Recent content by platymapus

I'm starting to see some black algae on my steps, I"m also draining about 80% of my pool to lower CH. Is there anything I can do to fight the algae while the steps are dry and the pool is draining?

If a company liquidates a pool supply business and sells the contents on ebay the factory warranty would still be in effect. The liquidating company is not a retail customer, you are as the 1st retail customer and end user. I certainly would not expect Pentair to honor a second hand product...

Does it say authorized dealer? I'll have to check when I get home. It probably doesn't and in that case it leaves some wiggle room as to who is the "original retail customer" Just because a non authorized person sold the unit doesn't void the warranty. Every word of that warranty has a...

I would email pentair a copy of your ebay receipt. Just because you purchased this on ebay doesn't necessarily void the MFG. warranty. Their warranty states "This warranty extends to the original retail owner (Customer) only, beginning on the date of installation and is not enforceable by...

Got it fixed. The skimmer door was hanging and blocking some of the water from entering the return. I feel like a newbie, maybe because it's the beginning of the season. :) Thanks for everyones help. Trace

Thanks for your quick response, the water level is high enough so that the skimmer door swings freely. Anything else to check? Trace

I have an old in ground pool, probably built in the 50's. I installed a Pentair whisperflo 2 speed pump last year and everything went pretty smooth. I also have a 48 sq. ft. DE filter with new grids. All of the original lines appear to be 1 1/2". Everything was running normal last week, I...

Got it figured out. The red wire to the 1st lead and for high speed the black goes to #2, for low speed black to #3. Once I have the easytouch set up Ill be able to take advantage of the dual speed pump. This whisperflo pump is a drastic improvement (noise) over my old a.o. smith pump. Time...

There's no neutral, don't need one. The white wire is a factory wire, I haven't and shouldn't need to touch it. Yes its a two speed pump.

There's no wiring diagram in the manual and only a small schematic on the motor itself. I don't want to burn up my motor so I've attached a couple of pictures in hopes of getting some feed back on the wiring. It's a 230v motor and I'm running the old electrical feed for a few weeks until I...

Thanks for the reply. I wanted to make sure I didn't have to have a PhD in Pentair to make everything talk. I guess there is always tech support if needed. Thanks again. :-D

Is the easytouch load center very hard to install and setup for a 2 speed whisperflo pump and a intellichlor SWG? I'm trying to decide if I want to get the easytouch or a less functional (and less $) intermatic time clock to handle the 2 speed pump and booster pump. Thanks for your help.

I'm going to order the 1 hp dual speed pentair pump (011486) in the next few days, can anyone recommend a good online dealer? The best price I can find in 570.00 including s/h, no tax and that's from poolsonly.com. Thanks