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    Going back To Chlorine

    I have had a salt pool since 2010 and am considering going to a chlorine pool. I have gone through two Pentair IC 40 cells and now my IC60 needs to be replaced, and they have gotten very expensive. Prices of chlorine have also gone through the roof. My water comes from own well and it high in...
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    Bad control Board?

    My Pentair Mastertemp 400 runs for a few minutes then goes to E01 error which is Thermister error, and then service heater light comes on. I replaced the thermistor but the problem continues. Spoke to Pentair customer service and they said most likely control board is bad. So I ordered an new...
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    Pump Motor Trips on Damp Days

    This is a new thread relating to an older thread a year ago. On damp heavy fog days breaker trips on start up. As others suggested, I finally replaced the 20 amp GFCI breaker over the weekend. Today was damp and breaker tripped. Motor was replaced May of 2018 and this problem has existed since...
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    Breaker trips on wet and Damp Days

    Had a new pool pump motor installed a few months ago. Works good except sometimes after a rain or damp foggy days it will trip a breaker on start up. After a few hours when the day warms up it will eventually start. Is moisture getting in the motor or capacitor and why or where. It is a century...
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    Pentair autofill problem and question

    The water supply line broke at the bottom of my autofill. I thought it would be an easy fix as there is a PVC slip fitting that is made with flats so a wrench or socket go on it.To my surprise I found out that the fitting which is threaded into bottom of autofill is glued in at factory. So it...
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    Need help removing the top of Pentair triton II Filter

    Hope this is the right place to ask. My pressure gauge on my triton II was leaking last week and I removed the top of the filter ( the large 8 " buttress I think it is called) and removed the gauge assembly dried it off and put JB weld on the threaded crack where gauge screws into plastic...
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    Pool turned Green in a Few Hours

    New member and this is my first post. I have a 35,000 gal salt water pool that up until a few hours ago was beautiful. Around 10:00 this morning I left home and when I I returned around 2:00 this afternoon, my pool was totally green. PH was good as I added a little acid this morning and also...