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    Pentair IC40 Low Salt Light Always On

    I think my SWG has died but wanted to get the opinions of some more experience folks!! :) My SWG was heading into its 4th season. It had been working fine through last season but after getting the salt level up to 4800 ppm, the SWG is still reading low. I have a salt meter and calibrated it...
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    What is normal startup PSI?

    I have a Pentair Clean & Clear 420 Cartridge filter being pushed by a WhisperFlow 2 speed pump. For the life of me I can't remember what the startup pressure was when we first went live. I thought it was 12 PSI in high but it might have been in the low speed when the BP first started it up. I...
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    Pool cover wearing deck

    Hi All, After opening my less than one year old pool last season, I noticed considerable wear marks on the stamped concrete (Stampcrete) from the pool cover and the retention straps. The deck is cantilevered and the rubbing on the edge of the deck is wearing the deck considerably. When we...
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    Poolskim with Solar Cover - Worth buying one?

    Most of the debris that I get comes in the form of pollen, springtails, leaves and bugs. I also use a solar cover as much as possibible. As we get into summer the pool will not be covered as much during the day but certainly at night. Is it worth getting a poolskim? I'm assuming you can...
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    Pumping out excess water without monitoring?

    Due to the recent heavy rains in the northeast I need to pump some water out to pool or risk flooding my basement. In the past I’ve just used the pool cover pump but that requires frequent monitoring. Is there a platform or device out there that I can use to set the level of the amount I want...
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    Extremely High pH

    Hi all, I have a less than one year old plaster pool and battled high pH from the beginning - as expected with a plaster pool. Last year's start up with potable water was easy. We closed the pool in early December and just opened it last weekend and got the filter running. pH was off the...
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    Have manual heat, but no control from EasyTouch Panel

    Hi all, Not sure if anyone can help but throught I'd throw this out... I have a Pentair Easytouch automation panel with a Pentair MasterTemp Heater. The heater works fine when operating it from the panel on the heater but not when operating it from the panel. I have verified the heater is...