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News of the developing dichlor/trichlor shortage due to last year's fire at the Biolab plant found me thankful that I have a salt pool, but I have read a couple of articles quoting pool company owners stating that there are shortages in equipment and salt this spring as well, due largely to the...

I’ve read several posts here and would like some input on my plan of action... I have a 16.5K gal vinyl lined pool, constructed 13 years ago. Normal opening procedure for the past few seasons has been to throw a floater with some pucks under the cover in late winter to keep pool from turning...

I’ve always used Morton’s, but bought 8 bags of Clorox last weekend. Dumped it Saturday evening, found yellow stains the next day. I immediately suspected trace iron in the salt, and a quick search here confirmed same. I actually called the company that manufactures the salt that is branded...

I have a few jugs leftover from last year. I stored them in a dark, cool space and it's still pink. Can I use to winterize this season? Thanks!

The display works and is not showing an error code upon startup. It won't start when I increase the heat setting on my MasterTemp or when I turn Manual Heat to on and try to increase the temperature manually on the heater itself. In fact, none of the buttons on the pad - including temperature...

Returned home from weekend getaway and when I went to close valve for main drains before vacuuming I saw that the top panel of my IC40 had blown clean off. Noticed a black mark on the inside of the white cover that looked like an electrical burn and another burn on the exposed black membrane...

Pentair's website states that "120V SAms have an integral 12V transformer. All SAms use 12V lamp." Am I correct to assume that this means that supply voltage of 120V is transformed to an actual voltage of 12V at the light itself? Just saw an article about a Florida boy being electrocuted in...

Successfully re-plumbed the entire pool equipment pad - pump, filter, heater and salt cell, including new unions and adding a bypass loop and valve for the heater - in one sitting, without a single misstep, in less than an hour. Was not expecting that. One problem - a slow, one drop/minute leak...

Where can I find 1) white mounting ring and gasket for sAM light and 2) strips used to anchor/seal liner around plastic step section? Thank you!

I'm having a new liner installed in my inground pool next week and thought I would clean and repaint the coping while the old liner is still in place. I have a few questions: 1) Will a thorough power-washing provide sufficient surface prep? 2) Any recommendations for paint? I've read and been...

Any concerns about leaving pool drained for 10-14 days between time pool is measured and new line is ordered and installed? No water table issues, the pool is located in a walkout with a sloping grade away from the pool. Thanks!

My Pentair MasterTemp 400 is in its 7th full season of use and has been leaking water for a few weeks. I finally removed one of the access panels and sure enough, the bottom of the combustion chamber/"tub" is heavily rusted. I have a salt pool, and while I maintain my salt level around 3600 and...

I'm able to login, but every time I open a new thread I'm logged out. I'm unable to post. I'm not sure why this is happening (using Firefox w/ no script but I've granted permanent permissions). Please help, and thanks!

1) When I closed last fall, I drained to waste w/ both the skimmer and mains until the skimmer started sucking air, then closed the mains until the skimmer line was dry and the pump lost prime - then immediately closed the valve for the skimmer, killed the pump, and added antifreeze and gizmo...

The motherboard on my Easy Touch 4 was recently replaced and I was surprised to see that the newest firmware offers all sorts of new options in the Lights menu. I'm pretty sure I correctly assigned circuit names and functions (1 is Spa, 2 is Pool, 3 is Aux 1 (SAm), 4 is Aux 2 (PG2000) and Aux 5...

Wondering if anyone has a comprehensive list of the self-test/diagnostic fail codes for an EasyTouch. I got a 146 a few days ago, when my IntelliChlor IC40 stopped communicating w/ my EasyTouch (noticed the output LED's on the IC40 don't blink when I set IntelliChlor output to something other...

Saltwater pool, powder-coated ladder. Pool (and ladder, and everything else) was installed 9/2007. A couple of minor rust stains on pool ladder, around tread bolts and rubber bumpers. Also a corrosion problem re: the pilot screw on my SAm. No stray current, but I'm going to connect a...