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Trying to reconnect equipment properly to PSL4. Originally, PSL4 installed with Superflo VS pump. Quickly found that this is not ideal, and my waterfall pump had given up the ghost, so I decided to purchase Intelliflo3 as main pool/spa pump and move Superflo to waterfall duty. Here is what I...

OK, not sure what happened here. While I was out walking my dog, freeze mode enabled on my PSL4. It is brand new, so I am unsure what it does when it comes on. But, when I got home, the entire spa was empty! The pool is clearly overfilled, so excess water is draining through the overflow. I...

Hello, everyone. I hope you all had a happy thanksgiving. My water feature pump appears to have given up the ghost. It looks to be as old as the pool, 30 years, so it is probably worth replacing versus repairing. This pump runs 3 1 foot long waterfalls in the side wall of the pool. I have been...

Here in the Houston area, and across Texas, we are in the midst of a brutal heat wave with no rain. Recently, I have had to add water to the pool twice in the last month, and it appears that I am about to have to fill it again. It looks to have dropped about 1.5 inches in about 2 weeks. Does...

I have owned a Dolphin Nautilus for about 4 years now. It cleans like a champ. My usual routine is to wait until the bottom of the pool is noticeably dirty before I run the robot. Generally, this may be once a week if the wind is not blowing too many leaves into the pool, twice a week if it is...

So, here I was thinking I was ahead of the game by cleaning my DE filter ahead of the big 4th of July party. I watch a few youtube videos to remind myself how to do this (my first disassemble and clean was last October), and off I go. It seemed easier than the first time, and less built up DE as...

Good afternoon everyone. I have lived in this house 2 years, and never used my hot tub. I have a request to turn it on this evening. The heater works, but I have no idea which pipes go where, and how to set my valves to heat only the spa. Any advice? I am posting a pic of the setup, and can...

As stated in the thread title, I am replacing an old single speed pump with a Pentair Superflo VS. The new pump came with a pair of union kits. So far, so good. The problem arose when I attempted to squeeze the union and a coupling into a short space instead of cutting the pipe in a better...

You have no doubt seen several posts regarding the 8 to 20 inches of rain we got in Houston on Sunday and Monday. I fared better than many, in that I only had a thin layer of dirt that I cleaned up with my Dolphin and my net. Chemistry is a little different issue. Yesterday, my chlorine was at...

Hello everyone! My situation is pretty much the way the title sounds. Last week, after a winter of only occasional attention, I noticed my pool had some slight green along the walls and floor. I ran the numbers, and they came out looking like this... FC - 0 CC - 0 pH - 7.8 TA - 70 CYA - 30 I...

I have a polaris pressure side cleaner that cleans well enough when everything is clean. The big problem is that my in-hose filter screen clogs extremely quickly. Often times, the filter clogs within one day of cleaning it. Is this common? Is it an indication that something else in the filtering...

As the title suggests, I just cancelled my pool service, after doing much of the work myself all summer. I had purchased a brush, a net, a hose and vacuum head, and have kept the pool reasonably clean on my own. I finally purchased a TF-100 test kit last month, and after practicing a bit, call...