Archive for June, 2008

Check Engine Trouble Codes Explained

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

When you plug your OBD II scan tool in and get a reading each separate character has its own meaning.
B 1 3 0 0
Assuming that the example above is your OBD II readout you can decipher to a close degree where your trouble is located.
The first letter in this case the “B” indicates a problem [...]

Swimming Pool Filters, Sand or Cartridge Filters Which Is Best

Monday, June 16th, 2008

When you are trying to decide between whether to buy a sand swimming pool filter or a cartridge type you have to determine the amount of debris falling into your pool daily.
A year ago I had my old swimming pool sand filter start to leak for no other reason than age and sitting in the [...]

Pentair Multi-Port Valve and Sand Filter

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

I recently installed a Pentair TR-60 with a multi-port valve attached. After several bad storms locally the filter needed to be backwashed to lower the pressure in the filter. Backwashing the filter for three minutes cleaned the debris from inside of the filter and allowed the pressure to return to normal. There was [...]