Recent content by Dirk

Perfect plan!!

^^^ 100%. I too have an IC40 and had to apply the fix. You can have Pentair fix it while under warranty. After that, you can take your chances and you can wait until it fails and then fix it yourself. Or you can apply a modification of the fix proactively, and avoid the issue altogether...

Speaking of which, have you come across the dreaded over-current issue these IntellipHs have? You'll have to deal with that, too. After you solve the pressing motor-reversed issue, we'll walk you through the over-current issue. It's a relatively easy fix, but one you might want to apply the day...

Ironically, when I first installed my IpH, it wouldn't work. Took me a while to figure out I had reversed the tubes, because, like you, it made more sense to me to connect them that way. So I'm with ya. But... I'd be a little worried now that someone was messing with the guts of the controller...

Ah, excellent. More importantly, now I don't have to type out all the how's and why's!! ;)

Welcome to TFP. I just wrote in your other thread, following up on the great advice you've already received there. Let's get you set up with a proper test kit, and get you reading up on how we do what we do here. Links to get you started are in your other thread.

No amount of filtering will rid your pool of "the green." You are not properly chlorinating your pool, which is allowing algae to grow. Filters do not control algae, proper chemistry does. And tabs are the devil. Yes, they add chlorine, but they also add CYA (cyanuric acid). CYA helps protect...

I'll have to check on this tomorrow for you, as it's now too dark and too cold outside (and my pad is off for the night). The tubes look connected correctly to me. The pump does seem to be running the wrong way. I'll verify that for you tomorrow. The good-ish news is: the pump is DC, which...

@FormerMurkyLagoon and @Craig22939, I can't picture exactly the parts either of you are working with, but sometimes an o-ring seats better in one part its sealing but not the other, which is sometimes just a flat surface, or at least not as "grooved" as the first part. If you can't get it to...

Another vote for ProTuff. I don't have their brush yet, but I have two of their poles and a net. Their quality and engineering have no peers. Not even close. I expect their brushes to be the same...

Some semi-related notes: (1 ) For future reference, Pentair IntelliChlor SWGs have a built-in usage meter. It keeps track of the number of hours the cell has generated chlorine, which is supposed to be about 10,000 hours total. You can access the hours counter quite easily. It's a quick way to...

Oh, and please post a full suite of test results. Do you have a proper test kit? Our experts can use those test results to help you determine just how much water, if any, actually needs to be drained.

This is out of my wheelhouse. Just chiming in to let you know it was good to ask. The water is an integral part of the structure of any pool, but that is especially true for vinyl and fiberglass pools. In some cases, it is the water pressure being exerted on the fiberglass that is keeping the...

Nine foot deep end!? Very nice. Envious. My 7.5' is fine, but I like it down there!! 🐟🐡🐠🦈🦐