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    How fast should I run my pump?

    How does one figure out how fast to run their pump in the following situations? FWIW, I have a Pentair Intelliflo VSF. 1. Heating the pool through pool solar (I have Heliocor hill-mounted solar). What’s optimal? 2. Just running my pool sweep for cleaning. Again, what’s optimal and how...
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    Temperature Probe

    I’m not seeing where the Tag Manager you bought is HomeKit compatible. Which one did you get?
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    How do I measure pool temperature with Pentair Intellifo VSF?

    Hi folks, I have a Pentair Intelliflo VSF along with Heliocol solar pool heating. I’d really like to be able to measure pool temperature right at the pump, but I dont see any thermocouples or anything else that gives me that information. Is it possible to hook something up to the Intelliflo...
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    Calibrating the solar sensor (Pentair EasyTouch)

    I am doing the last step. I will try the recommendation from pool kid, although I don't see how swapping will help since I'm trying to calibrate the solar sensor. Calibrating it on the air sensor side won't help me when I swap it back to solar?
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    Calibrating the solar sensor (Pentair EasyTouch)

    I'm trying to calibrate my solar sensor, as I just don't believe what it's telling me. In the EasyTouch manual, it says to put the EasyTouch into Service mode, press the Filter Pump button, and then go to Settings->Calibration to calibrate the sensors. This works fine when I try to calibrate...
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    EasyTouch Solar question

    There's one correction to my initial e-mail. I'm using the "solar only" mode, not the "solar preferred" mode. One thing I'm still not clear on: should I always leave it in "solar only" mode, or should i leave it in "off" mode? If I leave it in "off" mode, will it automatically switch to...
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    Intellibrite LED question

    Are the AmerBrites good for retrofit?
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    Intellibrite LED question

    I want to replace my white pool light with the Intellibrite 5G color-changing LED. Simple me thought it would be similar to replacing any old light bulb, but when I try to buy it, I notice it has a 30' cord. What am I supposed to do with that...
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    EasyTouch Solar question

    Ya, knowing that now, I wonder if I really do get much of a savings. It's not cheap to run that pump at 2700rpm from 9a-6p every day!
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    EasyTouch Solar question

    Interesting. Again, it was cloudy and cold, so I'm skeptical, but maybe you're right. I am going to put a temperature sensor of my own up on the roof to try and calibrate it better. Also, I have 8 Sunstar panels that have a recommendation of 5gpm per minute. I bought a FlowVis flow meter...
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    EasyTouch Solar question

    Am I supposed to leave the system in Solar Preferred mode always? If I do, will solar ALWAYS run, or will it only turn on when it recognizes the solar sensor is a high enough temperature that it will actually result in heating the pool? I just got solar installed, and I'm still trying to...
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    EasyTouch - Filter pump automatically turns on (and can't be turned off manually)

    I do have an Intelliflo pump. The problem is, in Auto mode, I can't turn off the filter pump at all! The only way is to put in Service Mode, but that's stupid because then my schedules won't work. I did notice that in ScreenLogic, it tells me that I have an Egg Timer of 12 hours, 0 minutes...
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    EasyTouch - Filter pump automatically turns on (and can't be turned off manually)

    I've been having all kinds of problems since getting pool solar installed, and the latest problem is that I can no longer manually turn on/off the filter pump. The only way to do this is to put the EasyTouch into Service mode. The second I switch back to Auto mode, the filter pump immediately...
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    Pool solar just installed. Now I have a loud humming in my house with the filter on.

    I just got a Heliocol pool solar system installed, and this morning, I just wanted to turn on the pump to make sure everything was still working. Everything *seemed* fine, until I went in the house and realized there was a loud humming noise that was never there before. The pipes are directly...
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    What should the flow rate be for my gas heater?

    MasterTemp 300, which I believe is 300,000. Currently my flow rate is slightly above 30 GPM. I'm trying to get the pool to 80-82˚. Estimated pool size is 36,000 gallons. Air temp today and tomorrow will hit a high of 81˚.
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    What should the flow rate be for my gas heater?

    We've decided to have a pool party in 24 hours, and my pool currently sits at 62 degrees. I'm turning on the gas heater now (Pentair MasterTemp) and just realized I have no idea how fast I should be pumping water through it. I checked the manual and it said 30GPM was the minimum. How do I...
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    Surprised at how long I need to run my pump

    I estimate I have a 36,000 gallon pool. Recently, I bought a Pentair Intelliflo variable speed pump (to save money), as well as a FlowViz so I could see exactly how much water my pump was pumping. Prior to the FlowViz, I was running the pump at 1500rpm for 6 hours a day, happily counting all...
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    Bought house with Intellichlor that isn't hooked up. What to do?

    Ugh, that power center is $300. I see no connector inside the EasyTouch system for the IntelliChlor. It's strange that I would have an IntelliChlor, but no power supply in either location, but that appears to be the case. Can the power center be added to the EasyTouch, or do I have to get...
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    Bought house with Intellichlor that isn't hooked up. What to do?

    I just bought a house that has an Intellichlor over with the pool equipment. It appears like it's brand new, but isn't hooked up, and looks like it's missing a power cord. Does anyone know what I need to do to get this working? Is it something I can do on my own? I have an EasyTouch control...
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    Should I get my EasyTouch firmware upgraded?

    Thanks! No upgrade for me.
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    Should I get my EasyTouch firmware upgraded?

    I just recently purchased a new house with a pool, and I'm still trying to learn about it. I just got ScreenLogic working (very happy with it so far), and I noticed my EasyTouch firmware is currently at 1.050 (Controller model is EasyTouch1 8). Should I worry about upgrading? It ain't broke...