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Anyone know if these work? https://www.amazon.com/Betta-Automatic-Chip-Controlled-Chlorine-Tolerant/dp/B09XBP6GG3 $500 for me to not have to do so much skimming of the surface to make sure the pool is good at all times, I'll be all over it.

OK, HP 900 Thermal Flow Pentair. I have an Intelli Touch controller and it has a relay dry contact output that is wired to the heat pump to turn it on. Worked past 3 seasons just fine. recently my Run cap went bad and when I got it working, I was having to manually operate the heat pump at the...

Pentair HP 900 So, I thought It was working a few days ago and was warming up pool and noticed today the temperature went back down. My normal pool guy does not repair heat pumps. The fan would not spin, so I gave flicked it with a stick and it spun. So I know its likely just the starting...

I have a Polaris 280 that I rebuilt the insides last year. It tends to favor the deep end and does not clean the shallow end very well. It also tangles up at the wall alot/eventually. I just replaced the hose and added a swivel at one of the longer hoses. I could add another swivel. It...

Well, The guys that opened my pool did not put DE in. It was about 8 days and seemed like the pool was not filtering. I was gone a few days and my first clue was the pressure seemed high. I have a variable speed pump and it normally runs so low that the needle barely moves. I have to check...

So, a number of anchor in pipes came out of the mulch area after some heavy snow. Seems like they were just pounded into the ground. Should I place them in then secure them a little better with some concrete mix like I would a fence post or mail box post?

OK, Leaves getting into pool. I don't want to close my pool until like Nov. But the kids are done swimming. I was thinking to put the pool cover on now. It is what I think is mesh and water can seep through the middle of it I think. I would leave a corner flap unhooked and I still have some...

OK, not sure if this is a good idea or not but I am almost done setting some of the waterline tile (60 of them). I have been doing this with the EZPatch 4FS. Grouting the tile is a pain under water. It seems like twice as much dissolves in the water than what I'm getting into the grout...

Ok Had multivalve leak at opening. Pool company installed new multi port valve. Then I had DE leak and they put new screens in. Then I could not get a backwash. Nothin came out. I was going to open it up but they sent pool guy over and said the vent tube popped off. Well, I tried to backwash...

OK, Polaris 280. I don't know how old it is as I moved into house a year ago. Polaris cleans but once it hits any steps, it pretty much stops until the reversing valve kicks in. When it hits the steps going straight at it, the wheels won't move and it sits there. Should i be looking at a...

So, the Pool guys did not re-install the return fittings. The pipe at the pool wall is NOT threaded. These just plop in there. 2 of them had some sort of rubber tape on them. Last year, one of them kept popping out. I have 4 of them and I would like to get something new. Suggestions...

OK, I'm in Maryland between Baltimore and D.C. I opened April 6th. I had thought about opening beginning of May but felt I had a bunch of stuff to address (10 year old pool and wanted to start replacing stuff this spring). Long time DIY pool owner friend told me to close late and open early...

So, I backwashed my DE filter for the first time since opening and NO DE CAME OUT. Backstory, Opened over a month ago and the DE screens were leaking. The Pool company replaced my screens about 7 days after opening. I was not there when they did it. The pressure had not been going up much...

Taking over my pool chemistry has inspired me to take over my lawn chemistry. For decades I have bounced back and forth between doing my own lawn fertilizer and having a service. Every time I switched services , I felt like they raped me making many visits and low results. The last service I...

Ok Winter was not good for my tile at the waterline. Last year I had about 10 tiles to replace (put back on). I used ezpatch as they were below the water line or across it. I had tapped on the tile all the way around the pool and on an outside bend had some hollow areas. Well 1 week after...

I have 2 of these near the main drains and one in the shallow end. What are these small circle thingies with the line through the middle?

OK, Per my signature, I have Intellitouch and Screenlogic. When I'm doing things with chemicals and I want to run the pump 24/7 how do I do that with my existing schedules? I have not settled in on a pump schedule yet for the season but lets say I'm running the pump 6am-6pm? I go and dump some...

OK, We have a Waterfall . We purchased house a year ago and after we opened the pool (after closing) we noticed the waterfall leaks water. It can drop an inch in a few hours of use. I"m looking for tips on troubleshooting where its leaking. I'd like to first see if its leaking from: A) Pipes...

I have a Polaris 280 on a booster pump. I would like to look at supplementing it with a manual vacuum. What can I get to be able to clean up the fine dust and dirt that gets into the corners or on the steps? My cleaner does not do the steps and not so hot in the shallow end. I would like to...

OK, I have been thinking I have plaster pool for the chemistry, but how do I tell what it is made out of? Bottom is painted light blue and it is rather smooth to me. There are tiles inlayed into the steps. I want to get this right so I know what CH range I should be targeting. Right now, my...

I have long wanted one of these sort of things and got this on Amazon this week. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UT06LZE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 From measuring power usage for different pool devices to isolating the heat pump in my Garage Man-Loft and looking at its...

TF-100 came in today. I already had a salt test kit (drop type). PH 7.2 FC 9.5 CC 0 CH 200 TA 70 CYA 40 Salt 2400 Temp 58 (will warm up more over weekend with warm weather coming in the 70-80F) As noted, I'm using SWG. I think I have plaster pool, not sure difference between plaster and...

OK, Maybe I"m over thinking this or not thinking at all. I have the Intelliflo VS2 pump that is 3HP My original pump was a 2hp fixed speed pump (I still have the pump, had a blown capacitor but I wanted to upgrade anyway) I read the pool school page on pumps but still don't know how to figure...

I have this Jandy valve. I think one of them is leaking and the pool guy is going to check it out as part of an already scheduled trip to replace the DE screens. I wanted to order O ring kit to have at the house if I need to replace them (i think I might be proactive and replace them anyway)...

OK, I did not see the Polaris when we first tried to open the pool but today it was very lethargic. (see videos below). I had a multivalve leak and the pool service company changed it today. I ran the Cleaner and it was barely moving. Variable Speed Pump was at 2650RPM so I bumped it up to...

OK, I have an Intellitouch, screenlogic and a Intelliflo VS2 pump. Last summer when the pool guy installed it, he replaced a stanard pump and I was about to leave town so He set up the pump so that the Filter Pump output on the Intellitouch turned on power to the Pump. That relay is fed from a...

OK, I have an existing Pentair Intelli Touch setup from the previous owner of the house I purchased last spring. I have only a Pool, No Spa and don't plan to add one (at least not to add to this system) Here is what is installed right now: Intelli Touch System i+3 3HP Intelliflo Pump...

I have a feature in my Pentair Intellitouch. It is is the Gazebo lights. The breaker in the Intellitouch keeps tripping. I left it off and even with the Intellitouch feature, it trips. It is a GFCI breaker. Ideas on troubleshooting? I am not sure if the breaker is before or after the...

Hello all. 3 weeks into pool ownership and I have a question: I have an Intellitouch from Pentair. It has the Mobile Touch wireless keypad inside so the Intellitouch so the panel already has the wireless transciever. I don't know exact age of the system but it does not have the LCD panel on the...

Just moved into a "new to us" home in MD. House has a Salt Water Pool. My first pool and here to soak up knowledge. After I get better at the chemicals, I hope to make some improvements to decrease maintenance work.