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My gas pool heater shuts down after it fires up after about 1 minute. Pinnacle pool, Pentair Easytouch PL4/PSL4 Control Thank you.

The new Hot Spring Freshwater IQ 2024 first one we have in our showroom Hot Spring Grandee Salt system/IQ sensor

Just an FYI: This morning (3/10), we started a planned server update for PoolMath, which will take the app offline for a few hours. We’ll keep you informed as we progress and let you know when it’s expected to be fully back online. Lee

Recently, a member reached out to us with a request to conduct interviews with pool owners about their experiences and suggestions for improving pool cleaners. Some of you may have seen his original thread, and you might also remember that this isn’t the first time he’s come to TFP for help. A...

This week the app stores enabled Automatic Updates for PoolMath rolling out the update to all users. This is the same version that was released last month to users whom manually updated from the App Store, it’s just now being automatically updated users devices following the expiration of the 30...

Hello TFP Community, I wanted to take a moment to thank all the members of Trouble Free Pool, especially the TFP experts, guides, and moderators, for all the hard work you have done in this community. Your dedication and expertise have made this a truly valuable resource for pool owners...

I recently installed a new Black & Decker 3.0 VSP and, overall, I have been very happy with it. It has one quirk, though, that is annoying, and I'm not sure if it is indicative of a problem or not. I will switch from scheduled to manual mode to clean and add chemicals and then switch back to...

I am preparing to install a new vinyl liner in the next month or 2. I’ve watched many videos but wondering if there are any tips, tricks or pitfalls I should be aware of. I’ve been told to go ahead and replace all gaskets during the project. Do all skimmers, returns and lights all need 2...

I bought my current house about 1.5 years ago and haven't had many issues with the liner until now. Yesterday, I noticed that there is ground water between the liner and the pool wall in various areas of the pool. I made a successful attempt at retracking with liner lock, a large area that...

Pentair Ichlor30 connected to Pentair Intelliflo3 vsf relay IO board. I have no clue what to purchase (wires) to connect the 2 together. I just installed salt cell and it needs to be connected to the pumps timer. Not a lot of info out there for that. I just purchased the up board. But have no...

Over the next few weeks, you can expect to see forum downtime as TFP completes some of the final technical tasks in preparation for the busy Swim Season. Later this week, expect the website to be down for approximately 30 minutes as we install updates to Xenforo to address some of those pesky...

During the last update we’ve setup some new features that were slowly starting to test. The first of these, Push Notifications are now available for testing! Stay on top of the latest pool care advice and vibrant community discussions with real-time notifications. Here’s How to Enable Push...

Just a quick FYI as I’ve had a few reports of issues logging into PoolMath. We’ve been able to recreate the issue and are working to address the problem now. Lee

Thank you As of 12:01pm EST we’re one member short of 300,000. I cannot express how amazing this community is and how thankful I am to have found this amazing group. To all that have been a part of this amazing group, THANK YOU! Lee

That’s it, this weather stinks and I’m really bored! Seeing how Mother Nature this year is being a jerk I’ve found myself bored out of my mind. To help combat this boredom I’d like to toss out a really simple contest to all of you here at TFP. A coloring contest! That’s right, get out your...

But if you did see this……how’s your day going?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/15/fire-new-jersey-passaic-chlorine/ The TLDR version is there was a huge fire again at a pool chemical plant the other day. 🤬

I've had a few users report some headaches when uploading photos to the forum. I've tested and recreated the issue at this time. I'll keep all updated on the progress as I attempt to see what's going on this morning. (y)

As many of you have seen today we’ve had a rash of Spam sent in private to various members. We’ve been working to halt these messages and I’m crossing my toes I’ve altered the settings enough to slow them down. I’ve temporary closed registration and limited permissions to send messages until we...

Over the years TFP has prided itself on the fact that we’re advertisement free thanks to our supporters. As we expand into other venues like YouTube I personally feel it’s vital for us to continue to keep advertisements off our content. Unfortunately that’s easier said than done. As I was...

47,093 27,310 243,081 1 This last year has been a year on TFP has been one I never would have expected, and the numbers above boggle my mind. While they likely mean nothing to you without knowing the entire context, when I look at them my eyes still to this date do a double take. Had you of...

So does this work….does it?

If all goes well we expect to see some extended downtime tomorrow 3-4-2021 for some planned updates. We're aiming for an early start and do foresee this downtime to take more than a few minutes. I'll keep you updated after we return of any issues that may/will occur from these updates. Lee

Let’s see https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/2019/01/18/defeating-algae/

Well Texas, that was fun wasn’t it? While there’s still some poor weather down south, things are looking up. We’ve noticed over the last few days many of yinz down south aren’t used to what we up north call “Winter.” We’ve compiled a list of some very simple tips and tricks to help you out as...

This week we’ve quietly made some changes to some of the backbone of TFP. One of these changes have been slightly altering our Recommended Levels. This winter a discussion between a few TFP Experts and Moderators occurred with the goal of making pool care easier and more efficient for our users...

Over the last few days it's became very clear this year is going to be a challenge to find Liquid Chlorine. The coronavirus has totally altered things these days and soon it will likely be difficult for users to find a quality source of Liquid Chlorine for their pools. We at TFP however would...

An old married couple were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with friends and family. At this party the wife stood up and started speaking of her youth and her old dating habits. She spoke of guy after guy who she'd bring home to meet her parents. Never did her father approve of her...

One year ago today TFP introduced our new software to the public. This was following several months of work and efforts from outside help and from our members. One of the main objectives of this update was to make it where we can start to expand the articles and content we display to the...