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Maybe, I grabbed mine from Home Depot in early May, which is like two weeks after the last snowfall around here. It was dusty sitting on the shelf in the outdoor (but covered) gardening section, so who knows how long it had been out there.

Yeah I don't get it. I have scoured this website for the last year and have read the directions a number of times. Back to the sun, glance. Pour it back in and try again to confirm. Reference the Taylor reference photo to make sure it's the dot and not the bottom of the tube. I don't know. Early...

So here's where I am, after technically passing a SLAM last night. No bathers in the pool since Sunday, except for me jumping in the other day to remove the lights. Wednesday night OCLT: Wed 10 PM - 17.5 FC, 0 CC Thu 7 AM - 16 FC, 0 CC Thursday morning I also tested CYA and it was between...

16 to 14.5. I wanted to raise back up to 20 and retest but I am running low on R-0871 (last night I ordered my 2nd 2 oz bottle in 9 days!), so I consciously left it at 16 last night. Yesterday during the day it went from 19 to 16 with ~4 created from the SWG so it was still consuming during...

Well last night I lost 1.5 FC and had 0.5 CC showing, so I raised the FC back up and went out at lunch time to remove lights. One seemed pretty spotless, the other seemed mostly spotless but a few tiny pieces of gunk came out (probably from construction but who knows). On and on we go! I'm...

Yeah that was my gut reaction this morning to the test - do one day more to be safe. I dialed my SWG in to create 4 FC through the day and added another ~20oz so hopefully I'll stick the landing later tonight when I test.

Well, how about that?! 9:15 PM: 20 FC, 0.5 CC 6:45 AM: 19 FC, 0 CC I wanted to give the lower SLAM level a try and it seems to have worked! If last night didn’t hold I was ready to take some time tonight to dive into the niches with the vacuum. I’m going to keep an eye on it and give it...

Yeah the manual mentions the assembly sitting in the niche. Pages 12-13 of replacing the assembly show a gasket between the lens and assembly https://www.pentair.com/content/dam/extranet/pentair-pool/residential/manuals/lighting/intellibrite-5g-white-color-pool-spa-lights-manual-english-french.pdf

I am glutton for punishment so I read the entire thing! This, coupled with my CYA test of 50 this morning and I just turned off my SWG to let this drift down to hopefully 20ish tonight. We'll see - thanks for posting this!

IntelliBrite 5G. Thanks on the kids - I didn't know how long their effects would linger/how long it would take to clean up any potential artifacts they left in there. Yesterday they were all out around 6, I put in 3/4 of a gallon of chlorine and tested around 8:30, so it sounds like it should...

All season I was at 70 CYA. Last week based on upthread back and forth I went out and tested it at 60. I just went back out and it is at 50. My water does drift up to the upper 80s/lower 90s and I've been SLAMing for a while, so I suppose that could explain some of it. I mentioned I have little...

Guys I'm at a loss here. Today will be day 11 of this SLAM with crystal clear water and I just can't get this pool to stop drinking chlorine. I pulled the ladder out last week, which did seem to slow down the FC consumption. Thursday we had a cloudy day and with the SWG on at 100% I actually...

Will do! I think I’m doing this at least 90% right but I guess I’m just doubting it because I've got a ton of empty chlorine bottles and the water looks great. I guess this is just how it goes!

I think I remember when they installed the lights that they had these half spheres with a hole in the middle for wires but I’m not exactly sure what they look like behind there (I thought about the lights too and didn’t find any IntelliBrite-specific instructions anywhere. Two main drains down...

I just ran out there and trying to do better with a quick glance I’d say between 50-60 so call it 60

First year with the new pool, following TFP methods since the TF-100 showed up. I've only ever put into the pool CYA (once) and a little bit of liquid chlorine while I waited for the SWG to get fired up. My CYA has been 75-70 every measurement so far, and my FC levels have been 7-9 every test...

Just wanted to confirm that I just made a change to a schedule on my laptop running 1.045 and it stuck - I can see it on my app and panel afterwards. For what it's worth, when I go to Menu > About on the web client, here's what I see: Web Client Version: 1.048 b7 Jun 4, 2020 Web Server...

Hey all, Long story short, my board fried during start up and they ordered a new one, which came installed with 1.045. This thread (and site) has been a tremendous help to me so if anyone has any questions, let me know.

This is basically what I’m looking to do - run my pump at low speed 24/7 and crank it up only when need be (like when the heater is on, etc.) My fear, maybe unfounded, is that a sand filter won’t let me go to that low of a speed. Filters don’t seem have a minimum flow listed and it’s commonly...

Oh, heater is definitely going in at some point! Maybe this year but next year at the latest. We kinda hit that budget limit, but we’ll see as they get digging what else we can squeeze in. Want to prioritize the “now or never” stuff now. I invested in PV solar panels and am producing a bunch of...

I am building my first pool in Upstate NY and have spent a ton of time scouring this site as it relates to maintenance - thanks to all! I have a couple of questions about odds and ends as it relates to the final specs. Here's the current order: 16 x 34 16,400 gallons Full width concrete under...