Jun2025

June 5, 2025, Thursday

A/C checkout and repair

"Mason" from Vogt's HVAC arrived at 10:30am
- His first act was to attempt to straighten the upper-level-North condenser and this broke the joint where the return line (fat pipe) attaches
- he repaired the joint, brazing rather than soldering, and did a pressure check with nitrogen gas
- while waiting for the pressure test, checked all of the other 3 condensers outside, and the blower/coils inside. Temperature differentials were acceptable, between 15 and 25.
- repaired line was evacuated, then filled with R-22 refrigerant
  - I was surprised that Mason/Vogt's had a supply (based on First Call Jewel/Sebastian's statement last fall that it was impossible to acquire R-22 anymore)
- Took over 3 pounds of R-22 to recharge the line.
- all checked out

June 4 and 5, 2025, Wednesday and Thursday

Full gutter system check and fault fix-up

"Curtis", "Josh", and "Gary" arrived at 1:30pm on Wednesday
- I walked all through the issues that we continued to experience: drips, broken seals, seepage between gutter and fascia boards
- Josh and Gary moved around the house checking each joint, slope and flashing on lower level
- Curtis left after guys got started, and Josh and Gary left at about 5:30pm
Josh and Gary arrived at 8:45am on Thursday
- they went around the house checking the upper level, again re-sealing each joint, checking slopes and flashing
- they left at 12:00noon

June 3, 2025, Tuesday

Pool Opening

"Ray" and "Todd" arrived at 8:45am
We opened the cover and they started working:
- tightened x2 plugs in each pump, x1 plug in each filter and heater
- opened main drain line and skimmer line
- Ray and I reviewed the controller setup
  - 'Filter' button on controller (corresponds to up-arrow-with-P on kitchen remote) controls main pool pump
  - 'Valve' on controller (corresponds to 'Spa' on remote) controls main spa pump
  - 'Jets' on controller (corresponds to 'Jets' on remote) controls spa jets pump
  - 'Lights' on controller (corresponds to 'Lights' on remote) controls pool and spa lights
  - 'Spillway' on controller (corresponds to 'Heater' on remote) controls pool-to-spa boost pump
  - 'Waterfall' on controller (corresponds to 'Spillway' on remote) controls lion jets
  - TODO: re-arrange labels on remote buttons to match main controller configuration
- Had to empty spa to more easily get bottom drain plugs (external pump)
- then had to move water from pool back to spa (external pump)
- Todd installed rubber 'lips' fittings in vacuum ports, not the flip-top that were used last year
  - Later, in order to fit the REBEL pool cleaner, I removed the 'lips' fittings, and installed the flip-tops
- the Southern light in the pool was flooded and had shorted the circuit. Todd replaced the bulb and seal and refitted the lights.
- Heater temps in controller were set: 80 for pool, 84 for spa
Ray and Todd left at roughly 11:45am