Hello,
I have owned an inground pool (10k gallon) (6 years) that uses floor pop-ups to clean the pool. I did a Caretaker rebuild kit about 4 years ago when it stopped cycling, and all went well. Recently I noticed that the Caretaker pressure was high (over 30+ psi) and the pop-ups where not functioning. Checked strainer cup…not clogged. Floor pop-ups working well...Took apart Caretaker, nothing wrong with pistons and O-rings, cam assembly appeared okay, but I didn’t focus too much on it since it spun relatively with ease. Didn’t check gears (bonehead move). When I put it back together it worked only for a few minutes, went through the 5 pop-up zones once…and then the pressure shot up again and it stopped cycling. When I now remove Caretaker, I will take a much closer look at the gears…since (with my limited experience) I believe there must be something wrong with the cam assembly for it to stop cycling in such a fashion.
Would you just do another rebuild kit to change the cam assembly, forget messing with it and just buy a new Caretaker or could it be something else that I am missing that is causing this issue?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joe – just starting out in the pool owner world.
I have owned an inground pool (10k gallon) (6 years) that uses floor pop-ups to clean the pool. I did a Caretaker rebuild kit about 4 years ago when it stopped cycling, and all went well. Recently I noticed that the Caretaker pressure was high (over 30+ psi) and the pop-ups where not functioning. Checked strainer cup…not clogged. Floor pop-ups working well...Took apart Caretaker, nothing wrong with pistons and O-rings, cam assembly appeared okay, but I didn’t focus too much on it since it spun relatively with ease. Didn’t check gears (bonehead move). When I put it back together it worked only for a few minutes, went through the 5 pop-up zones once…and then the pressure shot up again and it stopped cycling. When I now remove Caretaker, I will take a much closer look at the gears…since (with my limited experience) I believe there must be something wrong with the cam assembly for it to stop cycling in such a fashion.
Would you just do another rebuild kit to change the cam assembly, forget messing with it and just buy a new Caretaker or could it be something else that I am missing that is causing this issue?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joe – just starting out in the pool owner world.
