wireform said:

Testing the capacitors would be something to be done in the interim while waiting for the new ones.

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Also bought a capacitor tester as my multimeter won’t cut it. In the same package as the new capacitors though!

ddavis113 said:

I've never been more excited to test my water for some reason.

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It's legit fun once you realize how simple it is and the puzzle pieces start to fall into place.

Be forewarned though. When you dump that 2000 piece puzzle box on the table, it's a bit overwhelming. Not gonna lie.

Take it one stupid simple line at a time and it's laughable.


New to testing

Newdude said:

If it helps, they swindled you all the other times too. #never again.

Welcome to easy street. (TFP) We'll be your training wheels for as long as you need. For nothing but feels because we're all volunteer here. It's a pretty sweet deal.

Read up and ask away : Pool Care Basics
Download : PoolMath
Purchase : Test Kits Compared
Follow : FC/CYA Levels
Witness : How Clear is TFP Clear?

You need the test kit A) so you can test reliably and often and B) so you can stay out of FleeceVille.

The free version of poolmath works fine, but if you purchase the $8 (yearly) subscription (peanuts) you can track all your results and spot trends before they go south. We can see them too and have many times reverse engineered or head off a problem before it happened.

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I downloaded it, but haven't dug in yet and at $8 a year I'm in for that for sure. Thanks for the advice, my kit comes this week. I've never been more excited to test my water for some reason.

Transformer is a Intermatic PX300
I have 3 lights, all work correctly together and individually when manually powerer toggled.
Aqualink behaves the same with one light connected.
I now have the lights not programed as color changing so the app just turns them on and off, I am able to change color but there is sometimes a delay between switching the app and the light responding, it is the same using the web interface. I can change about 4 colors before it delays.

Is trying them on a different Aux a next good move?

an1vrsy said:

Welcome to TFP! Well, at least you only had Leslie’s advice for one year.

This is the place to be. Great first step getting a test kit. I hope it was the Taylor K-2006C.

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I ordered the Taylor K-2006- salt version. I have downloaded pool math but waiting until my kit come

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ddavis113 said:

I feel like I got swindled last time I was in there buying some NOPHOS.

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If it helps, they swindled you all the other times too. #never again.

Welcome to easy street. (TFP) We'll be your training wheels for as long as you need. For nothing but feels because we're all volunteer here. It's a pretty sweet deal.

Read up and ask away : Pool Care Basics
Download : PoolMath
Purchase : Test Kits Compared
Follow : FC/CYA Levels
Witness : How Clear is TFP Clear?

You need the test kit A) so you can test reliably and often and B) so you can stay out of FleeceVille.

The free version of poolmath works fine, but if you purchase the $8 (yearly) subscription (peanuts) you can track all your results and spot trends before they go south. We can see them too and have many times reverse engineered or head off a problem before it happened.

Go slow on the CYA additions as the higher the CYA the more chlorine for the slam. Not your pool so you don't really know the capacity.

Thanks. What I missed was reauthenticating through the app.

Testing the capacitors would be something to be done in the interim while waiting for the new ones.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Trying to work through this methodically since as noted it is a complicated issue. I think the logs could hold some clues but Pentair basically dismisses the pool-monitor tool/logs and refuses to review the data.

Anyway, last night I disconnected the ScreenLogic transponder from the ET. It was cool here last night in S FL and I slept with the doors open and didn't hear the pump go on, which I usually would. Too soon to make any conclusions because it could just be that I slept through any startups, but potentially positive.

On another note, I'm learning some things about the monitoring. What I stated above about the packets 'stopping' seems to be the result of the monitoring tab on the browser 'going to sleep', and it stops recording packets, not the ET itself. When I check the packet logs directly on the Pi, it does not skip thousands of packets. I also see that the packet count goes from 0-80,000 and then resets itself automatically back to 0 again pretty consistently. In checking the log, the packets do seem continuous at those times where I'm having the problem, so what I think is happening is that when I hear the pump go on, I run into the office and 'wake' up the monitor tab on the computer and it starts recording again.

Going to keep posting here until a resolution is found.

Last night I bought two new capacitors, a 45uf and a 20uf to match the old ones. Should be here in a few days, could be the solution, who knows.

Newdude said:

Its all we can do is to adapt with the punches. If anyone here is psychic to know what's coming, please PM me some megaball #s. (Obviously, SUPER TIA ).
My favorite part of this time of year is we can see the finish line. When it's wild in October and we have months left....... yeah. Lol. C'mon spring !!!

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There's lots of things I wish I had a crystal ball for!

Its all we can do is to adapt with the punches. If anyone here is psychic to know what's coming, please PM me some megaball #s. (Obviously, SUPER TIA ).
My favorite part of this time of year is we can see the finish line. When it's wild in October and we have months left....... yeah. Lol. C'mon spring !!!

pigskintd said:

I am highly considering a Glacier chiller because we live in Tampa and will not have a screen and our max pool depth is going to be 4'6". Has anyone on here had a Glacier in FL? I appreciate the help!

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Did you get a pool cooler? If so, how do you like it?

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