Recent content by CraigMW

I had the same problem. I replaced my IC-60 in June 2017 after having the initial one installed for about 5 years. After about 12 months of use, the cell would frequently report 0 ppm under diagnostics mode on the EasyTouch. Sometimes it worked, but most of the time it did not report any salt...

I'd like to know the answer to this to. Is it possible to upgrade the firmware on the EasyTouch or Intellitouch using the same AVR programmer?

Waterway pumps have a three year warranty (except on consumables like seals). I do not see an exclusion for self installation. Have they changed their warranty policy?

These new policy limitations very much go against the spirit of TFP, particularly the forums dealing with equipment. Many if not most of us here are not pool professionals, and yet we have offered "support" for the big three for free. I no longer wish to participate in this. I will also seek out...

Re: Do the Pentair LED Intellibrites need a controller? The Intellibrites remember the last setting, so you could hook them up to a timer circuit. I think it is pretty easy to set the light color or "show" mode using a standard light switch to toggle the modes. It might be a bit tricky with a...

Mark - Excellent! It does sound like the way to go is to buy some cheapo covers and then overlap them on the pool. I like the idea of cutting them into several sections to make rollup and storage more convenient. The main reason I've not gotten a cover thus far has been due to the pain I...

Okay, this is very useful info. My sense is always to buy once, cry once. But if there really isn't a big difference in durability, your suggestion seems prudent. Thanks!

Hey folks, I'm looking to add a solar cover to our pool. We have a rather irregularly shaped pool with a very wide shallow end, and narrower deep end, free-form shaped. The deep end also has a rock waterfall, and there really isn't a good place for a reel. It's also rather long at about 40 feet...

If you use GFCI breakers INSIDE the EasyTouch panel, then you can power it from a standard 30A 220V breaker. Having the feed to the panel be GFCI protected will not add any additional protection so long as each circuit is protected by working GFCI breakers in the EasyTouch panel. This is the way...

I would suggest posting a query on the Autelis Jandy forum. They are quite responsive and should get back to you reasonably quickly. I don't have Jandy stuff, but have the Autelis controller for my Pentair EasyTouch 8 system. I've had it hooked up for 2 years now and it is rock solid. I was a...

When we bought our house with an existing pool, we were very concerned as we had young kids at the time. So, before we moved in (after escrow had closed), one of the first things to do was install a child safety fence around the pool. We were obviously concerned about how it would look, and did...

This looks really interesting, Foobert. I can only dream that I'd have enough time to do one of these myself. I'd like to try this out to regulate the pH and ORP of our pool, though being able to directly measure free and total chlorine would be nice (but expensive with existing probes). How...

Re: I created an App to control pool equipment with smartpho You could certainly do this if you knew something about the underlying protocol used by the pump. None of the major VS/VF pump makers publish their communications protocol (likely for potential liability issues). You would thus have...

ScreenLogic 2 will certainly do that, as it has long supported the iPhone. Pentair has been putting quite a bit of work into SL2, and now apparently also has Android support, which is great to see. I'm not sure if they have worked out the bugs with their relay server, which has caused downtime...

Note that for a 100A sub-panel, you will need to run minimum 4 AWG copper conductors (line 1, line 2, neutral and ground). How long is the run from the main panel to the equipment pad?