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    Cheap parasaltic pump of Amazon for acid

    Planning on using node.js pool controller to control this. Will use polyethylene black tubing to inject the one to one diluted muriatic into the pool plumbing. Anyone know if The clear tubing running through these cheap peristaltic pumps will hold up? https://a.co/d/fwC8g76
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    Heater problem

    2025. heater bypass valve stilll doesn't work on master temp 400. When using RS485, it will never exit cool down mode or move the actuator back to original position.
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    Mastertemp with RS485 not working with IC

    Moved from here Trying to help my buddy get his master temp set up with RS-485 and we cannot get the system to detect it. We have the intelli center set to master temp, have tried each of the addresses. Double checked that all three black yellow and green cables are connected. Tried...
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    Replace Ortega Check Valve

    Came home yesterday to my hot tub completely drained. My old Ortega check valve is the problem. The pool builder did not give me any room in the fittings to plumb in a new valve. My options are try to heat up the fittings and get that check valve out, or just pull all of the mechanism out...
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    J4 comm port MasterTemp

    My buddy is installing his equipment, he has the newest Master temp with the RS 485 connections. Intellicenter. The instructions are horrible. We found the ground and serial communication ports of the RS 485 connection, but cannot figure out where to connect the red wire. The instructions say...
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    Pentair EasyTouch surge board

    Helping a fellow forum member (remotely) look at his malfunctioning Easy Touch surge board. It inadvertently got 24 volts of AC sent through the RS485 from a connected peripheral. SWG is still getting DC power. There is 4.2v on the input and nothing on the output side of LVO (U3). I'm pretty...
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    Exclude solar from higher pump speeds on Easy Touch

    My Easy Touch 8 slightly ramps up the RPMs when the solar comes since I have a pump speed with the name SOLAR. If someone in my family chooses to turn on the Pool High mode (which accentuates the spa overflow) during the solar hours I'd like solar to turn OFF so as not to put the extra pressure...
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    H2ot Sun Ballasted Flat Roof Solar Install

    My wife has been wanting solar pool heating for more than a decade, but our roof space is severely limited with PV panels occupying most of it. During COVID we installed a free-standing insulated alumawood patio cover to give us an outdoor entertaining area. I then got several opinions on...
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    SOLVED: Easy Touch Remote 2.180 firmware issues

    I just finished my solar install. Enabling solar caused some funky issues with my wireless remote. I am on 2.180 for both the outdoor main station and the wireless remote. Outdoors I can choose solar, solar preferred, or heater for both the pool and spa. They work as expected. The wireless...
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    H2otsun Solar Powerstrips

    Ken at Hot2Sun has been great to talk with in regards to his unique ballasted power strip solar heaters to go on a flat patio cover. Freezing is not common in Socal, but it ruined my neighbors traditional panels the first year he installed them. Plus I don't want to penetrate my patio cover...
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    Solar plumbing

    I am in the process of installing my own pool solar. Pretty tight space on the outlet of my Pentair Quad DE filter. The solar lines will run in the ground adjacent (closest to the camera) to the equipment. Can I get some thoughts on how to plumb this tight space?
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    Install Spa Blower

    I'm looking to use some of the extra relays after upgrading my Pentair Easy Touch 4 to and 8. I think the first obvious choice is something I've wanted for years... a spa blower. Wiring through conduit to the control box should be pretty straight forward, I'm just curious on the plumbing. Spa...
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    Change Pentair Screenlogic2 IP address

    I have seen various people have issues with this and thought this might help. I Bought a used screenlogic2 off Ebay. It would appear that old firmware on these units does NOT allow for resetting the IP address to DHCP by pushing the button 3 times (or maybe that never works?) You pretty much...