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Hello @mwrobison, I got the pump, and it's still sitting in it's shipping box. Instead of adding a second pump, I made some other changes to the system and that seems to work. As a result tue B&D is sitting there as a backup unit. As far as pool is concerned, my current priority is to get my...

Thanks for the sleuthing. I'm guessing the BD controller is the same board. Once I get it and open it up. Let's see, if there are any lonely terminals or anything like it in there. If not, I'll try to get one of those controllers you linked to... The manual doesn't look like it would he an...

Greetings; So, I'm in need of a second pool pump for my juacuzzi. I currently have a Pentair Intelliflo VSF, connected to their ScreenLogic or whatever it is called. It can control only one pump. Ran across this new Black and Decker 3HP pump, which is significantly cheaper that another VSF...

Zuntara/Arduino.Pentair. Here it is, there's some really good work being done on Cocoontech as well. Intelliflow pump RS485 protocol - Home Automation

Thanks Rlab. I had searched the web before, but focussing on Arduino-Pentair. This seems RPi Pentair... I have a bunch laying around. My Pump Room is currently run by an Arduino Mega, I'll dig some more. Thanks again. Cheers

Greetings from the mountains in Colombia! entering 3 months of lockdown now, finally can get out of the house more than once a week. In the meantime, I've been developing an automation system for my rainwater system and pool chemistry. See pic I monitor pH, hardness, filter pressure (pool and...

Greetings, So, typically, a 3- way diverter valve directs flow from one inlet (A) to one (B) or the other (C) outlet. Actuators travel the whole 180° to move the gate. (A)----(B) . I (C) But, that gate is in theory able to move 270/360°. Which means that I could have 4 positions...

Great idea! I'll give that a shot. Thanks JamesW.

Greetings from Colombia, I couldn't find a large enough pool cover to span the length of my semi olympic lap pool, so I ended up buying three pieces with the intention to patch them together. The suppliers were immensely unhelpful in suggesting something. I used 6" wide waterproof tape, but...

Greetings, So, I have this EasyTouch system and need to move 5 valves. ET is limited to 4. 3 of these valves always move at the same time. Can I connect two valves to the same driver? Cheers.

Thanks. I'll check that out soon.

Depends on the pool you have. An infinity edge pool generates a ton of evaporation as the water falls into the return channel (that's how atomic energy reactor cooking towers work). My pool has an infinity edge all around. If I don't turn off my pump at night, I lose all my heat gain (evacuated...

Greetings from Colombia. Moved here almost two years ago and being an avid triathlon, decided to build a 25m lap pool. I guess I looked like a Gringo (I'm not), so they wanted US prices for the pool (close to $100k), when construction runs usually 1/10th of US. So I decided to do it myself...