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Thanks for all the info. I was able to download the actual installation instructions stating how the ic 40 should be wired. THe PB finally sent someone out to fix the problem. The pump relay is at 220 but the ic 40 has a separate transformer that must be wired into the relay. There are...

Hello All I have just turned on the IC-40 on a new pool construction as per the PB's instructions and I have a few questions. The system is producing chlorine. First I have a Pentair VS pump, Pentair IC 40 -- connected to a Pentair Easy touch 4 Panel. 1) Should the IC 40 only be on...

Hello All Possible problems with salt cell Pentax IC-40. Added salt over a week ago as per PB's instructions then plugged in the cell after 24 hours. Salt is 3600ppm and is the unit is generating chlorine. The unit stays on all the time even when the pump is shut off. It does...

The basic care instructions I was given from the PB were brush the plaster daily for the first 2 weeks. Keep the the chlorine at 3-4ppm ph at 7.2. Been doing that. It has been taking a 3/4 to a cup of acid a day to maintain the ph. I bought the k 2006 test kit. But I am still using the...

Hello all 2 quick questions. On on the pool plaster we went with diamond brite blue. But the pool still has a green tint to it. When should I start seeing the blue color? Also getting red paver stone landscape boarder. Does anyone have experience with red rubber mulch? Was thinking of...

After checking on what I have in my existing front landscaping I found I did have queen palm but it was killed in a freeze. We replaced it with a mule palm. That palm is massive. Here is a picture of a the palm in the front of the house with Nile lilies and Queen Emma lilies in the...

Landscape ideas. We are going to be sodding in the next few weeks. So my options are sodding up to the back pool wall or putting in 2 queen palms and some Hibiscus plants to make a tropical backdrop. Are their any pitfalls of planting palms a within a few feet of the pool?

No we went with the sheer decent. It is a plastic one. I like the look of the copper ones but was concerned with the salt water corroding it. We saw the shear decent in a pool before we picked a water feature and liked the sound and flow pattern. One thing we did was put the waterfall...

I did have some. I talked to both the PB and the brick company and as long as I seal it they said it will be ok. We liked the courtyard feel of the design. On the sealant I have to decide between the wet look or dry look one. It is real simple to tell when you need to re seal it -- water...

We got ours from http://www.economybricksales.com/. In Gonazales they have a huge showroom of bricks. I would stay with the imitations. Even our PB was impressed with the way ours came out. They said they will only recommend imitation now since they have so much waste and problems with old...

Hello All Last week was a blur with the pool construction. Since our site was the "least sloppy" to get to. We actually got brickwork, electrical, cement decking and plaster. The plaster was finished Saturday and the pool was filled by late Sunday afternoon. The PB then did a startup of...

On the heating costs they were mostly heating in October-November and Feburary-April to extend the swimming season. My brother had 2 diy solar panels on his ABG and could swim early April to about the end of October. He also used a clear solar cover. The return water temperature from his...

We nixed the heater for right now. Talked to a few neighbors that have heaters and the cost is about $18-$22 a day or about $500-$600 per month to heat with gas. We will do a solar cover to start. I am looking into installing a solar heater maybe later. Since I have the Pentair easy...

They were busy last week on the pool despite the rain. The PB left a sump pump for us to keep running when it rained so the excavation would not fill up with water. The steel was done on Sunday. The plumbing was done on Tuesday. The gunite on Thursday. We actually have our pump, filter...

Went with the modern imitation. We have colonial Virginia on the house but that was too rough for a pool coping. The old Saint Louis modern imitation blended in the best. I liked old canal street brick the best but I did not blend with the existing brick. The brick will be sealed once...