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Here's a problem that I am trying to deal with. Customer is running a Polaris 280. I have serviced the pool since May 2011. I noted a while back that the Universal Wall Fitting (UWF) had not been screwed into the wall completely since before I started servicing the pool, maybe no more than 50%...

Hey everyone, Just finished cleaning an Aqua Rite Turbo Cell for a customer. Their Pro Logic readout had been displaying the typical "Inspect Cell + to Reset" message which I reset after reinstalling the unit and tying up the cables with zip ties. This and "Check System" were the only "out of...

I've been fighting 3 Rainbow 320 10-tab chlorinators all summer on 3 different pools :x. When the pumps shut off for the night, the water drains from the chlorinators. When the pumps turn on in the morning, none of the chlorinators refill with water. Random information and thoughts: I have...

Today was the first visit to a new client whose pool is a few months old. Upon testing water chemistry, the pool had -0- chlorine even though their Pro Logic/Turbo Cell installation was set at 60% output and the filter pump is programmed to run 8 hours per day. The diagnostic menu on the...

Anyone here have experience with the DuraPro M-16 Leafing tool made by Skimlite? I am very interested in this item, but want a little feedback before plopping down the bucks. Here's a link: http://skimlite.com/m16.html. I am particularly interested in durability and ease of use. I am also...

Our Pentair Easy Touch System is kicking on the pump at an air temperature of about 36° for "freeze protection". This is really frustrating and a big waste of money having the pump run all night (and sometimes all day) until the temperature rises. Is there any way to adjust this setting to...

For anyone with Aqua Rite experience: I have a customer whose dog chewed through the connection wire between the Aqua Rite flow switch and the Aqua Rite control panel. Can this wire be replaced? It looks like telephone wire that could be spliced back together, but unfortunately the wire was...

Hi everyone. Can a cartridge filter housing be repaired? I have a customer with a Hayward C-4000 filter housing that has cracked on the bottom and is leaking a moderate amount of water. I believe the housing is made of fiberglass. Do they make repair kits that will withstand up to 50 psi...

I have a Pentair Intellichlor IC40 unit that is telling me it needs to be cleaned. Like everything Pentair, you have to buy additional stuff to take care of the problem. In this case, Pentair Intellichlor Acid Cleaning Kit ($27.00 including shipping). This is actually a PVC cap that screws...

Hello all, I had a potential customer call me today to look at their pool, complaining that they had DE in the bottom of the pool and requesting a quote for weekly maintenance. Of course once I got there, the pool was full of algae and you couldn't even the bottom :lol: Anyway, the first...

I have a customer with a pool FULL of algae. Here are the specifics: TC 0.0 FC 0.0 pH 7.5 TA 70 CH 500+ (tested twice) CYA 0 6 year old plaster over gunite pool, 25,000 gallons Because of the high CH number, I decided to try the bleach method of shocking the pool instead of Cal-Hypo...

Hi everyone, Don't know if this is the right forum, so if not, please move this post! (Moved to Pool School) Anyway, since pool startup in Sept. 2007, I have been fighting scale problems. The pool was never started up correctly by the the PB. Now that I've done my research, I know they did a...

Hi everyone, On some tests, like calcium hardness and TA, you add solutions dropwise until the water in the test chamber turns from one color to another, then multiply by 10 to get your ppm. My question is, if you have a good idea of where the number will end up, do you really have to add...