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    Programming an Intellitouch for a heater bypass valve

    I've noticed that my Intelliflow pump works nearly twice as hard when the heater is in circuit. I already have a manual bypass valve in place and an spare actuator. I'd like to program the panel to bypass the heater when it's not in use. I can see a couple of "straight forward" ways of doing...
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    FC and ORP correlation... what to expect?

    I have a Pool Pilot Total Control that is giving me what I think are odd readings. Tech support told me to simply lower the set point... to 560. My test kit is showing 6ppm of FC with an ORP reading of 585 and pH 7.5. This with a set point of 650. Under those conditions, and I understand the...
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    it's time for a refurb

    I have a 20,000gal gunite pool that's about 20 years old and in need of new plaster and tile. It also has a concrete deck with Kool Deck that is in pretty rough shape. I am wondering what options are available to repair the Kool Deck. Is it possible to just put blue stone over it or does the...
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    Do I really need a new ORP sensor already?

    I have a PoolPilot Total Control and just came back from a week out of town to find an error message on the display telling me to "Check ORP sensor". This is only the start of my second season. I expected the sensor to last a bit longer. Is this normal? When I opened the pool last month I...
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    Wiring a Pool Pilot Total Control with an Intellitouch

    My current setup includes a Pool Pilot Total Control and an Intellitouch. The way things are wired right now, the intellitouch controls the pump (Intelliflow) and the valves. Independently, the pool pilot controls the chlorine generator and the acid pump. It all works great. However, due to...
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    AutoPilot pH control calibration

    Last spring I installed an Autopilot with the chemistry control... wow, talk about making things easy. I love it. I just opened things up again this year to find the display reading a pH of 9.5, my pool supply store (machine read strips) telling me that my pH was low at 6.4, and my test kit...