Recent content by Rhodes54

Re: IC40 woes UPDATE I replaced the fuse on the Power Center with the manual-recommended 8A Slo-Blo (even though the original fuse looked fine and was 10A) When I reconnected and started it up via the timer, I heard a tiny pop! and saw a little puff of smoke escape the Salt Cell and then the...

Update; Power and Cell lights still off. Salt is at 3400 Salt Level Green, Flow Level Green, ALL 5 % lights are on, but pressing Boost doesn't change anything. Called Pentair who said that the warranty on replacement parts is only 90 days (?) Nobody in Austin will test the generator without...

Pool was going great all summer. Even started adding Borax and was very happy with the results. Recently had a MASSIVE rain storm (well, massive for Austin) and the water level came up to the edge (about 5 inches) Since then, pool is not so sparkly anymore and I can't keep any chlorine in...

You'd THINK that wouldn't you? :) Just got off the phone with Pentair and they want an original receipt. I've emailed the seller, but I'm PRETTY sure the auction was "as is, no warranty" I guess I'll start looking around for yet another replacement IC20 cell unless I get more info

Haven't posted since September; thanks to reading this forum, everything has been "troublefree" A week ago, NO lights on the replacement NIB Pentair IC20 that I bought off eBay 7 months ago. Yes, yes, Caveat Emptor and all that, but it was only $330 and funds were/are tight. Any tips on how...

Been reading up on BBB and Pool School, just got a new IC20 generator and I think I have everything down. The pool is crystal clear thanks to all the advice I've received. All the replies/responses I've gotten from other TFP members has been truly heartening. Here's the problem: We've had the...

Now that I'm swimming in clear blue Clorox :-), Do I just test/treat my pool as a 'regular' non-SWG pool until the new IC20 arrives? Should be about a week. Is there anything I can do to prepare for the return to SWG? Thanks again to everyone who's responded. This is a great forum and I look...

If I'm trying to swear off pool stores, where do I get CYA for a reasonable price? Up until joining TFP (hooray me!) , whenever someone said "add x amount of acid", I just assumed it was Muriatic and got a few gallons from HDepot. Now I know better, but don't know where to get CYA? I should...

So I checked again this afternoon and here's the results with the DPD test: FC 0 TC 0 pH 7.6 TA 90 CH 800 CYA 0 (according to the kit, fill to 7ml and add drops to 14ml) it never becomes cloudy. Wasn't much point in testing the salt, since the generator isn't working. Given all this, how...

Thank y'all for your replies. The acid I added was from Home Depot and appears to be Muriatic or Hydrochloric (says both on the box) I DID clean a lot of calcium buildup off the cells, but the power light still comes on red and the cell light doesn't come on at all. As I said, the SWG is a...

Think I joined the forum just in time. Our pool is green and the 3.2 year old Intellichlor IC20 has a red power light and the cell light doesn't come on. I tested the pool this morning with DPD from Leslies and got (I'm still new at this): FC 0 TC 0 pH 7.4 CH 540 TA 80 CYA 0 ( the water in...