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When I installed my Intellicenter with Intellichlor 4 years ago, I did the following: Wired the pump breaker (powering an Intelliflo VS) to the "Filter Pump" relay Line In. Wired the "Filter Pump" Load to "AUX 3" Line In. Connected the Intellichlor transformer to "AUX 3" Load. Renamed AUX 3 to...

A plan comes together? Just wondering...

I just grabbed a small sample of pool water and measured the following: FC 0 pH 7.2 TA 20 CH 50 Salt below the scale on the test strips, maybe between 0 and 200. Borates 10 Temp 47F (measured on my water sample after I brought it back into the house, so the actual pool could be a few degrees...

I've got a hose bib about 10 feet from my equipment pad. I'd like to add a connection to add fill water into the plumbing at the pad. I'm pretty sure a setup like this has been done before, but I haven't found the details in the searches I ran... I've found more information about auto-fill...

Yo, @MyAZPool, I've got some questions. :) Let me preface with a summary of my system. The Intellicenter, Intellichlor, Intelliflo, and heater are all brand new, so I'm still dialing in things: The main relay has the Intellichlor connected to it, powered from the Intelliflo VS breaker. The...

I'm finishing off my pool pad upgrade, and am wondering what to do with the low-voltage wires going from the Intellicenter to the heater remote, the IntelliChlor and Intelliflo serial cables, and the water temp sensor. Zip tie them to the electrical conduit or gas line? Run them in dedicated...

I've got an old incandescent 12V DC pool light that I need to reconnect to its transformer. The wires on the transformer are labeled 12V and 0V, but I neglected to identify the wires going toward the pool; both are unmarked black 8AWG THWN. Does polarity matter for an old light like this? Or...

The white drain cap is sealed with silicon caulk. Does Pentair really ship these that way? The cap came off with help from a wrench, but now I’ve got threads full of silicone shreds.

I've got a SmarterSpa in my hot tub, currently with the cell hanging over the side. I was thinking about installing a waterproof cable gland somewhere in the top of the shell, above the normal water line. I'm not sure how thick a hot tub shell generally is, but it might be too thick to get the...

My kids are 9 and 10, and we've had the pool for 9 years. They've had formal swimming lessons as well. So I started wondering at what age it's reasonable to start giving them some freedom. I figure that by the time they're highschool age, 15+, then can probably swim without adult supervision...

Looking to add some automation to my pool setup. Hardware is: 2 speed main pump Polaris booster pump ancient gas heater Three valves, on the main drain and pair of skimmer lines One basic in-pool light, one pool deck light. I want to: Add an SWCG. Add a variable speed pump. Control the heater...

Posting here because I'm thinking about redoing my entire equipment pad. My pool dates to 1979. I've had it for almost 10 years. The heater and sand filter may well be original to the pool, pump is 8 or 9 years old. And the layout of the pad is terrible, so if I'm redoing all the plumbing...

Checked on the tub today and the screen said the water temp was 110 deg F, despite the thermostat being set to a modest 96 degrees. Any idea what can lead to this behavior?

The sand drain plug on my old Pentair Triton II filter started leaking. The previous owner had been using tapered water drain plug in the sand drain plug, rather than a straight-threaded plug with an o-ring. The portion of the sand drain plug that sticks out from the side of the filter had...

I have what appears to be a Pentair Triton II sand filter. I say "appears" because it doesn't have any label or identifying markings that I can find. But it looks just like one, namely, the wrench, the lid, the diffuser assembly inside, etc. Note that the pressure gauge and air bleed as seen...

I've seen lots of threads where people have said that a single-wide breaker means your pump is 120V and a double-wide breaker means your pump is 240v. That's not always true... Who here hasn't bought a house and run into a few homeowner special modifications? I replaced the booster pump on my...

Numbers: pH 7.8 TA 80 CYA 22 CH 250 Salt - Can't be much Borates 15 Temp 60 F Question the first: At the above levels, I get a CSI of -.01. When I add acid and drop the pH back down to 7.4, CSI drops to -.39. Would it be better to maintain pH between 7.6 and 8.0 rather than 7.4 to 7.8 at...

Finally tracked muriatic acid down at Lowes as Home Depot doesn't carry the regular stuff anymore. Looks like it costs about half what an equivalent dose of Low n Slo costs at the pool store. And having added some, man is that stuff nasty. Surprised the fumes didn't kill me right there. So...

So, I turned off my Polaris 380 the other day to go for a swim, and afterwards, it wouldn't turn on. Seems to be getting power as I can sense a faint hum with it powered, but the pump doesn't run. So I guess step 1 is to crack open the pump housing and see if anything is jamming the impeller...