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Does anybody know how the cooling mode setpoints work on the Ultratemp combo heating/cooling unit? There are 2 setpoints. One is called MAX TEMP and the other is called SET TEMP. When my heat pump is running in cooling mode, I cannot get it to shut off just by adjusting the setpoint. For...

Installed the 1/4" jets in the venturi tees yesterday and it made a huge difference. For the first time since this pool was built, the jets are pulling air without the aid of the blower and we're almost getting enough agitation of the water where the blower is not always needed. The PB added two...

I recently got my spa working correctly and was wondering if it's possible to have 2 different pump speed settings for spa operation. Here's what I'm wanting to do: 1. When I put the system into spa mode, I want the pump to ramp up to 3400 RPM and remain there. 2. When I push the button to...

By orifice size on the directional nozzles, I am referring to the eyeballs. The venturi tees currently have 7/16" jets installed in them (8) and is what I think is causing my low water pressure challenge. The size of of the eyeball opening has a dramatic effect on the volume of air from the...

So - are 1/4" jets the right answer? I was amazed today by how sensitive the air flow is to orifice size on the directional nozzles. With 3/4" diameter nozzles, there is too much air and water will bubble out of the spa directly above nozzles. I replaced the 3/4" nozzles with 3/8" nozzles and...

I have a 120 MBH heat pump on my 4'x8' spa. Water temperature is running around 78 degrees F. these days. To heat the spa to 95 degrees is taking around 35 minutes. It will definitely heat it but just be prepared for a slower process than with a gas heater. Happy with the performance of the...

Thanks. I checked with Pentair today and they said that the Intellibrites cannot be dimmed. Oh well. The pool light is fine but the spa light needs to be toned down a bit.

Thanks for the feedback. Not sure I can explain it any differently other than to say with the spa empty, when I return through the jets only, the water sprays about half way across the spa. When I turn on the blower, the water sprays almost completely horizontally across the spa with hardly...

Tried removing the blower entirely last night and it made no difference. The spa has extremely low water pressure without the blower on. My guess is that the 8 - 7/16" jets require more flow than my single pump can provide at spa pressure. Looks like from Waterway's literature, the 7/16" jets...

Our spa has next to no pressure without the blower on. Past few pools did not need a blower to have plenty of pressure. With this one, you can barely see any disturbance on the surface of the water until the blower is turned on. Once the blower is turned on, it goes into turbo mode. Pool...

Anybody know if its possible to dim an Intellibrite 5G spa light. Like the light but there are many times where I wish it were not quite so bright. Thanks in advance.

Does anybody know if it's possible to add a speed controller to slow down a Silencer spa blower? Ours is a 1.5 HP model and it puts out too much air. Causes water to bubble out of the spa. I tried the trick of drilling a 1/4" hole in the blower discharge but it makes way too much noise...

Time to add a robot to our new pool. Pool is surrounded by coconut trees that drop lots and lots of blooms and seeds. Confused as to whether I should buy the Dolphin Nautilus Plus for $685 on Amazon or the Doheny's Discovery for $649. Both cleaners look to have many of the same features...

Under lights, make sure they are set to Intellibrite. Under lights, select sync. Choose color. Hopefully you got got the right lights. I paid for an Intellibrite pool and spa light. I could not get them to work right until I discovered that they installed a white only light for pool and a...

Got it working today. Gave up on the RS-485 connection. Connected two wires from 'gas heat' connection on Easy Touch panel to 'Spa' and 'Com' connectors on heat pump. Changed communications protocol on heat pump from 'RS-485' to 'Relay'. Turn spa heat setting all the way up on heat pump...

Update - had pool builder add a second transformer and wire the lights to operate separately. Now they turn on and off separately as they should and I can control each individually. Here's where it gets screwy. They still would not sync. No matter what we did, no sync. Out of pure...

If I use relay control, can I still adjust the heat remotely or does it have to be adjusted from the front of the heater? Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. The manual seems to indicate that this is a 2 wire connection between the EasyTouch and the UltraTemp. It states to use pins 2&3 only (green and yellow) and in bold letters, it says not to use pins 1&4. The word 'not' is underlined, is in capital letters and is bold so I'm...

Still having one odd issue with the heat pump operation. When switching into spa mode, the heater will not come on automatically. If the spa temp is 85 and the set point is 100, it should come on automatically. Only way we can get it to come on is to go over to the easy touch panel and bump...

Looks like that was the problem. Still not as much pressure as pools we've had in the past with smaller motors but it seems much better now. Thanks.

Thanks for the quick reply. I just went outside and my PB is out there with a shovel. He thinks he crossed the lines between the blower and the jets. I guess the water is entering the jets where the air should enter and the air is entering the jets where the water should enter. He's digging...

For some reason, our new Intelliflo VS 3 HP pump cannot make enough pressure to make the spa jets work effectively. With the pump running at max speed, there is next to no pressure coming from the jets. It's not even enough to disturb the surface of the water. Pool builder is struggling to...

Thanks for the responses. I'm positive they wired it this way to avoid the cost of the second transformer. I appreciate the input and I'll let you know how it works out.

My pool builder used travertine pavers as pool coping. No problem, I like the look. All of the pavers are set on a sand base and the coping is adhered to the top beam of the pool with thin set. Looks good. Problem I'm having is keeping sand out of the pool. Whenever it rains, the sand washes...

I hear what you're saying. I'm just worried that they will not be able to fix it and I will be stuck with the problem. Figured if it was something simple, I would just fix it myself. Messed with it for the last 2 nights and noticed that when the switch or relay is toggled, the spa light goes...

Thanks for the reply. It's a heat pump not a gas heater. I got it sort of working tonight. Not really sure why or how but it seems to be working. I added a solar temp sensor today and when the heat comes on it says 'Solar'. I'm fine with that as long as it's working. I'm doing some...

Spent a good part of today working on this and no luck. Heater turns on & off manually with no issues. In Auto mode, heartbeat is flashing so I assume it is communicating correctly, heater is showing up on Easy Touch screen and red heater LED is lit but...no heat pump. I went ahead and...

Hey Again - We seem to be having our fair share of start-up problems so far. The latest is that we cannot get our Intellibrite lights to sync. Here's the setup: One Intellibrite Pool light One Intellibrite Spa light Both wired together through a single 12v transformer. Connected to Easy...

Thanks for taking a look for me. I thought it was odd that a connector would just be hanging loose in the panel. I've got it re-connected. I just found some obscure reference on another forum that mentioned requiring a solar temp sensor being required for heat pump operation even if you don't...

Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster. We are 99% complete with the construction of our new pool and we've realized that our builder is not really up to speed on how to set up the automation system. They've spent 2 complete days working on it so far and it's still not working correctly...