Recent content by TLConnolly

Thank you - I did add extra liquid chlorine immediately; I'll add more now.

My pool has been sparkling since I adopted TFP as my only resource. Sunday night we had torrential rains and an area of my flower bed flooded over into the pool - mostly mulch and dirt. It has happened before but not this bad. We are figuring out the drainage issue but in the meantime, I...

Jim - My husband asked if the pump and cell can both be on the same breaker?

Thank you Jim. No automation system and you confirmed my thoughts. Much appreciated!

Our pool builder installed a Pentair Intellichlor IC15 for our unground 14,000 gallon pool built in 2017. I realize it's small given the recommendations at TFP, but nevertheless, it lasted over 6 years. We want to upgrade to the IC20 or IC40 but I'm not sure how hard the process will be. Does...

I'm no expert but also have an IC15 installed by our pool builder (14,000 in-ground pool). We're going on our 7th year with the cell and the green "check cell" light just started blinking. I believe the cell has reached the end of its life. My guess is your cell is also dead based on number...

Jim, Haven't turned anything off yet but I sent my husband to the bottom of the pool to see if he could feel any suction into the main drains. He didn't feel anything. Is it usually very subtle? I'm just wondering if mine even work.

I know this is a dumb question considering we've had our pool for 5 years now. I read people posting about shutting off their main drain or adjusting the flow between the main drains and the skimmer. We have two pipes coming into our pump but we have 1 skimmer and 2 main drains. Here's my...

Hi I'm in the Albany area as well. Just started on this site as well. So far I'm off to a great start!

Thanks Jim. Based on what I've learned, I guess I'm lucky in that I've been managing my pool so well with such a small SWG. Hopefully I get another year or two out of it.

Another question - I just looked and have used about 6000 hours on my IC15. When I replace it eventually, is it a big deal to go with a completely different system like Circupool? My research tells me that even if I go with the IC20 or 40, I will need to replace the power supply because the...

I've only been using this site and method for about a week. I've been testing my water daily since I got my new TF-100 test kit on Tuesday and find that my numbers vary quite a bit from day to day. Maybe that's normal or maybe it's because I need practice - not sure which. As an FYI, the pool...

Thanks guys! Much appreciated! I'm so glad I found this site! As an aside, I'm at work and I MIGHT have the IC40 or 60 but I don't remember off the top of my head. Thanks again!