water Systems. Also consider solar power to heat your home, spa and pool using the power of the sun.
Experience Over 8 years as a field service technician in pools over 40 years as an electronic field service technician in process control and metrology (precision measurement). Having worked in depth with pool and spa leaks and solutions we are the experts. Years of rebuilding motors. Insulation testing and Solar power.
Organizations ALLExperts spa volunteer
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Publications Perhaps one day pool and spa articles.
Education/Credentials Electronics technology
Pool and Spa certified tech
Precision Measurement certified tech
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Past/Present Clients Doctors, Dentist, Lawyers and their thieves.
Question I am having same problem with my 5 port caretaker. I also installed rebuild kit, caretaker seemed to work for a few days, now is no longer working. Screen above caretaker is clean, no pressure relief valve in plumbing, Hayward sand filter has been backwashed. Main drain valve is completely open, skimmer valve is completely open (skimmer doesn't seem to be working very well either). What did responder mean when he said one of the valves was "torn", was he talking about the 5 plastic cylinders in the caretaker?
Answer Personally I would plumb a three valve on the water to the pool to send water to the cleaner or returns like the skimmer main drain and adjust to control the pressure to the caretalker sending excess pressure to the returns. Make sure all nozzles are clean and good in the pool. If your skimmer isn't working well have it pressure tested for leaks.
