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I have 2 skimmers: For number 1 the flap gets stuck (luckily in a fairly low position so it doesn't block water flow but makes it fairly ineffective) and number 2 lost the flap - one of the wholes isn't deep enough so it keeps getting lose (I think when the pool was build concrete got in there...

I bought the Prowler about 12 month ago and after 6 month it stopped working. Pentair send someone out and they ordered new internals which were backordered. After an additional 3 month it finally was up and running again. Then a month later dead. This time the technician had the part on hand...

Hi, 6 weeks ago our pool started growing black algae (now I know that it’s black algae). At that time I didn’t have time to take care of it so I let it grow for 2 or 3 weeks - initially I thought it was just some discoloration from leaves on the ground. Shouldn’t have done that … I know. Anyway...

Hi, My intelliPH controller unit was replaced due to the common problem of the connector being fried. Before that replacement I couldn't set the chlorine output of the IC40 through the IntelliPH controller and everything went through the IntelliCenter/ App. Now I can set the chlorine output at...

Hi, In my mind running intellichlor during the day is not very useful when the sun breakdown most of the chlorine anyway. I would prefer to just run it during the night and off or very low setting during the day. As war as I know there is no way to adjust chlorine output based on time so I was...

I know this is an old thread but thought it's probably not worth creating a new one for my question. My IntellipH just died and Pentair is hopefully replacing it. For the new unit I would apply fix #3 but was wondering which wire size is recommended to go around the connector? Also I noticed...

Today I noticed that after the pump turned off my filter drained by getting air through the solar valve. I have a check valve between the pump and filter so the pump did not drain. Is this something I should be concerned about? Below is my plumbing setup.

Now that it's getting colder I thought it would be a good idea to setup the intellicenter freeze protection circuits. So far it seemed very straight forward with the exception of my heater bypass valve. What do I need to do for the heater valve to open when freeze protection is active so that...

I was wondering if using GPM or RPM is better when setting different programs in the intellicenter. I assume GPM is better in theory since it adjusts based on filter resistance and other things but I wasn't sure if it's actually that smart/ good. Also I noticed that the set GPM in the pump is...

The pool has been filled for 2 weeks now so too early to turn on the heater (pentair mastertemp 400) but I wanted to see if it at least works (has power). And apparently it doesn’t - no light or anything on the display. Pumps, intellivalves and intellicenter work. Is there anything I need to do...

Hi, I know that there are many threads about Intellivalve and how great they are LOL but I couldn‘t find anything about setting multiple stop points with the IntelliCenter. Is that something which finally got implemented? I have multiple valves and would like to assign one to more than one...

Hi, Our pool is about 13'x35' and we have a sun shelf. Based on the reviews I was about to buy a dolphin pool cleaner but then learned that it gets stuck on the sun shel which is 7". Is there a robot which cleans sun shelfs well or if not which can deal with them without getting stuck on...

We will be installing a water bowl which has a 2.5" hole in the center and the PVC pipe is 1.5". What is the best way to seal that? I googled this for a while but couldn't find a good solution. The only thing I found is a seal kit from slick rock for their bowls but that is too small to seal a...

Hi, So originally my plumbing for solar was supposed to look like the following: Filter -> Check valve -> 3 Way valve -> 1-solar 2-heater Unfortunately there wasn't enough space between the filter and the 3 way valve so my plumber did the following: Filter -> Check valve -> 3 Way valve ->...

Hi, First I am super thankful for all the great help I got from this forum in the past! :) I’m in the process of building a pool and added quite a few water features: 1x 6’ sheer (12.5’ radius) 3x 1’ rain sheer 6x deck jets 1x bubbler Now I am trying to figure what kind of pump I will need...

Hi, I just noticed today that our pool water has a strange taste - it reminds me of sunscreen when you get it on your lips. Our chemistry is fine and the water is nice and clear. I assume this is not normal since this is the first time in 2y (since we have a pool) that I notice it. Is there a...

Hi, We moved into a house with a pool about 10 days ago. The water looks really nice not even a tiny bit green. The previous person who lived here had a company come every week to take care of the pool (I found a chlorine tablet in the skimmer). The first thing I did was to clean the filter -...