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This is more annoyance, but I'm curious if there is a fix. I have had the Screenlogic2 interface for my Easytouch control center for several years and for it's part it works well. However, when I open the PC version of the app and go to the status screen, the weather info it reports, both the...

Just finished my fourth summer with my pool. It was setup with the IC-40 SWCG run by an Easytouch 8 control panel. A few weeks ago, despite the generator indicating it was running normally, my chlorine level started dropping. A few days later, no lights on at the SWCG and the status on the...

This seems like the best spot to share this one. For those who can use them, I found Sams Club today put their outdoor deck umbrellas on clearance. They had been $115 for 10' diameter tilting umbrellas. Today I found them for $50. The color choices were pretty limited at my closest store...

Alright, This is the second time in recent months that I've had an issue with one of my three way valve actuators not working correctly. It's still under warranty, so it will be fixed. However, eventually it won't be and I'd like some feedback on if this is something I can deal with myself...

Saw this article today. In case anyone needed inspiration on why we take care of our own: http://www.angieslist.com/articles/5-secrets-most-pool-companies-won%E2%80%99t-tell-you.htm?CID=TBL345&utm_source=taboola Being written by a pool maintenance company owner, it's no surprise he left off...

Entering into my 2nd summer with my pool and I'm about ready to punch my SWCG. It's a Pentair IC40 that came with the build last year. Through the winter, I would get low salt readings on the unit, even though testing with the Taylor drop kit would show good salt levels. So, I attributed it...

Alright, I've been doing pretty well following the recommendations at this fantastic site and my pool has been looking and running well since I put it in last summer. However, one area I neglected was with the acid washing of my cell every three months. I didn't do my first wash (in part...

Here in the last month I had been getting a low salt reading. I had attributed it to the colder water. I've checked the salt level with the Taylor kit, so I know the level is good. Yet this week, when I check the reading under the diagnostics, I was getting a com link error. The manual said to...

I see there are a number of posts regarding SWCG and winter temperatures, though I haven't quite found one that answers my situation. This is my first winter with my pool. Being in Houston, I keep it "open" as we like to make use of the hot tub on occasion. Here during the last month, the...

If Pentair publishes this info, it seemed to be buried beyond my pitiful hacking skills to find. I'd have thought that would have been an FCC required bit of data included in the manual. I've got a Pentair Easytouch 8 setup and I know if uses RF to communicate with the remote control. Does...

Everyone, I'm going through my first "winter" (as much as we have in Houston) with my new pool. It's a freeform shape with a waterfall and a round raised hot tub on one end. (see the link in my signature for pictures). I've got a 400kBtu heater for the spa and I used it once earlier in the...

Time to finally start giving back a bit around here. I've largely been a lurker studying the pool school and forums as I went through my pool build during the first half of the year. Finally managed to put together some pictures and a schematic of my audio/video distribution for my backyard...

A couple of weeks ago after my builder finished repairs and refilled the pool, he added bags of salt and left two more for me to add later. After a few days, the reading on the IC-40 was showing only 2300, so I added the other two bags. After several more days, it settled at 2600. This was...

I've been mostly lurking and absorbing info around here for the last several months while my pool was being built and since it has been up (and down) and up again. I've gotten myself a TF100 kit and am in the process of getting my chemistry sorted out. Water looks great so far. However, I've...

Howdy, all! Last year my wife and I built our dream home south of Houston (Manvel) and this year we're putting a pool. It will be the first for either of us. I've visited friends and family in the area with pools, gotten recommendations on builders to talk to, and spent a number of days going...