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I converted to a cartridge filter last season and this is the first opening I am doing. Before I had a DE filter. In the past I shock, circulate for 2 days, throw in my pool robot several times and start filtering. With the DE filter it took 3-4 days of filtering before water was Crystal...

I called PENTAIR tech support and they are sending me a replacement S2IPA! They were very helpful and quick to respond. I am impressed so far!!!

So today I hooked the S2IPA up to my old router and viewed the router logs. They were: . . . Mon Jul 13 16:45:02 2020 DHCP: Server sending OFFER of 192.168.0.101. Mon Jul 13 16:45:02 2020 DHCP: Server receive DISCOVER from 00:c0:33:0c:bb:3b. Mon Jul 13 16:45:01 2020 DHCP: Server sending...

I have an Xfinity gateway through comcast.

1. I have an Pentair EasyTouch PL4 control panel. 2. I have hardwired it correctly(J20 Com Port - 4 wires) to the ScreenLogic2 Interface Protocol Adapter (S2IPA). 3. The S2IPA is connected directly to my router by wired (CAT6) LAN RJ-45 cable and lights show I have a 10/100 connection on the...

Wernersville, Pennsylvania is in USA about 20 min southwest of Reading (between Philadelphia and Pittsburg). Our pollen count is also very high!

Thanks for the quick reply! Reasons i backwash: 1. I have a variable speed pump and run at a low flow rate to save on electricity (25 GPM, 18 hours per day). 2. I have a lot of trees and bushes that small debris fall into the pool. 3. Even when my pool chemistry is perfect I have to do micro...

Moved from here. I also want to know more about Glass Media and what is a good sand filter housing to use it with: I have a DE Filter last 6 years. It takes a lot of maintenance and I backwash a lot. It is now dumping DE in the pool. I have a 30,000 gal pool. Backwashing is easy but does use...