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Mine lit up when I tested it, but no characters displayed until it was soldered. Once soldered it worked perfectly. I used Blue 16x4 Edge-Lit Character LCD from Crystalfontz

Solder was the answer! I suspect it was the problem with the OEM screen, too. I found a guy on Craiglist who operates a small electronics shop, and he soldered it on with perfect little dots for $40 in about 5 minutes, while I waited. So my total cost was $74: $21 for the new display (inc...

Thanks. Do you have a link to a screen that has worked for you? Though the one I bought may be fine, and I just need to solder. I thought that with the plastic connectors and pins, the connection would be fine and I could skip soldering, but maybe not. I'm not sure I have the skills to add a...

With the tips above and a little force, I managed to remove the old display. I could not get the Winstar display, so instead replaced the screen with this one from Crystalfonz: Blue 16x4 Edge-Lit Character LCD from Crystalfontz. Specs seemed to be fine, but I'm an amateur, so maybe I got the...

Thank you, Jim! I do not have Screenlogic (just an old hand held remote), so I programmed the Intelliflo though the menu, and now it works through the F1 button. I had reset the old motherboard in an attempt to unscramble the LCD display... that is why that one did not work, either-- there...

My Easytouch 4 LED display was scrambled, so I got a new motherboard. I very carefully duplicated the connections on the new motherboard. However, now the Intelliflo VS pump does not turn on from the Easytouch F1 button. F2, F3, F4 work fine. The Intelliflo appears to have power because its...

Thank you for the excellent advice! I'm thinking of trying an old "no scrub" remedy for removing soot... though I'm not sure if it would work on a heater. I would turn off the heater and the gas, set a shallow bowl of ammonia at the bottom of the heater, and let the fumes do their thing for a...

I am a tenant in a house with a Rheem gas heater for pool and attached spa. The heater has been throwing the HL2 and HL1 codes and whooshing after it has run for a while. Sometimes, if I turn off the heater and let it sit, I can get it to run again, and reach the spa target temp. I opened up...

Never mind, I decided to replace the whole thing. I figured if one element failed, the rest of the unit was probably due for replacement.

I have a Pentair Clean and Clear 420 filter housing, circa 2007, that has developed a crack in the bottom. After reading related threads on the forum, I have decided not to attempt epoxy, and am replacing... but the question is, how much do I need to replace? The interior fittings appear to be...

I've been having major problems with my backyard oasis. The pool area is landscaped, and backs to towering trees: oaks, maples, and poplars. This year, we have had an infestation of cicada killer wasps. They are bothersome, but harmless, and mostly active in the morning, before we are out by...

I have some spots of what I think is black algae in the deep end of my pool. I'll brush it for now and keep chlorine between 5 ppm and 10 ppm, but I'd like to wait until the end of swim season to get serious about treating it (by increasing shock level to 25 ppm and brushing aggressively for a...

I'm looking at stainless steel algae brushes. They come in a variety of sizes-- from 6.25 to 18" wide. I'm trying to get rid of some black spots (the dreaded black algae, I fear) in a 1' by 3' section in the deep, shady end of the pool. Would the smaller brush be more time consuming, but more...

Thanks for your replies and the great pictures. I will clean the filters as I usually do, and reuse them.

Had an algae bloom a couple of weeks ago due to poor water circulation in pool. I shocked, brushed, and changed cartridges and the algae is gone. Do I need to throw out the cartridges that were exposed to the algae, or can I soak them in DW detergent and bleach, hose them down, then re-use...