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    Pentair Intelliflo - Broken Pin on Communication Port

    One of our landscapers tripped over the communication cable for our Pentair Intelliflo VS (#011018) pump and broke off one of the pins on the communication port. As a result, the pump is no longer able to communicate with our Jandy RS8. The communication port would be easy to repair, but I...
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    Pool dreaming

    We had a largish (20x50) pool built in Northern VA a few years ago with pebble sheen, autocover, SWG, integrated spa, propane heater, and a couple of water features. It was about $130K all-in. I don't think Town & Country is misleading you. We used Alpine and they were great to work with.
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    Scale Buildup with Low CH

    Thanks. This is helpful! Would we remove the efflorescence using Muriatic acid like we would with scale? Is there anything we can do to prevent or mitigate the issue in the future? Would a sealer on the tile help?
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    Scale Buildup with Low CH

    Hi, I am just learning how to balance the chemicals properly in my pool and would appreciate some help. Here's the info for my 46K gallon SWG pool: FC: 8.5 pH: 7.4 TA: 100 CH: 150 CYA: 60 SALT: 2200 CSA: -0.52 I am working on bringing the FC level down to 4 and am planning to add 400lbs of...
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    Replace Single Speed Pump to Save Energy?

    Ok, I did it. Per Mark's suggestion, I made the Intelliflo the filter pump and the Whisperflo with a 1/2 hp impeller the waterfall pump. Everything appears to be working properly and I am able to control the Intelliflo through our Jandy Aqualink RS. Now for the next question, what speeds and...
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    Replace Single Speed Pump to Save Energy?

    Spent some more time researching this. It looks like if I want to swap the two motors with impeller and diffusers, the steps are: 1. Unbolt the motor assembly 2. Disconnect the bonding wire 3. Disconnect the electrical Reverse the process to reinstall. Is that right or are there...
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    Replace Single Speed Pump to Save Energy?

    Wow, you guys are awesome. Thanks for all of the suggestions. I really like Mark's idea of swapping the two motors, impellers, and diffusers and switching to a 1/2 HP impeller for the WFE-6. Is there a good tutorial somewhere that would help me understand how to do that? I'm not really...
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    Replace Single Speed Pump to Save Energy?

    The Intelliflo is at 2100RPM when we run the water feature. We don't need variable speed for the water feature, but we do need something that will provide approximately the same flow rate, so that the water feature doesn't flow too hard or too soft. How can I figure out what single speed pump...
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    Replace Single Speed Pump to Save Energy?

    Hi, I'm trying to wrap my head around what I should do with my pool pump configuration on would appreciate any input. Here are the details: 50K gallon pool w/ integrated spa in Northern VA Polaris 280 pool cleaner Hydramatic pool cover that we keep closed whenever the pool is not in use...