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So...after 5 years of chasing PH balance I made the plunge and installed an IntelliPH to my system this winter. I would love to hear from those of you that have them and what you have found to be the pros and cons. Why arent pool builders even offering this when they are talking about a SWG? I...

I found out this week that my PH rise is due to my SWG more than curing plaster. I am exploring the option of an IntilliPH for next spring. As i was researching this here it occurred to me that running my SWG less would also help. I currently run my pump for 19 hours a day, everyday. 3 hours in...

We have a spillover spa above the pool. This is the beginning of our 3rd year. I notice this year since opening that when I turn the spa on I now get a flow of water over the rocks. If all the valves are working correctly it should be the same water that is draining from the spa and being heated...

I have lost control of my scheduling on the easy touch panel. I called Pentair the other day and we did a hard reboot of the panel which of course erased all the settings. The tech on the phone walked me through setting up a 6-6:45 spa run, a 7-11 high speed pool run and then a 12-7 lower speed...

I have a taylor 1000 that has a bottle of R0014. I stopped by the pool store to pick up a replacement bottle and they only have r0004 for the 2000 series. Will that still work? 5 drops?

My pool won't be closed for a couple more weeks and I currently have the pump running at 1700 rpm from 6:00 am-1:00 am to help keep the leaves out. It is going to get below 32 at night for the next few days. Do I need to turn my pump off or leave it running 24/7 until we close? Will it freeze...

Had our PB out to go over some issues, one of which is a couple of leaks under the spillover rocks. He did some additional work in the spa under the rocks and declared it fixed. It still leaks out of the front. He came back and said that the leaks are coming through the rocks and can't be...

Our coping has picked up a few stains this summer (new pool). I'm thinking its either from the bleach that I used to chlorinate before the SWG was turned on or its from the Acid that I add to keep PH in check. Has anyone else had this issue and do you have any idea on how to clean it?

2 weeks ago when I did my weekly test my FC had climbed from 8 (where it has been all summer) to 11.5. I reduced my percentage on the SWG from 68 to 55. Last Sunday it was 11.5. Today it was 14.5. I reduced the SWG to 35% this morning. It is a new pool (filled early May). What could be causing...

I would like to take advantage of my variable speed pump and the built in timer. As I have mentioned in earlier posts my PB has pretty much abandoned us with our project so I need a little help. I downloaded the manual for the pump and now reach out to the experts as to the settings. It is a 4...

We have a new install (started in November, still not quite done). The pool is up and running although the SWG still does not work. We have a Sta Rite heater that has a button to heat pool only or spa only. We have figured out that if we put it in spa only mode and turn on the waterfall feature...

We contracted on a build last fall and the PB started building in November. By mid December we had a shell, patio and pipes run to corner of house. We purposely left the job unfinished until spring. Fast forward to April. PB comes out with crew, installs all the equipment, has finish applied to...

I am at work busy as heck and my wife calls ands says she can't feel any water coming out of the returns. Pump is running and pressure is around 18. Skimmers are clear. What do I tell her. Turn off pump? This is our 3rd day enjoying our new pool.

Took delivery of a new Z5 last week from Epic Pools. Big shout out to everyone here for that connection. Saved money for sure. My problem is that it comes with essentially no owners manual and the third night I went to turn it on the button did not work. I plugged and unplugged and then pushed a...

New pool just added water 3 weeks ago. I went to pool school last week and they sold me $250.00 worth of chemicals to get started. ( I wont make that mistake again). I added 3 sticks of chlorine to 1 skimmer, 2 gallons of acid and 1 gallon of conditioner. I also added a 12# bag of some powder...

I made a deal with my wife last year. As a former motorcycle owner I was getting the itch to get back on a bike after 30 years. My wife finally relented last spring and I am now a proud owner of a Harley Davidson softail deluxe. That's the good news. In exchange for the bike she wanted a pool...