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My pentair innteliflow stopped and is giving an over current alarm. I checked the basket and it had a good bit of very fine silt. It’s mud colored, but I am guessing it might be DE. There were some leaves in the basket, but it wasn’t full. I reached in towards the impeller, and...

Ok I will start it off with my Over The Top Chili. You’ve probably seen this on the internet. You cook the chili in a Dutch oven on a smoker with a 2lb loaf above the chili. As the meat cooks, it drips into the chili. Once the meat is at temp (about 2 hours) you break it up and mix it...

I have a hose bib that sticks out of the ground about 8 feet from the pool. There is a pvc pipe next to it, and I am pretty sure that it is designed to be connected to a water source and connected to a outlet in the tile. Today I don’t use the pipe, and instead lay the hose across the deck...

I have a intellifloVSF 3hp pump, installed earlier this year. It’s model 011075, no touchscreen and no relay board. I’ve been reading about the relay board. I don’t have automation today, but have a new SWG (Circupool RJ45) and a Polaris booster pump. If I had the relay board, could...

I was reading an article here that recommends having CYA at 70-80 for SWG. Pool logger has the same 70-80 recommendation. https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/2019/01/18/water-balance-for-swgs/ The user manual for the RJ45 recommends 30-50. Which is correct and why?

I have a spa that is level with the pool deck. The problem is that it is a big step to get in. You can make it a little easier by stepping on the top pool step, but it is still a pretty big step. The distance from the deck to the step in the spa is 20” which is too much for us...

So, I had my pool refinished with all new coping, tile and pebbletec. We filled the pool on Saturday Sep 28. In the past I have used liquid chlorine, but I am converting to swg. I purchased a Circus pool RJ45 and want to install When I filled the pool, the company said to not add salt...

How and where do you store your pool chemicals. Acid in particular seems to affect other nearby objects. I’m thinking of getting a deck box, but not certain I think chlorine is better stored inside the garage where it isn’t so hot

Hi. I’m thinking of installing a SWG. It looks like the Circupool 45 RJ+ is popular. I have a 20k gallon pool so I am thinking of getting the RJ45+ (only $10 more than the RJ30). See attached pics for where I want to install. It’s close to the heater, I’m not sure if that matters. The...

I live in North Dallas and need a pool remodel with new plaster, tile and coping. Does anyone have any recommendations? It’s a 20k gallon diving pool. Also, I have plaster now, and am thinking of getting PebbleTec. Is that the best surface (at a reasonable cost)?

I have a new Pentair Intelliflo3 3hp vs pump. I love it and it works great. I use the Pentair Home app to control it. I plan on running it 24hrs a day, mostly at a low speed with maybe an hour or 2 at a higher speed. My question is about programming. The default 24 hr program in the...

I need a new pump. I’ve attached pics of what I have now. I also have a Polaris booster pump. Currently they are controlled with a timer. I’m thinking of getting either a 2 speed or variable. I don’t have any automation. I’ve been looking at the Pentair models, but they have a...

I have an old single speed Pentair 1.5 hp pump. We had a big storm the other night and when I woke up the pump was off. Turns out the breaker was popped. I tried flipping the breaker and it just kept popping. So I switched off all the equipment with a switch and left it all for a day...

I have a difficult pool with a big tree that hangs over it and drops many leaves and stuff. I bought a new Polaris 280 4 years ago which has worked pretty well. This year I noticed that it wasn’t moving much and tended to get tangled in the hose connection coming out of the wall a lot...

So, I thought I had 2 problems with my backwash line that runs from the filter around to the front of the house. I know that it had a leak about half way along the side of the house. I also know that the end of it it doesn’t line up straight with the house drain, and when I backwash some...

My backwash line runs from the pump around the side of the house to connect to the sewer line in front of the house. It has a leak and when I backwash it leaves a big puddle besides the house. I’m thinking of removing the flex tube coming out of the valve and connecting one of those...

I want to renovate the pool with new plaster, tile, coping and decking I may split it up and do plaster and tile first and decking, and coping later anyone have recommendations for companies in DFW? any ideas of cost for plaster and tile for a 20k gallon pool? thanks

I'm thinking of getting a swg for my pool. Today I have a single speed pump so I would probably have to replace it. Most people seem to be running the swg on a vs pump, but how well would it work on a 2 speed pump?

I had a repairman in last week to work on installing a new heater. While talking to him, I mentioned that I was thinking of getting a salt cell. I use liquid chlorine today He said that the salt water will ruin my stainless DE filter and I would need to replace it too Is this right?

I have a waste line for the pool equipment. The line leaves the pad, goes around to the front of the house, and comes out of the ground and loops to point downward. It ends about 2 inches above a cast iron sewer pipe sticking out of the ground that is open. If I backwash, you can see the...

I'm replacing the electric box and timers on my pool. I have a 11/2 hp Hayward pump and a new Zodiac 3/4 hp booster for the Polaris. I have 2 manual Intermatic timers for the 2 pumps. I noticed that there is only 1 240v 30 amp circuit feeding the 2 pumps. It goes to the first timer which...

So, I bought a house in Sep that had a pool. Before we bought the house, I knew that the pool was trouble, but my wife really loved the house, so.... The pool is about 30 years old, and has a number of issues. The only real change I made last fall was to have the diving board removed. It...