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I am posting this here just in case anyone will be looking for the same thing. It is clear by now that Hayward is no longer offering any kind of integration with Google Home. If someone figured it out, please drop a note here. But I was able to get things working with Home Assistant. This is the...

If that's the case, it's a real shame. I guess I will have to figure out how to hook it into Home Assistant, and then I use Nabu Casa to tie Google Home into Home Assistant without giving Google unfiltered access to all my devices. It's the right way to do it, I was just curious if Hayward tried...

Has anyone found a way in 2025 to integrate the OmniPL with Google Home as Hayward said from release that would be possible? I called support, they said that someone would call me back which never happened, I searched for it, nothing. There are some instructions on how you may integrate it with...

@JamesW, thank you for the links, thank you so much! @mknauss, there was no FC in the water, I am certain of it. I am really anal about how I test my pool. I initially dumped 2.5lbs (which should be too much to begin with) and ran it 24 hours. I then applied the last 1/2lb along a single spot...

I am about to deal with the dread of annual metal stain removing from the walls of my light blue fiberglass pool. I am looking for advice on where to get pure ascorbic acid. 3 years ago I bought 3lbs on Amazon (PC NetwoRx Pure Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Powder). I ended up dumping all 3 lbs and...

@Newdude, thank you so much for your response. I wholeheartedly agree with the spirit of your advice. But even for future reference, do you have an opinion on buying a TCELLS340 on eBay? Are there any risks? This question applies now or in 6 months. As far as my 940 is concerned, I already have...

My TCELL940 is on its last leg after 5.5 years. Some days it works great, some days it doesn't produce, voltage and amperage are all over the place. If I can squeeze more juice out of it, great, I'll run it as long as I can. But either way, I want to be prepared for its EOL, regardless of when...

Thanks, guys! I agree with everything you said. But for extra security (did I mention I have some OCD when it comes to my pool? :)) is there an automatic tester that's less horrible and a less of a huge waste of money than the other ones? Or are they all made equal and it's really a shot in the...

Good morning! I fully comprehend that automatic testers are not great nor precise. When I'm home I test my pool daily with a K-2006 to the point of being OCD about it. I keep my pool exactly at the recommended values. But every year we go away a month in the summer and another couple of weeks in...

What would be the right range for the amperage? Water is 67-70 these days. I run the pump 8am to 8pm I understand and I'm sure it does. But It's been set as T15 since the day I installed and has worked fine. So this can't be the issue Again, nothing has changed since it was working fine in...

Hey guys, I already did the OCLT 3 nights straight and I lose about 0.5ppm. Today it was a cloudy rainy day so with the cell at 40% the pool stayed steady. Salt is, as I mentioned 2800 by my test, 3350 instant salt according to the cell. CYA is 60 and the FC is exactly where it needs to be. And...

Hey there! Using the K-1766 (which granted, shows an expiration date on the bottles of 9/23) I'm getting 2800 (14 drops), so Im on the lower end. The salt cell shows 3350. Which one do I trust? Probably the k-1766 even if a bit expired. I guess I can add half a bag of salt to see if it makes a...

My TCELL940 (paired up with an Omni PL system) seems to be slowing down after nearly 5 years of operation. It was fine last season (operating at 20-25% trough the NE FL summer/fall) and kept the pool at 5ppm running at 5% with a pool cover Dec-Feb. But now that I've uncovered the pool, it looks...

Thank you for such a quick response, you're amazing as always. I live in NE FL and this summer we've had especially high humidity, and some rain. I've drained a couple of inches a handful of times, but didn't refill a single time. As far as stabilization goes, it's been going on for a while...

I've read dozens of threads here about rising PH and understand the reasoning. I've been following the TFP balancing recommendations for my fiberglass pool for over a year now. My typical readings are: FC 5 CYA 70ish TA 60-80 PH I shoot for 7.6-7.7 CA 350ish And just like everyone else, I add...