Recent content by coolfish5

Finally, after nearly a year I received and installed a new salt cell and it seems to be working again. The problem with why it took so long was the pool store we purchased from said they submitted a warranty claim but no parts were available. Due to the wait time we ended up outside the...

I have an iChlor 30 thats been installed for 2 years 2 months, so just out of warranty. Currently the cell has no lights, green light in the power supply is on, and fuse is good. PB is checking if Pentair is willing to extend warranty support but wasn't hopeful about parts availability and...

What would you think is the cause of the dry skin feeling? I've heard the salt will help with the feel, perhaps that will help here as well.

This is my first pool and new opening. Fill water was from a local well and filled by the fire department last fall, top off source is personal well. I know FC is too low. Pool store gave us 3" trichlor tablets that aren't dissolving well in the skimmer. Can they be broken up to speed up...

The pool is actually open now. The new liner looks pretty good I think. After vacuuming without a skimmer plate and completely clogging the pump strainer I think I'll order the part. There is no check valve on the pump and so it takes refilling the pump basket and a few minutes to prime...

New equipment installed, signature updated. Pentair Superflow VST 1.5 pump, Pentair iCHLOR 30 SWCG, Pentair Sand Dollar sand filter. Pool store installed the pump with default schedule settings. 2 hours at 3000rpm, 10 hours at 1400rpm, 2 hours at 2200rpm and 10 hours off. I'm not quite sure...

I am aware of the TFtest kits and have placed an order, the strips will just be to hold me over till it arrives. I read the pool school pages last fall when we started the project and will review it again. It does feel a bit biased that these forums basically sell the test kits.

The pool company came out to open. Installed a new Pentair pump, sand filter, and SWCG. I'll update my signature with models when I have the books in front of me. The new pump is working fine now. They said to wait till the water warms, then add the salt then plug in the SWCG. They...

Pool company thinks the pump housing is cracked, although nothing visible but we're going to go ahead and upgrade to a VS Pentair superflow pump, hopefully, the additional power savings will be worthwhile.

The main bottom drain should have been included. Good catch on the fittings, thanks for the heads-up about it, those were on it before. There is a single bottom drain in the deep end and a single skimmer box. There are several, maybe 4 return jets in the walls.

Thank you for the responses so far. The pressure test with the capped lines was done last fall. I do not believe they tried to blow air in the lines after reconnecting the pump yet. They removed the union on the pump and so it can't be removed easily at the moment. Here is the connected...