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Hi all - opened our pool this past week, and after the winter, the LCD screen on my automation panel isn't working correctly. It's a 4-line scrollable display, and the bottom two lines are not showing. This makes it impossible (at least as far as I can tell) to see/update the schedule and other...

Hi - just purchased and installed a new IC40. The lights on it are telling me I have low salt. I checked the panel, and it's reading 2750ppm. I performed a salt test with my kit, and I'm getting a reading of 3400. Also, my prior IC40 (as of this morning) wasn't reading low salt. Is this an issue...

Hey all, noticing a drop off in my IC40 output. It's roughly 5 years old. Have cleaned it regularly (1x per year, only if noticeable scaling). Question is: how do I tell for certain if it's failing? All my testing numbers are optimal (except now, FC) with TFP saltwater standards. Passed OCLT...

Hi - I did a quick search but didn't find this specific question. I have a 5-ish year old IC40 SWCG. This year, upon open (two days ago, I live in Mass), my display panel is reporting a water temp of 147 degrees. It's been relatively warm in Mass, but that seems just a tad high (it's really...

Hi all - Just had my pool opened, and noticed the CYA was a tad low @ 50. I threw some in a sock and let it sit in the skimmer, squeezing it yesterday a couple times. The pump was off overnight, and I went out in the morning to check on things. The pump fired up, and within about 10 seconds, I...

Hey all - anything inherently wrong with using dry acid vs. MA to lower pH? I have some leftover from before I joined TFP, and my pH has crept up to the point I would like to lower it. Probably not necessary to answer the question, but my numbers: FC 7.0 CC 0 CYA 80 pH 7.8 TA 80 CH 250

Hey all - my single underwater light popped out of its "bracket" this weekend. I wasn't there, so I don't know if it was the result of a child playing with it or if it just decided it didn't want to be underwater any more. Anyway, it's floating presently, but still fully wired up. I haven't...

Hi - I didn't find anything specific on a quick search of TFP... are THMs of concern to the typical residential pool owner? My understanding is that testing for them is very expensive (?) -- any insights from the experts?

Hi all - I've seen this referred to in the traditional maintenance forums, and I'm just curious what conditions can lead to this occurring? It seems like a *very* painful experience when it occurs, so I'm just trying to understand the chemistry of it. Thanks!

My current water: FC: 12 CC: 0.5 CYA: 55 TA: 80 pH: 7.5 Salt: 3200 Crystal clear (thanks to all of you) I'm tweaking my CYA presently 10ppm at a time so I don't overshoot (targeting 75), and I'm trying to bring my FC down to the recommended levels for SWCG by adjusting my cell % and run time...

Hey all - having trouble keeping my FC up despite continuing to ramp up both my pump run time and SWG %. I'm presently running 11 hours a day at 100%, and noticed a 3ppm FC loss since yesterday (not an OCLT result, and we swam yesterday). Anyway, my current results: FC 3.5 CC 0 CYA 80 pH 7.6...

Hey all. I had my pool very nicely balanced per TFP saltwater guidelines. I just got back from a week vacation, and now my FC will no longer hold. Test results: FC 0.5 CC 0 CYA 70 TA 100 CH 250 pH 7.6 Pump is running the same as it was all summer to this point. My swg was at 60% but was losing...

I feel compelled to thank everyone on this site for their guidance. I'm in year two of pool ownership. Let's just say last year was a complete disaster full of many trips to the pool store, many confusing tests from the same store, and much (I now realize) unnecessary purchases of algaecide...

Hi all - as some of you are probably already aware, we're having a bad outbreak of Gypsy Moths (well, in caterpillar form) here in New England. They're all over just about every tree. They decimate the plants and drop their "waste" all over the ground, including on my pool deck and in my pool...

Anyone else have the ability to control their EasyTouch wirelessly? Looking for advice on this... is the Pentair Wifi system the only way to do this, or are there 3rd party options?

Hi all - FC 6.5 CC 0.5 CYA 40 pH 7.4 CH 350 TA 120 Salt 3800 Excluding CYA and TA, per the saltwater guidelines page, my numbers look within range for everything. I'm working to get the CYA up to 60-70 -- just added some last night -- but is the TA high enough that I'd want to actively lower...

Hi - I've searched the manuals and done a cursory search online, but can't seem to locate the BTUs my heat pump generates. I'm trying to calculate 1) the cost per kwH to run this thing, and 2) what my expectations should be for heating my pool from 65-ish to 80 for this weekend. The temps up...

Hi all - I don't have a T-100 (I had previously bought another and am not yet ready to replace it). Anyway, I need to test my CYA level -- any recommendations? Are strips reliable? Thanks!

Hey all, first time poster. I set my system up to do a first-of-the-year vacuum of all the stuff in the bottom of my pool. I set things up to vacuum straight to waste. Here's my question/issue: I removed the insert filter on the pump itself as I figured that little basket would fill up in about...