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My Easy Touch remote has worked flawlessly until a few days ago. Now it won’t communicate with the Pentair main unit, gives me a NO COMM error. I searched past posts on here and found the instructions below- Try resetting the address. From the load center at the equipment: press menu. press...

Can someone here point me to a good write up on determining how long and what speeds I should run my pump each day? I have floor pop-ups for cleaning.

Ph meter I ordered doesn’t work and at least one of my chemicals isn’t working right. Who do I contact about this?

My skimmer doesn’t seem to be doing much, the water flow seems stagnate even when my pump is running at 3000 rpm. I noticed debris and leaves on the surface yesterday on the end opposite the skimmer and they are still there this morning. Shouldn’t they be moving into the skimmer? There is a...

I purchased a new MasterSpa hot tub this summer and am ready to fill it for the first time. I will use Aqua Clarity to purge the first fill and then refill. I will use Aqua Clarity as my regular maintenance regime. My tub came with a lot of "additives", how many of these should I keep and use?

Just got my new M600 and am curious how much and how long I should run it. Right now I have it scheduled to run everyday for 2 hours. What are others doing? Is 2 hours enough for a 22,000 gallon pool?

Trying to learn how to program/set up my Easytouch 8. I have the Filter/Pump button set to run my pump at 3100 rpm. No spa. So If I want to run the pump manually (not part of my schedule) I just push Filter/pump. How do I set things up if I want to run the pump at one of the lower speeds...

New to me pool has a Pentair Triton sand filter. My previous pool had a paper filter so I am unfamiliar with the backwash procedure. Reading the Pentair manual it talks about monitoring the pressure gauge to determine when a backwash is needed. A pool service recommended every two weeks. I...

Just did a complete drain/refill of my pool. For now my CYA is only 40 and I am hesitant to increase it anymore. I know the only way to decrease CYA when it gets to 90-100 is to drain water and I don’t want to have to do that again anytime soon! What is wrong with leaving it at 40 instead of...

Recently bought a new home with a pool that does not have a SWCG. My previous pool had one so I am not used to adding liquid chlorine. 20,000 gallon pool. If I want my FC to be 3-5 what would be a normal amount of chlorine I will need to add? Seems like I am adding gallons regularly and...

Just bought home in Tucson that has the Pentair EasyTouch system with wireless 8 remote. I am used to Hayward equipment so trying to learn Easytouch. Have read through the manual and watched numerous YouTube videos on how to use Easytouch. A couple of things elude my understanding though-...

What is the name of this part which goes below the strainer basket in the skimmer? What does it do? My pool guy took it out and said I don’t need it.

I have an inground pebbletec pool with pop-up cleaners in the floor. It does a good job of keeping the pool clean but I wouldn’t mind having another way to clean up the pool bottom better fro time to time. Would some kind of pool vacuum work for this? Brands recommended? I don’t even know how...

I’ve recently taken control over my pool using TFP for that. I have always had to clean my cell about every 3-4 months, but you guys have stated in other posts that maintaining proper chemical levels should prevent the need for cleaning. So my question is which of the chemical levels will...

Just received this test kit and am now testing my salt water pool for the first time. I have always relied on my local pool store to test the salt level before. I have run two tests, about one week apart, and they both have come back with a salt level of right at 5200. High obviously. My SWG...

Is there any good rule of thumb on how long to run the filters a day? The default setting on mine is 8 hours a day, 4 hours in the morning from 10-2 and then again at 10pm-2am. I realize it makes a difference how much the tub is used. Ours gets used maybe once a day, one person for...

So with the help of this forum I have been getting my hot tub water levels right. After purging with Ahh..some I refilled and started over. Mine is a bromine tub, so I added the recommended level of sodium bromide to establish my bromine bank. I also added a cup of liquid bleach right away...

I have a Baja Spa hot tub that has the tablet dispenser located inside the filter. I load this up with about 5-6 tablets and let it automatically release them. So how do I maintain/regulate my FC with this system? I realize this may seem like a really simple question but I’m new here and just...

With the education I've received on this forum I've taken control of my pool chemistry. Bought the Taylor 2006k kit and love it! But I was in a store right beside Leslie's today so decided to let them test my water to see how close (or far off) they might be. Wow, results below- Test...

So it looks like I need to do a partial drain to lower my Cya. Being in the AZ desert I am loathe to waste 2000-3000 gallons of water. So my thought is to hook my portable pump to my garden hose and water my fruit trees and other plants. So I Goggled the question about using pool water to do...

I am looking for referrals to a local pool service or person to take care of my pool while we are gone for the rest of the year. I need accurate measurements of my ph, FC and Cya. My current guy can't seem to handle it, his way of testing ph and Chlorine is by dropping reagents directly in the...

Another new user here after relying on Leslie's for testing and have them screw up. So here's what happened- FYI. 10000 gallon Pebbletec pool with SWG. I drained and refilled my pool back in January. I have been taking my water to Leslie's about once per week to get my water balanced, salt...

New Hayward variable speed pump and would like to measure the GPM of my system at various rpm's. Anyone know of a way to do this? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I am working to identify the components of my pool system. Can someone tell me what this is and what it does? Brand name on cover is Thermocraft.

I just installed a new Hayward Ecostar 3400VSP pump. All went fine except now I have a timer on/off issue. Prior to this i had a single speed pump which was turned on/off using an Intermatic timer. This was set up by the pool builder so the pump, SWG, and heater were all turned on by this...

New user here finally taking control of my pool. I am working at understanding how everything is working in my system. I can't figure out why the valve in the picture below is there. It is between the outlet of my filter and the gas heater. Also right before the Swg and return to the pool. As...

Hello all- New user here, i have had our pool for ten years but just now starting to take control of doing things my way! Looks like I will get great help here.:) I just ordered a new Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump to replace my old Northstar single speed. My existing pump is a 2 hp and the...