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It's a simple setup of a Pentair IntelliFlo and a Pentair SWG. Both are wired into a Power Center so the pump can tell the SWG when it's running and the salt production will only be on when the pump is running. Because of this though the pump thinks it's hooked up to automation. When I am out...

Does it matter or should I just buy whatever generics Amazon sells for $15 and be done with it? I do have some generics now but the zippers usually go bad after not very long. Is there anything better than that but is not a Polaris OEM? $25 a bag seems a bit steep for new, but are they twice...

I am looking online and there are dozens of clones of each other and they all seem to be the same garbage that eventually melt and fall apart in people's hot tubs. Do quality replacement Type VI filters exist or do I just get the trash and replace them on a very regular basis?

This is the hot tub that I have: Been working fine for years. Today was the annual take it out of the attic and set it up after Thanksgiving. Turned it on and E90 started flashing immediately. It didn't even try to get water through the filter ports. With filter housing not even on...

Not sure what is going on as this hasn't been a problem for years. In fact I have a big bag of calcium hardness stuff in the garage because I used to have to add it in. It's been a long time since doing that though. Current readings: Salt: 3600 CYA: 65 Too low for SWG chart, more is being...

Like why are the chemicals related to testing your pH red and the cholerine ones yellow? It seems like no matter the brand of your test kit or where you get your chemicals from the colors are always the same. Is there a reason everyone follows the same standards? Is it even a standard or does...

Whoops. Turns out I have been using the wrong yellow top chemical to test my CL for the past few weeks and turning down my SWG to try to bring my CL levels down. I would like to let everyone know the water will not turn from red to clear if you are using the wrong chemicals. Who would have...

It was a tiny pinch of powder, I dont actually know how much it was but it was small. Is there anything that is the same size that is easy to obtain? What if I put in too much, will that mess up the test? Since I cant accurately measure it now just have to hope for the best and put some in...

This is something I don't think I need OEM for, especially that the pool store sells Polaris branded hose sections for $50 a pop for a few feet. One section of my hose is splitting apart and a bunch of pin hole leaks have also appeared, so I once again have a nice water fountain feature in my...

They don't fit in the original fas-dpd blue case so wondering what everyone does to keep it nice and tidy. I could just keep them in the bag or toss them in a basket but that's no fun, I want something I can carry out there and keep the instructions in. I have been just refilling all the...

This one: pH Meter Thinking about getting one to go along with my regular Taylor kit, and since I am going to order a refill set in March it could be included with the shipment. Are they worth using or should I just stick with my red drops? How long do they last with the included calibration...

I have put it on forwards, backwards, tighly, loosely, turned it around every way I can. Doesn't matter. The door goes down and then it somehow gets caught on itself and wont go back up, even when the pump is off. I have to go out there and push it with my hand, I hear something under the two...

Through my other posts and reading more it seems to everyone my pool filter is too small for my pool. I currently have a Hayward C900 filter. Specs as shown: Folks have told me this filter is too small and it's how Florida pool builders did things, undersized them to save money. Our pool...

This model does not use a booster pump so I do not have one. So am I doing something wrong? I feel like this thing needs maximum RPMs to move around and it needs the valves to be set to almost 100% Polaris just to try to move around. I have had it cleaned and repaired many times so it's...

Well it's my turn now with the light tripping the breaker. I do not know who made the light other than it's really old, 15 or 20 years? I don't really know I guess it came with the original build of the pool for the person who put it in. The breaker itself is a standard 20a GFCI breaker in an...

It sits in the attic pretty much all year outside of the two months down here in Florida when its not 95 degrees every day. It comes down, gets inflated, filled up with 210 gallons of water, TFP methods are applied, that article about how to use chlorine in your spa is followed. It usually...

Never noticed this before as I never made it to the end of the manual. For adding chemicals I supposed to turn the SWG off? I have had mine for a year now and haven't turned it off since. Do they mean go flip the breaker and fully power it down or just turn the % to 0? Either way, this isn't...

I saw this on a list of things that eventually need to be replaced. As far as I know this is still the original one so It's been in there for a minimum of 5 years since we moved in and I have no idea how old it is before that. Is there a way to see if its fully working? The Polaris does back...

Not sure how else to describe it, maybe I will try to take a video. When I try to attach the Polaris hose to the screw quick connect in the wall it only turns a tiny bit and that's it. Doesn't matter if I am applying tons of force or no force, out of the pool or in the pool right in front of...

Got the pool replastered last year and like before I test my own water using my Taylor test kit, keep everything pretty much spot on, and the water is clear and blue. So because of that my plaster warranty is void? I was seeing that the only way to actually keep a warranty is to get the pool...

Due to circumstances that are too long to put on a pool forum my buddy has inherited a pool with a new Pentair EasyTouch automation panel hooked up to a new Pentair variable speed pump. I have been brought in to help him try to get this whole thing working right as he has no instructions and...

I have one of these: iChlor Salt Chlorine Generator - TradeGrade Folks here keep talking about having to replace the cell on their units every 5 years or so. From what I can see there is no cell on this and I just have to replace the whole thing? So do I start budgeting now that I am going to...

I have the Pool Math app but unlike back when I didn't have the SWG and was just running liquid chlorine I can't figure out how much I am supposed to run the thing. Right now the pump is going from 7 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon, SWG at 100%. After a week of this the CL levels in the...

As long as the "FLOW" senor is green and I am pushing enough water through the system to have it generate salt do the RPMs on the pump matter? For example is 100% SWG at full blast on the pump running at 2500+ RPMs different than running 100% on the pump but reducing the RPMs on the pump down...

With the angle my house is set at the destructive forces of the Florida sun beats down on the pool equipment for at least half of the day. It hits the PVC, pump, swg, everything, full force for hours and hours and hours every day. I am starting to worry that over time it's going to destroy...

Compared to all of the other recommended levels the calcium hardness range is massive, with allowable swings in the 100s compared to the much smaller targets for just about everything else. With that being said, why is this so? What makes CH something that you don't need to target as...

Only a few days after posting my "How do I care for my SWG" thread I see this. I was going to post a picture but by the time it took me to go inside, grab my phone, and go back outside (a minute maybe?) the system was up and green and looking great. I am normally never out there when it turns...

I washed it down eft it out to dry after wiping it down to clean off some mold and mildew that has been accumulating and instead of having it be ready to go again there is now water sloshing around inside. The valve cover was on the whole time and the only reason it looks deflated now as I was...

Should I be doing something on this thing on a regular basis the way I clean out my pool pump filter or things like the cleaner or skimmer? It just sits there, doing its thing, and as long as the lights are green when I look at it every once in a while I figure it's working. I am normally very...

Since everything is related I can't be throwing things to change the pH or ch or cl or cya all willy nilly. Is there a recommended order to go about balancing the chemicals in a hot tub when filling it fresh? Since I have an inflatable one that I only use two months a year what order should...