Hi all,
I’m having some issues with my caretaker self cleaning system and I’ve attached some photos to better explain my issue.
1. I’m getting no pressure to the caretaker valve, about 3psi but the filter is fine.
2. I’ve cleaned everything about 5 times - skimmer box, removed the nozzles and even removed the valve itself and cleaned the small strainer which was relatively clean. The little springs inside the valve looked ok and seemed to pop out fine but I’m not too sure
3. The main gutter appears to not have any suction anymore. I originally thought it could be a blockage but I’ve used a drain cleaner and it appears as though that isn’t the issue
4. The nozzles seem to work ok but quite sporadic and some stay up after it’s off
I wasn’t sure if I had the water running to a wrong pipe or something else?
The photos attached show I have an odd setup as we just moved in - there is an automatic controller that turns the floor cleaner on with the other pump and I’ve played with it a bit manually but it still seems like the same issue…
I was thinking maybe it has something to do with the solar as I have that on standby and can’t seem to work out why that doesn’t appear to be working or it’s not all connected…. By the way, does anyone know if the solar system runs all pumps as the solar is just for the pool. It seems as though when I’ve had it on standby or I can warm the pool my energy bill has gone up.
Sorry for all the questions but it’s driving me crazy and any help
Would be greatly appreciated!’nn
I’m having some issues with my caretaker self cleaning system and I’ve attached some photos to better explain my issue.
1. I’m getting no pressure to the caretaker valve, about 3psi but the filter is fine.
2. I’ve cleaned everything about 5 times - skimmer box, removed the nozzles and even removed the valve itself and cleaned the small strainer which was relatively clean. The little springs inside the valve looked ok and seemed to pop out fine but I’m not too sure
3. The main gutter appears to not have any suction anymore. I originally thought it could be a blockage but I’ve used a drain cleaner and it appears as though that isn’t the issue
4. The nozzles seem to work ok but quite sporadic and some stay up after it’s off
I wasn’t sure if I had the water running to a wrong pipe or something else?
The photos attached show I have an odd setup as we just moved in - there is an automatic controller that turns the floor cleaner on with the other pump and I’ve played with it a bit manually but it still seems like the same issue…
I was thinking maybe it has something to do with the solar as I have that on standby and can’t seem to work out why that doesn’t appear to be working or it’s not all connected…. By the way, does anyone know if the solar system runs all pumps as the solar is just for the pool. It seems as though when I’ve had it on standby or I can warm the pool my energy bill has gone up.
Sorry for all the questions but it’s driving me crazy and any help
Would be greatly appreciated!’nn
