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The Easytouch manual doesn't address how to connect this particular pump nor does the pump manual. I have a Easytouch 4. 2 relays are available. I have the RS 485 black cable with 8 pins. On page 6 of the pump manual it explains how to connect the pump via "External Control via Digital Inputs...

I'm replacing my single speed pool pump which is connected to my EasyTouch panel with a new Pentair Superflo VST pump. The current pump is turned off/on by the schedules menu on my EasyTouch panel. Am I correct in assuming the new Superflo VST pump can only be controlled by the EasyTouch panel...

For the life of me I can't find the place to connect the 2 wires from my Pentair EasyTouch panel to my new Pentair Gas heater. The installation manual is vague in that it shows a drawing but nowhere does it show where the connection is. It just says to connect it. Any help is really appreciated.

My 15yo Hayward gas 300,000 btu heater is in need of replacement. I'm considering Pentair's 400,000 gas heater as a replacement. I would like to hear some opinions about this heater from you experts. It doesn't look like a difficult installation so I may do it myself. I have an easy touch...

I don't know how old this gas heater is, the placard is unreadable. The unit works fine but when it is operating I can smell gas, it has a sort of burnt smell along with maybe a not burnt smell of gas like maybe incomplete combustion. It seems to be getting worse. Any suggestions as to where to...

Hey guys, we spend 4 months during the summer at our summer home in Michigan. I maintain our pool here in central Florida and have a pool maintenance service maintain the pool while we are away for the summer. Their prices have gone way up and they want $1000 to maintain the pool this summer. So...

Hey guys, my Pentair SWG failed (Solid green Cell light) about a month ago. It was not quite 2 years old. I contacted Pentair and they have agreed to replace it but they are saying it will be some time because of parts. So I'm chlorinating using tablets. I guess I wasn't quick enough because I...

I have an Pentair easytouch control system with a gas heater connected and a single speed pump. I want to maintain my pool temp at 85 deg and I have set the heat function to do that. However at the scheduled pump off time, the pump turns off and of course so does the heater. Is it possible to...

Can anyone advise how effective the 5 ft rings are at retaining heat. You can get these on Amazon with an inflatable ring and the inside portion I believe is bubble wrap material. I would need about 15 to effectively cover the pool but storage would be easy and it would be easy to install.

Moved from here. I have an Easytouch 4 with spa control for pool automation and a single speed pump. The pump works fine but I'm considering upgrading to a variable speed or 2 speed pump. First, is the Easytouch unit able to seamlessly integrate with a 2 speed or variable speed pump, Second...

Can you guys recommend a solar panel maker that you like. I will find a installer just need to know who makes the best solar panels.

Do I need to drain water below the level of the light to change it. Also am looking to upgrade the light. I have a Pentair Easy Touch 4 pool automation system. What options do I have? The spa light is powered my a 12 volt transformer.

The manual says to install the SWG vertically for "best preformance" and to have 12 to 18 inches of strait pipe before the inlet. If I do this I will have a almost 3 ft loop of pvc pipe. Is this really necessary?

I just got an Easy Touch 4 system and have a couple of questions concerning how to connect it electrically. 1. The Control Transformer: I connected the black wire to a 15 amp circuit breaker and the violet wire to neutral. Correct? 2. The relays. I have a 240 volt single speed pump. I connected...

My previous pool had a Pentair easy touch single body control system with a IC 20 SWG and wired indoor controller. I now have a spa with the pool and no automation other than the simple pump timer. The pool has a Hayward gas heater. I don't foresee using the gas heater except occasionally for...

I just moved into a new house and I need help understanding the pool plumbing. I moved from a house with a salt water pool and no spa. My old house pool had a port for the connection of a pool sweep as does the new pool. The old pool surface was pebble tec, the new pool surface is marcite. This...

I installed a Pentair easy touch pool control system in my former house. It controlled the pump, SWG, pool light and solar pool heater. It worked great. Now at my new house the pool has a traditional tablet chlorination system with a gas pool heater. No computer just a timer for the pool pump...

The freeze valve (Doyle FP45 Freeze Protection Valve) on my pool solar water heating system has failed and is leaking pool water. The valve is rusted and unusable. After doing some research I've found the new Doyle valves don't last but a year or two. The one I'm replacing lasted 8 years. Does...

I had a Badujet Super sport installed in my pool by the pool contractor in 2008. To ensure that it was installed correctly I had my pool contractor talk directly to Speck Pump company. As directed by Speck Pumps, he encased the back side of the jet housing in concrete. 7 and half years later...

I placed a bucket with pool water in the top landing of my pool marked at the water line. I also marked the waterline of the pool. I did this about a 2 months ago and both seem to loose water due to evaporation at about the same rate. However I just filled the pool 2 days ago and now the water...

I'm trying to build a muriatic acid feeder using the suction side of my pool pump. I've tried the emiters but could not get the flow slow enough. So using a timer with a solenoid shutoff valve will work provided I can get a valve that is resistant to muriatic acid. Anyone know of one, it does...

Hi folks, I have a Goldline GVA-24 valve actuator which controls a valve that turns off/on water going to a spillway. The actuator is connected to a Pentair Easy Touch 4 control system. The actuator has stopped working. The actuator electrical cable (3 wire) is connected to the “valve B”...

I've had my pool for 8 years and it seems like every summer I have a hard time keeping the chemistry correct. Along with the solar heater and our location; Tampa, and with the pool water nearing 90 deg it seems almost impossible to keep the chemistry correct. This last week we were out of town...