Ep137 "Shock" Talk, Summer Heat Damage, and Get Your Covers Now.
- S3E137
- 50:19
- August 10th 2024
Frank and Jacque (It is Jacque's Birthday. Happy birthday Jacque!) discuss the actual meaning of the term "Shock", summer heat damage on swimming pools, and if you are going to get a winter cover, get it now.
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05:30 rat damage to a Hayward heater. AO error on display. Rat chewed through the blower air tube, igniter wiring, and flame sensor wiring.
12:30 what is the term "Shock". Shock is a verb. Shock is the action of quickly increasing the level of sanitizer in water to destroy contaminants and chloramines. The product you use to accomplish this increase is not really a "shock", even though the manufacturers are putting it on the label. Some people have a real problem with the misuse of this term.
15:00 Chloramines are a byproduct of chlorine and contaminants. They are an irritant and are the cause of the obnoxious smell that you may experience at a heavy-use pool or spa. The chlorine combines with contaminants and does not completely oxidize them. You measure chloramines by testing free and total chlorine separately. The difference between the two is your combined chlorine, which is chloramines. To eliminate chloramines using old-school methods, achieve ten times the amount of chloramines in free chlorine.
25:00 heat damage we see in summer. The most damage we see is caused by pumps losing their prime. When pumps run dry, they can get extremely hot and damage the pump, associated plumbing, and valves. Due to this extreme heat, shaft seals on pumps can quickly fail. A bad shaft seal can quickly ruin a pump motor. o-rings on valves and pump lids can be quickly damaged due to this heat.
33:45 How much water should you typically have to add to your pool? Be careful with auto-fills. Auto-fill failure is a common issue. Kona Labs is a great after-market auto-fill system.
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42:30 leaf covers. If you are going to get a cover for your pool, the sooner you need to get it ordered early. Many companies offer early discounts, and the closer to the fall it is, the longer it can take to get the cover ordered and installed.
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