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Thanks for the comment. I could have done the same with leaving mine in place but what's the fun of that 😊. I have another thread that shows what is inside these cells in hopes that someone looking to buy a broken one on line thinks about it and saves that money. They are non-reparable yet I...

Thanks for your comment, that I am aware. I was meaning are the boards swappable. Swap out the color led board for just the white led board? When I mentioned niche I was asking was there an alternative that I can install in the niche without being LED since they fail pretty quick verses the...

Hello all, On my 7 year old pool I have had to replace 3 lights in the first 4 years of our pool build. Two of these were in the 3 years warranty period and the 3rd was on the 4th year but Pentair stepped up and made a one time courtesy replacement. Fast forward to ~6 months ago one of my...

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I found paint by Pentair and it is shown as Almond as well. At what they are charging plus shipping I will stick with HD or Lowes for this. https://www.poolsupplyunlimited.com/pool/pentair-vp00020000-spray-paint/700p1

I had no clue either that they had their own paint. When our pool builder built our pool in 2015 what I shared is what they used so I purchased a can and it matches up with ours pretty well.

In my case my SWG failed after 7 years. I could have left the dead unit in place however I decided to take it apart to see if it could be repaired. For me the bypass was so my pool would still function while I was attempting repair. I have another post on that on the forum. These things are not...

Thanks JamesW. I did not see this done anywhere so I thought I would attempt a repair until I got to all the epoxy. Had no idea what was inside until I go inside. Hopefully this saves people from buying used ones on an online site with the intention to repair. Save your money.

This IC40 had seen no water intrusion and before I started trying to remove th I do not disagree at all :). Here is what I came up with on a quick google search. I am sure other sites will vary. "Epoxy resins insulate circuit boards to protect them from harsh environments, such as moisture...

That is all epoxy that was filled over the electronics. It does a few things, keeps the parts from becoming lose from vibrations as well make makes it virtually tamper/non-repair proof. In other words trying to repair them are pretty much impossibly. If it did not contain all that epoxy I would...

Hey everyone, my SWG (installed 2015) had failed and since I have been repairing electronics as a hobby I thought I would see if I could access the inside of our Pentair IC40 as I have not seen this done anywhere before. Getting the top off was the easy part as it just pops off. Once inside I...

Good tip there Newdude and thanks for the comment, in my case I performed a few test cuts with the blade in the correct rotation and since the aluminum blade has many teeth there were no issues with chipping etc. This was my experience but may be different with someone else using a different blade.

Hey everyone, I have not posted in quite a while but I wanted to share this bypass that I made yesterday. I originally purchased an Impresa bypass by a big online company and it arrived cracked. This brand felt really thin and cheap, not something that I felt could last long term. I ended up and...

So here is a new one that must have just happened recently. I highly doubt this is why the manifold pops off but I was out looking at the pool equipment a little while ago and noticed a small puddle of water at the handle of the backwash valve. I dried it up and it bubbles out slowly. I took it...