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The last two times I've tried to open my cover, the switch doesn't function (nor does bypassing the switch). These were a few weeks apart. I functioned well all season except I had to replace the switch midway though. Now, when this happens, the motor doesn't make any noise at all. Each time...

I know at some point, we’ll need to replace the coping and concrete. But for now, how do I fill these gaps?

My water has been crystal clear. It's maybe a little cloudier today. CC has been under .5 when tested. The past couple days my FC is bouncing up and down. During some of this time I used the Superchlorinate feature on my IC60 (but only for a few hours at a time). My logs are in my signature...

Today, we lost a screw from a pair of sunglasses in the deep end of our vinyl-lined pool. Looked for it but couldn't find it at the bottom (pool was shaded). Will this potentially damage pump / filter / plumbing? Is this a big problem? Little problem? Potential but unlikely problem? How...

I have an intellicenter & IC60 and the pool cover card. It's working well and I have it setup so it decreases the output when the cover is closed (which is most of the time). I can adjust the SWG output when the pool is uncovered using the panel, the app, the web portal, and NodeJS Pool...

Another day, another question about our 20ish year old pool. Recently, I dug down to the skimmer to bond the pool water. In the process, I noticed that the deck on this side of the pool is almost completely supported by the wall brackets and that all the dirt/fill has settled underneath leaving...

Didn't want to start another thread, but didn't want to hijack someone else's. I'm still learning and have received so much fantastic help around here. This might be the best place on the internets. I have been running my pump at 1200 rpm for most of the day. Now that I have enough salt, my SWG...

Anyone know where I can find something like this? I’ve looked around but coming up empty.

Liner was replaced right before we closed on our house early September 2022 (when we knew nothing about pools) Now there’s a spot where it’s popping out. I’ve looked at the liner abc post and think I can get it back in. My question is about the liner bead placement in the coping. Should my...

Just fired up my new Mastertemp. Immediately throwing AGS error. I checking the troubleshooting guide. At first was running the pump at 1200 rpm, bypass fully open. Error AGS. Tried 1900 rpm. Error AGS. Tried 2200 rpm. Error AGS. Heater is wired for 220. It's connected to a 15 amp breaker...

Preface: I've watched all the Mike Holt videos and have just been through his process to check my vinyl lined pool. We bought this house in the early fall, swam several times with no issues. The only reason I starting looking into bonding is that I noticed the previous pump was missing a bonding...

I've emailed with Marina and have some questions still. Looking at these 3: 1099, 1299, and 1599. Currently have an older Nautilus CC on its last leg. Wanting to be able to schedule / automate the robot. I'm fine doing this with the dolphin app or with an outlet tied into HomeKit. I do have an...

Came out this morning to a solid red light on my new intelliflo3. Started up fine and is pumping again. Was having some bubbles in the pump lid that I mentioned in another thread. Not sure if it lost prime? What should I do to troubleshoot? Note: don’t think it’s relevant, but it rained this...

Have 2 returns (in blue in picture) and 2 skimmers (in red in picture). Not sure how to direct them:

New to us pool, bought house last fall. Liner was replaced and pool was refilled as part of the purchase. Had a few weeks with the pool where a local pool guy took care of it and then winterized it. Here's my first test results today after circulating 30 mins w/ a K-2006c-Salt: FC - 0 pH - 7.5...

Going to be setting up my new Intelliflo3 in the next few days. Trying to understand what I should do for the min / max rpm and gpm settings. I have 2" piping at the pad, 2 - 1.5" returns to the pool, 2 - 1.5" lines from skimmers, a 1.5" line from the main drain. Equipment is: Clean and Clear...

I'm 90% of the way done with replacing my equipment. Before: Pentair Superflo Single Speed Pentair Sand Filter After: Pentair Intellicenter Pentair Intelliflo 3 Pentair Clean and Clear Plus 520 Pentair IC60 Pentair MasterTemp 400 Mainly, checking to see if there are any obvious errors I need...

This is probably a dumb question with a simple answer. I’m going to be replacing all the equipment and replumbing the pad. In the process, I’ll be removing the old valves for the skimmers and the main drain. Right now the pool is winterized (by someone else) and the skimmer valves are open but...

Soon, I’ll be installing the Intellicenter for our pool. We also have a cover from Automatic Pool Covers, Inc. It’s an older unit. I see that there’s an expansion card for the Intellicenter that people use with a rotary encoder limit switch. Our cover’s manufacturer doesn’t sell one. My...

Pool is currently closed and I’m learning TFP so I can do pool maintenance on our pool we got with our home purchase in September. Paid a pool guy for a few weeks to care for it and to winterize it. Looking back of invoices, I see he used: Pool Juice Back Up 2 Calcium Hardness Increaser...

From a local pool supplier: Pentair: Intelliflo 3, Mastertemp 400k, CNC Plus 520 sq ft filter, Intellicenter, IC60 SWG = $12323.48 Hayward: Tristar VS 950, H Series 400k, Swim Clear 525 sq ft filter, Omni Plus, 340 T cell SWG = $10,939.49 At Polytec, I've priced the pentair stuff out to...

I'm replacing all the equipment for my pool this spring. I had been planning to go with the INTELLIFLO3® VSF but the pool supplier is telling me that's overkill for my pool that only has 2 skimmers, main drain, and 2 returns all plumbed w/ 1.5" pipe. I had been thinking that the VF would make...

We have an automatic cover that's great, but I've been reading that it's not great to use them in the winter/snow. Don't have a problem getting a safety cover, but I'm not sure how we'd go about anchoring it since the concrete on the sides of our a pool is so narrow. Any suggestions?

My signature has the current details. As soon as I track down and fix my equipment pad's bonding issue (been watching a lot of Mike Holt!), I'm planning a substantial upgrade/update to our pool's equipment. After reading lots of posts and getting help on other threads, here's the plan: 1...

Looking at: 011075 vs 011060 011057 The older ones are available online under the EC warranty. Essentially, it's $1942 for an Intelliflo3 with a 4 year protection plan from Amazon vs $1900 for an older Intelliflo from Polytec with Pentair's 2 year EC warranty. Anyone have any experience with...

As I've been learning at my new to me pool and looking into its equipment, I've noticed that my equipment (currently a pump, nature2 system, and sand filter) lacks bonding wires. It was built in Fall 2005 if that makes a difference. Looking to install some new equipment this Spring (pump, SWG...

I'm planning to add a SWG to my pool this spring. However, after reaching out to a local company to get a quote on equipment and install, I was cautioned against added a SWG to my pool since it has an automatic cover. PB advised to go UV instead because SWG would cause corrosion on the cover...

This spring I'm going to be replacing my older Pentair single speed pump with a variable speed, adding a chlorine generator, and likely adding a gas heater. Right now, the pool is setup up to have the pump controlled by a on/off only switch. I'd like to add some automation controls, but I'm not...

We're looking to potentially add a heater to our ~25k gallon vinyl-lined pool in NE MO. Essentially, we're wanting to see if we can extend the swim season about a month on both ends of summer and maybe provide for a surprise swim opportunity in the winter. It wouldn't be difficult to get gas...

Last fall we bought a new house that has a pool. It's vinyl-lined 18x40 25,611 gallons. It came with an older (not sure age) single speed Pentair SF-N1-1A-340008 pump, a Nature2 Pro G system, and a sand filter. This spring, I plan to remove the Nature2 system and to add a salt system. Would it...