Recent content by tron

Thanks for the pointers. I'll find out this weekend if that black glue gives way to a heat gun. If it doesn't, I'll have to resort to a socket saver. Hope it doesn't come down to cutting/chipping concrete. It's outside my comfort zone with tools. If I have to do it in the future, I might hire...

this sounds like a great approach. For now, I'll use heat gun to remove the elbow above the ball valve and replace that part of the plumbing. If this happens again, I'll cut the concrete the way you mentioned.

I'll get a pipe extender ready - thanks! The wiki page you linked mentions both a 'socket saver' to drill out the pipe from the fitting and also the heat gun method. Between socket saver and heat gun, which method is better? Update: After checking out a few videos like this, heat gun it is.

I'm planning to cut above the ball valve - between the ball valve and the cracked elbow. Hope that prevents from having to cut close to the concrete. I'll be extra careful, thanks for the heads up.

Thank you. I got some work this weekend :)

If I use the heat gun method and remove the fitting, then should I use some solvent to remove the remnants of the pipe glue before I use new pipe glue to install the new fittings?

Planned obsolescence I guess. I would get them back to fix it even paying my own money for their poor installation. But they are not even returning calls to come out to do the work. So I want to find my own way to fix this. What is this black PVC cement? Is there such as thing or did they use...

My pool plumbing has a crack in the PVC elbow in the return line close to concrete in the equipment pad. I tried to patch it using the epoxy + fiberglass tape leak fixing kit from home depot, but I have a strong suspicion that it will leak when I pressure test it tomorrow. Is there a way to fix...

I have a Clean and Clear 420 installed in 2020. pH and chlorine are both controlled with IntelliChem/IntelliChlor (SWCG) connected to IntelliCenter. The band is rusted and the filter cartridges are fully discolored due to rust. I use Pentair automation equipment and I thought it should maintain...

Mine only worked with WPS, it would not work if I entered the WPA key manually.

I contacted my installer's distributor's tech support person and gave the MAC ID, who in turn contacted Latham and got my MAC ID added to their server. I then registered my device successfully on the CoverStar - Sign In website. Now I get notifications on my email and text message. There's a...

That's a nice clean pad. I'll get a picture of mine sometime. There's a small black PoE injector that's inside the top part of the IntelliCenter. I'm guessing you'd bypass it if you use an ethernet connection instead of the EnGenius.

@gingrbredman - did your IntelliCenter have the same EnGenius external wifi antenna? Was it plugged into a PoE injector that provides its power supply? I want to hardwire my IntelliCenter into ethernet, but I don't have the ethernet cable to my pad yet. Wifi is working well for now. This might...