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    Pentair ECO-CHLOR SM 25 Plastic housing dis coloured

    Hi In Australia we get the el cheapo Pentair ECO-CHLOR this has a clear poly carbonate housing the electrode plates , mine after 3 months of use has gone opaque . At first I thought it was calcium build up but when I removed it the plates and the surface of the housing was free of scale , i...
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    Moving to SWG high tech or low tech

    Hi all So i want to go salt pool is 6K gallons = 18000L , what are the benefit or cons of these systems that have PH and FC sensors , I like the idea but in reality it just seems more tech to maintain ( calibration the sensor ect ) and expensive if it fails . I am now thinking that just a...
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    Saltwater cell the gas trap and solar

    Hi guys So I have decided to go SWG and just found out I need a gas trap where the cell sits higher than the filter . My first concern is that the flow of the intelliflo VF 30GPM will be to low to move the Hydrogen gas from the cell I have seen reports on whirlpool forums where a low flow...
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    SunTouch two solar valves

    Hi I have to rejig my plumbing to get the VRV to stay closed by getting more pressure on the return side . I should be able to put a valve on the return solar pipe before it goes to the normal pool returns BUT..... I have notice that the deep reurn in solar mode is not working , when I block...
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    Vacuum release not closing

    Hi yes another VRV question . So i have a VF intellflo ,oversize cartridge filter , SunTouch and three Heliocol SunX SX40 panels , from the pic you can see the VRV is at the top of the layout . I have to run the VF at 45GPM to close the VRV . I move the VRV to the opposite lower corner after...
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    Suntouch water sensor Not displaying Celsius correctly

    Hi SunTouch controller ; I just put a new sensor for water , being in Australia I want it to display Celsius but as with the previous sensor from when that was new when I change it over it shows the pool temp as 255C when I set it to show Celsius , I can only adjust it down to 175C , I did...
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    Comments on plumbing please

    Hi Just over a year ago I installed a intelliflo VF , I went from having a pump 1100 watt for filtration and a 600 watt for the solar . The solar was seperate from the filter plumbing and drew in from the inlets on the left of the diagram and hot water came out from the single outlet on the...
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    Vf intelliflo and Suntouch

    Hi , Ive just conected the ST to the VF and arfter 3 days and rereading the instructions a few times Ive got it mostly worked out . MY pool is 22ft by 7 ft and 4000gal I have solar with 3way valve and actuator , thats it simple . On the Suntouch I programed FLOWS pool 25gpm and 2nd Flow Solar...
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    Suntouch grounding Bar Australian wiring

    Hi , could someone proviide me a pic of a wired suntouch grounding bar , the diagram in the book is not so clear and here in Australia we use different colors , active or hot is brown or red ( usa is Black ) neutral is blue or black (usa is White) earth or ground is green and yellow ( Usa...
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    wiring and Suntouch and intelliflo VF

    Hi , Ive bought an intelliflo VF and want to get a suntouch to control the solar heating , to run external programme 1 on the VF do I use the AUX 3 on the suntouch or the Com port which has yellow and green outputs for the Comm cable to the pump ? Just that instructions say to use Aux 3 to...
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    Pentair Intelliflo and solar

    Hi , Iam in Australia and just bought an intelliflo VF , the solar is on a single story house , when the solar controller actuates the valves will the pump adjust the flow and will it be enough ? . I have an 4000 gall (18000 liters ) pool , in filter mode i think its was 20gal per min for a 4...