DeepM said:

In Toronto Ontario Canada, same thing for the last hour or so. It came back briefly I ended up turning on the heater because my daughter wants to swim. Now I can't log into shut the Dang thing off

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You can turn the heater off or on from the outdoor panel.

Third button from the right.

You got me wondering: Is there an open source standard for pool automation? I am thinking like Matter is to HomeAssistant? I will probably invest in something, and my equipment is all Hayward, but if there is something more universal in automation, I might want to look at it. I have not found it.

ajw22 said:

Aqualink down?

Is anyone else having trouble using the Aqualink App at the moment? It’s asking me to re-login and then saying the network is unavailable. Tried power cycling the main board to no effect. It’s behaving like their servers are down.

www.troublefreepool.com

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The same thing happened a few days ago, it was their servers. This is a joke

Miamipool said:

Friday 7pm here in Miami. Can’t launch the web portal, support doesn’t answer. Even their FAQ link doesn’t launch.
Anyone having an issue?

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In Toronto Ontario Canada, same thing for the last hour or so. It came back briefly I ended up turning on the heater because my daughter wants to swim. Now I can't log into shut the Dang thing off

Electronic testers such as what?

I use a salt meter and have a pH meter and back them up with salt and pH chemistry tests when I get unusual results on the meters.

You are in luck - I actually ordered one last year (previously using T15 on my AquaRite system) and it worked like a charm all last season. We unfortunately had an issue with the threads being brittle this spring when i went to install and did only hand tightened. Whatever the reason for the threads issue, the cell worked perfectly last year AND Poolguysupply replaced it under warranty %100. BTW they are $399 there with free shipping vs Discountsaltpool around $50 more and back ordered on a wait list.

JohnLand said:

Those of you that have automation, you’ll feel like it is worth the hefty cost for a basic spa/pool combo without any water features?

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Yup.

You might be able to make things workout with the rights settings if you only intend to heat your spa. The Duel equipment model you have has separate connections for a pool heater and separate spa heater, and is also expecting two separate water temperature sensors - one for pool and one for spa. Maybe you can sell it and purchase the right board without losing to badly $...

I was asking about what type pump. Looks like an IntelliFlo. Toss a pail of water into the pump basket, lube the pump lid o-ring with Pool Lube - Further Reading , put the pump lid back on, and your pump should prime fine.

Open your heater bypass to remove the heater restriction from the pump startup.

Yeah it’s down. Same problem here. Seem like many people having this issue right now.

Yep, seems to be down again.

Friday 7pm here in Miami. Can’t launch the web portal, support doesn’t answer. Even their FAQ link doesn’t launch.
Anyone having an issue?

Noreaster said:

I didn't have any problems earlier today, however about 5pm EST its down for me.
I just realized dependent i am on the stupid app.

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Me too. This is not good.

Those of you that have automation, you’ll feel like it is worth the hefty cost for a basic spa/pool combo without any water features?

First thing you need to do is get the spillover correctly sized and shaped.

As I suggested earlier I would get rid of that corner bump and return to a smooth V corner spillover. Then experiment with blocks of different sizes to shorten the sides of the spillover until you get a water flow that does not splash out of the pool at any pump speed. Once you know the size the structure can be adjusted.

Surface tension can cause the water to wrap around the ledge and back to the tile. The fix is to put a notch sawcut/groove under the edge of the ledge to break the surface tension and have the water fall away. The notch should be 1/4" deep about 1/4" back from edge.

Second, you should enable SPILLOVER mode on dipswitch 3, schedule your spillover to run, and not run it continuously.

Third, once you get your spillover sized correctly and fixed you can adjust your pump speeds. Your speeds look much too fast. If you need to run that fast you may have problems with your plumbing or filter.

If you are running any other branded AP (access points), you can put one of those in place of the travel router. A good brand is Netgear or Ubiquiti. Then, you are also extending your Wireless LAN as well.

Jeff,

Your pump only has two inputs... Vac Line and your Skimmer (and maybe your Main drain..)

Based upon your plumbing, your main drain is plumbed into the bottom of your skimmer.

This mean that unless you have a floating diverter valve under your skimmer basket, then you effectively have no main drain suction. And even if you do have a floating diverter valve, it most likely is not working, as most do not, or they are very intermittent. Show us a pic of your skimmer, looking down, with the basket removed..

The good news is that you do not need a main drain at all...

The only way to have your Vac and your skimmer both work well, at the same time, is to increase your pump speed..

Your circulation issue has a lot to do with having no eyeballs on your returns.. Water will take the path of least resistance every time.. It is much easier to go out the closest hole, then to go all the way to the farthest hole..

The fix is to install eyeballs.. Make the first eyeball the smallest, the middle eyeball a little bigger, and the last eyeball the biggest.. This will even out the flow at all three returns.

Thanks,

Jim R.

@JamesW , Well of course they did and of course you know all about it! Silly me I should never have doubted you. Thanks for the update!

Jimrahbe said:

AC,

I removed the last sentence in your post, as that is not how our site works... Everything else you said is perfectly fine.

That said, until recently I had three pools that all had Pentair VS pumps.. The three different houses all had plenty of LED lights, cheap and other wise.. None of the houses had any flickering at all..

This complaint is not one that I have seen here before, so it must not be very common..

Not sure if you just got a bad pump, or your electrical gird is different in some way, or???

In any case, let's see if any of our members have seen this same issue.

Thanks,

Jim R.

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Thanks Jim. Sorry about that, and edit accepted and justified.

So this issue relates to VFD, and the level of harmonic distortion that VFDs produce that feeds back to supply side. Depends on the quality of the VFD circuits I am told. But I have also reached out to Pentair in case it is faulty VFD filter on my particular unit and not related to this unit in particular (I own it, so not going to denigrate it too much).

Be keen to hear from anyone else who might have similar experience.

ajw22 said:

Why are you draining?

What model filter pump do you have?

Post pictures of your equipment pad.

Just Filled Your Pool with Water? Here's What To Do Next - Further Reading

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Copper. Pentair cartridge filter.

ajw22 said:

Why are you draining?

What model filter pump do you have?

Post pictures of your equipment pad.

Just Filled Your Pool with Water? Here's What To Do Next - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

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Copper. Pentair cartridge filter 160316.

New pool and decking for free then?

Anything special to bond stone to metal?

Beth0277 said:

I can’t get it to stay at a decent number. I did an overnight test a few days ago and it went down 3 ppm overnight. I have had suspicions that I had algae but wasn’t 100% sure.

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Your chlorine will keep on being consumed until you kill the algae and have an algae free pool.

Then you will lose normal 3-4 ppm per day from the sun UV consumption.

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!

Keep testing everytime before adding.

Why are you draining?

What model filter pump do you have?

Post pictures of your equipment pad.

Is this for a friend/family or a customer ?

At best its on very very borrowed time. How does the bottom rail look ?