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My Easytouch 4 LED display was scrambled, so I got a new motherboard. I very carefully duplicated the connections on the new motherboard. However, now the Intelliflo VS pump does not turn on from the Easytouch F1 button. F2, F3, F4 work fine. The Intelliflo appears to have power because its...

I am a tenant in a house with a Rheem gas heater for pool and attached spa. The heater has been throwing the HL2 and HL1 codes and whooshing after it has run for a while. Sometimes, if I turn off the heater and let it sit, I can get it to run again, and reach the spa target temp. I opened up...

I have a Pentair Clean and Clear 420 filter housing, circa 2007, that has developed a crack in the bottom. After reading related threads on the forum, I have decided not to attempt epoxy, and am replacing... but the question is, how much do I need to replace? The interior fittings appear to be...

I've been having major problems with my backyard oasis. The pool area is landscaped, and backs to towering trees: oaks, maples, and poplars. This year, we have had an infestation of cicada killer wasps. They are bothersome, but harmless, and mostly active in the morning, before we are out by...

I have some spots of what I think is black algae in the deep end of my pool. I'll brush it for now and keep chlorine between 5 ppm and 10 ppm, but I'd like to wait until the end of swim season to get serious about treating it (by increasing shock level to 25 ppm and brushing aggressively for a...

I'm looking at stainless steel algae brushes. They come in a variety of sizes-- from 6.25 to 18" wide. I'm trying to get rid of some black spots (the dreaded black algae, I fear) in a 1' by 3' section in the deep, shady end of the pool. Would the smaller brush be more time consuming, but more...

Had an algae bloom a couple of weeks ago due to poor water circulation in pool. I shocked, brushed, and changed cartridges and the algae is gone. Do I need to throw out the cartridges that were exposed to the algae, or can I soak them in DW detergent and bleach, hose them down, then re-use...

I've read that you can use water softener salt as pool salt, provided that it is greater than 99 percent pure salt. We use our well water to top up our pool (initial fill is from a truck), and while we treat the water to remove iron, I know the system is not perfect as we have rust stains on...