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OK I got it. In the Intelliconnect box, I turned off the relay. I have only 2 relays in the box. 1 for booster and 1 for lights. I was thinking the 1 relay would be connected to both the pool pump and booster pump. Thanks wireform...I learned something today.

I've got a Pentair Intelliflow and Intelliconnect system, with a Pentair Racer pressure side vacuum with a booster pump. If the vacuum is not connected and in the pool and the booster pump is turned on, the pump makes all kind of racket. Is this normal or does anybody else have this issue...

All I have is VSP, Booster pump, SWG, & Cartridge Filter Unfortunately the lines coming out of the ground are not connected with unions. I agree, I should've told them to give me a proper pad.

I can lift the low pad area up if I empty the filter. It is the back corner near the house that is the worse. So I can support it as I dig out. It's just going to how to permanently support it.

My pool is 13 months old and the equipment pad is the pre-fabricated concrete. The ground has settled on one side and the pad actually cracked down the middle. Of the side that is settling is the side with my filter and there is a lean going on with the filter. Anybody have this problem and...

Thanks Texas Splash for confirming my thought process. TA is at 65, I'll get it down to 60 and maintain PH in the between 7.2-7.6. Now over time, that TA will eventually get too low and I'll need to add baking soda, right? I've only had to deal with high TA up until this point.

A couple months back I had calcium snowflakes pooling the in bottom of the pool. CH was 650ish and TA was 110. I got the TA down to 65. The snowflakes have stopped but I do have floating scale on the surface. I assume that is calcium. So I went to a mom and pop pool store I buy acid from...

Thanks poolman, I was just looking at this stuff. I saw this and Jacks Magic Power Blue cartridge cleaner. The Bio-Dex is cheaper than the Jack's Magic.

Thank ya'll for the advice. I'm not sure I really want to have to soak. I kind of want to get it over with in a couple of hours., plus space in my garage is a premium to store big buckets. I might try some spray on solution and let load for a bit and hit with my Aqua-comb, which is pretty...

Thanks 1poolman1. So dishwasher soap being the powder stuff and mix in a bottle. I'll have to look for some cartridge cleaner. If I'm doing it 3 times a year, I could probably swing the inflated cost....maybe.

So searching through the forum I have seen dish detergent and TSP used for cleaning. I pulled mine this weekend and had a lot of dirt and kind of a slimy milky stuff on them. Some areas of the filters were stained and didn't want to come clean. I used the Aqua Comb on them. I'm wondering...

Thank tim5055. Where do I get these industrial phosphate removers that you speak of? I stay on top of my pool pretty well. I've been working a month or 2 to get the TA and CYA where they should be . Still have a bit to do on CYA. But TFP has been and awesome resource.

Thanks Texas Splash. Just finished a round of CYA addition and got it up 10 points. Going to be adding some this weekend to get the CYA up. I'm keeping the TA low to hopefully keep the calcium floaties and scaling down. So are these floaties calcium you think? Leslie's recommended a no...

Yes, I know...why am I going to Leslies. I test and maintain the pool myself. I was curious about some readings I was getting for CYA and TA and went to a mom & pop local store that uses the Taylor kit I use. Their numbers were a good bit different. So I went to Leslies and their levels were...

It's strange because it will save the changes made on the other devices but the pump.