Is there a good time to leave it open? Don’t want to mess water up too much

When I reconnected the Fireman's switch wires in the electrical box, I saw that a red wire was unconnected.



There was no obvious terminal missing a wire, so I figured, let's move on, put it all together, and see what happens when we start the heater.

That led to the SERVICE HEATER LED. I removed the four wing nuts on the cover, which let me flip the cover over and see the diagnostic LEDs. Sure enough, the AFS LED was on. This made sense since the blower did not start.

Now, we need to figure out why. With the cover off, checking the airflow switch and its connections was easy. They all looked good.

Now for that loose red wire. With the cover off, I could follow the wire out of the electrical box and see it connected to the blower motor.

Pentair was smart enough to put the entire electrical connection diagram inside the door. That let me see that the blower's red wire in its harness connected to the right-side terminal bar. On that terminal bar, there should be two white wires and two red wires. Sure enough, one red wire was missing.



I put the red wire on the terminal block, closed it up, and the heater started.



While I was renovating the heater, I replaced all the missing nut plates and screws that got lost over the years that hold the side panels on. I got the top cover and side panels closed up and installed the new thermal regulator.

It has been three weeks since the pool was opened, and I think I have all the problems fixed.

Next is to update my IntelliCenter to Version 3 firmware.

This the current thread :

Quick question. Should there be more than a single light on at the base unit? I am actually hard wired from this unit to my Wi-Fi, thinking it is the base or antenna? Base pick shows one light, antenna has two lights blinking, looks like it is normal. have reset everything and still have no internet. Could base unit be bad?

Get that ladder out and clean it INSIDE and out. Bleach:Water solutions. Scrub it up!

cthenrys said:

Am targeting FC of 5 with a CYA level of 70.

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I would aim a bit higher so that if you have a high demand day (swimmers, organics etc), you will stay in range.

cthenrys said:

but I do see green

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Visible Algae = SLAM.

cthenrys said:

What is a good test schedule ? Daily / Weekly / Monthly once things are in steady state ?

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I do actually add at least 3 times but it doesn't always get entered. I have the chart we refer to. I'm going to try 5 times a day for a few days to see if that helps

Congrats! Great Job!!!

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So a couple of updates....

Got the TF-Pro Salt kit. Was traveling last week so FC tested at zero. I have / had the issue with my SWG not working on one polarity, but I believe i have fixed that by replacing the PCB in the Breeze controller. I will monitor this but if It can get me through this year, great. Otherwise I'm good buying a new SWG.

Added liquid chlorine and have the FC at 4.5. Ran an OCLT and FC did not drop. CC was at 0.5 - was very faint and one drop cleared it completely. Am targeting FC of 5 with a CYA level of 70. By reading I don't need to SLAM, but I do see green when I brush the bench / steps. If I need to SLAM it will need to wait as I am traveling again this week.

What is a good test schedule ? Daily / Weekly / Monthly once things are in steady state ?

Also, I got the EVO 614IQ with the fine filter (I have both filters). So far I am a little unimpressed - there's a fair amount still on the bottom after multiple runs. Also, the Lift function doesn't seem to be working - it starts to climb the wall but won't make it to the waterline. Same if I run the walls and floor cycle. It worked when I first started it. Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks all.

You need a proper test kit to clear the pool. Here are our recommendations...Link-->Test Kits Compared
I recommend this kit. TF-Pro
To clear the algae in the pool, follow the SLAM process. Link-->SLAM Process
You cannot SLAM without your own kit.
The robot can help you clear debris, but it will not kill algae. You need to follow the SLAM process.

Wow the pool really got crystal clear. Just wanted to share my progress.

I suggest to any newbies to be patient and trust the process.

I passed the overnight test, I am at less than 0.5cc and the water is extremely clear.

I consider this a success!

Thanks to everybody.

I received pool robot yesterday and want to try it out today. As you can see, pool is filthy. I tried to remove most of the leaves with my deep leaf rake, but can't get
them all. Is this mess going to gunk up the robot so quick that I need to remove it and clean the basket after a few passes?

Pool salt is $7.98 at Lowes. Never seen it over $10 anywhere.

Are you using the SWG with or without the mineral cartridge? The minerals are conductive and if anything significant is coming off the cartridge, it could affect conductivity which in turn affects the salt reading.

I am pleased to report my heater is now back together and working like new. It took around eight hours of work over three days, $600 in genuine Pentair parts, and about $150 in new tools.

If you had all the parts and tools and no broken stuck bolts the repair could have been done in under four hours.

The Manifold Replacement instructions contain this warning to be careful once the bolts are removed to not push the tube sheet into the combustion chamber.

To get the stuck bolt out it took some drilling and then tapping the threads to clean it up and take a new bolt.




I was concerned the work risked pushing the tube sheet into the chamber which would complicate things.

I bought some nuts that fit on the removed bolts and used them to secure the tube sheet from moving. Pentair should recommend that in the instructions.





With the heat exchanger tube sheet being secured, the stuck bolt was removed, and the area was cleaned as the instructions specified.

From there it was all downhill, installing the new manifold and torquing the bolts. We went over the bolt sequence over a dozen times until the torque wrench clicked on every bolt.

Got the heater back in place, and reconnected the electrical wires, gas line, and water pipes. Started the pump to get water flowing through the manifold to check for leaks. Oops, needed to tighten up the thermal regulator cap and drain plug.

And then as @Lake Placid warned Pentairs QC was not perfect. There was a drip from the 3/4" drain plug on the side. Wrenched that out and saw that the threads were hardly wrapped with Teflon tape. Removed Pentairs tape and put two good wraps of Telon tape, reinstalled, and no drips.






Time to flip on the breaker, power up the heater, and see if it will light.

Pushed the buttons, the control panel lit up, and I got SERVICE HEATER without the blower starting.

Post the heater make and model.
Also post how far the automation is from the heater.

Read Hayward Aquarite SWG - Further Reading

japoolspa said:

I'm assuming the pool pump is a 2 speed pump - not a variable speed...?
Since it is an Easytouch4:
I think when you say the 4 Aux buttons you mean Filter, Aux1, Aux2, Aux3 buttons...?
If a solar system is NOT present, the Extra Aux should work the same as Aux 1-3 giving you a 4th Aux
You should be able to achieve what you are asking about, however, be aware in a 2 speed pump configuration, The Pool/Filter needs to be turned on first, or in conjunction with High Speed in order to turn on the pump to High.
Have you considered achieving the same result instead by switching the system to Time-Out mode and running High Speed for three hours?

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The pump is an Intelliflo 2, VSF.
I will check out the Solar/Extra Aux option this week and post back.
I have been using time out until now. I like the idea of pushing one button instead of 3, and also not having to wait for the pump to realize the panel is in time out.