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Hello. I have decided to upgrade my suntouch to easytouch. The quality of instructions in the pentair manual is well known, so I would like to get some help / confirmation from the experts here. My list of equipment consists of a 240V intelliflo VS + SVRS pump, a 240V raypak gas heater, one...

I have to admit that I test my pool sporadically, and so I am at a loss with my test results. All tests are done with tftest kit. This past saturday I tested the pool with the 5 drop quick test, and it was clear. Uh oh. I poured in a 182oz of 6% bleach, which according to pool calc will...

I've owned my house with the pool for about 1.5 years. The pool had very old plaster and probably needs a replastering soon. I had been using BBB and testing my own water for about a year now. I opened the pool over the weekend and did the full TFTest for the first time in about 6 months. I...

I had put in an automated pump to pump bleach into the pool. Well, the "downside" to the convenience factor is that I totally forgot about refilling the tank. Weather had been cold so we hadn't been using the pool. We were thinking about using the pool this weekend. Pulled off the solar...

Thanks to the help and suggestions I got here, I have finally narrowed down to peristaltic pump as the best option for my chlorine automation. SWG was a contender until wife tried a friend's salt water pool and didn't like the feel. Well, that was it. I plan on going with Stenner pump + tank...

In pool school the recommendation is to run the swg at least 8 hours a day. The problem is the high electricity rates in my area. The intellichlor power center uses 220 watts. At 8 hours and 0.4/kwh, it would cost $0.7 a day or $21 a month in electricity. Bleach is much cheaper in that case...

In researching automated chlorine injection, I have narrowed it down to the lq or swg. My current pump schedule runs at high speed for 4 hrs, low speed at 9 hrs, and solar as needed. If I put in the lq, would I be able to deliver a consistent amount of chlorine? It would seem like I cannot do...

I want to install the intellichlor IC40, and I am hoping to get some suggestions on plumbing. The manual recommend 3ft distance from the heater, and 12 - 18 inches of straight pipe before the intellichlor. Please see the picture for my plumbing situation. A is 16 inches. B is 11 inches. C is...

Just installed the Intelliflo VS-AU. I am really glad I waited because I have no use for SVRS but I certainly want the controller! My question is what kind of schedule should I set for the pump. I plan on running two speeds - a high speed to power the suction cleaner, and a low speed for...

I just took over doing the chemicals of my pool and I have business trips and vacations coming up. How do I prepare the pool ahead of time? In general, I understand the theory is to replinish the FC lost per day. The problem I have is translating that number to how much chemicals to use...

Hello! I am thinking about installing the intelliflo and suntouch with the option to add solar later. The suntouch manual was... shall we say... inadequate. I only have a pool, no spa. The equipment that I will have is the intelliflo VS-AU pump (the new one with the timer), a booster pump...

Hello! I am a new pool owner and I have a 20k gallon pool plaster pool. My current equipment is 3/4HP single speed pump, 3/4HP booster pump, DE filter, and a polaris pressure cleaner. I also have a solar cover and a tension safety net (like katchakid) that's always on when there is nobody in...

I tried to call Raypak but they weren't very helpful. While I am waiting / working through their internal technical support maze, I figure I may try to ask experts on the forum here. I have a Raypak RP2100 Digital that I want to control with my home automation system (not pool automation)...