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I finally splurged and got a dolphin Sigma and love it so far except for the fact that it gets hung up on at least one or both of the main drains each time which is really annoying. I turn the pump off when I run it but it still gets stuck. I'm sure this is probably a fairly common issue with...

I have about a 2-year old IC-40 and the red & green light have started blinking indefinitely (the ones at power up) along with the flow light going red. Both of these things have started happening, but will go back to normal sometimes as well without me changing anything. I have never cleaned...

I have a Pentair Intelliflo that's about 2 years old. I run it 24/7 on 1400 rpm which has worked out very well so far. I live in SC so not brutally cold weather in the winter. I became very accustomed to how it sounded, which was very quiet at low RPM. It has now become quite a bit louder...

We've had a perfect pool to this point, but have my first battle on my hands with this stuff. Hoping some expert eyes can help me identify what this is I'm fighting. Chemistry looks to be in good shape I think: FC = 6 pH = 7.5 TA = 75 CH = 100 Salt = 3600 I have a SWG and have run my pump...

Here's a brief rundown of the details. I am feeling a slight electrical current while in and around the pool, especially on sensitive areas of my skin such as little cuts, scrapes, etc. The pool is new as of this year. The pool walls are polymer (not steel). They ran the ground wire around...

Just wondering why the K-1000 testing container only went up to 5 ? It's not that I can't work with it, I guess just curious why if 4-6 is my ideal range, why is that maxing out the range on the container? :) Thanks in advance!

Trying to get some opinions on whether what my electrician is telling me is legit or not so much. My pool is about 3 months old. So far, on two separate occasions, I have come home to the double-breaker for my pool equipment pad being tripped. Both times it was after a day of steady rain...

We just finished building our pool a month or two ago and this summer will our first year using it. For the last couple months, I have been keeping the pool perfectly balanced even though I knew we wouldn't be using it for a while until it warmed up. My question is, can I just do this year...

So I have read various articles out there that talk about the recommended intervals between backwashing and I realize it depends on a number of factors such as how dirty the pool is, how much it's used, etc. The part I'm curious about specifically since I have a variable speed pump, what RPM...

I've been up and running with a new pool and new IC40 for a couple months and noticed that the Cell Status light is sometimes on and sometimes not. All other lights are green and it does not "flash" green or anything...just sometimes not on. I would say it seems to be on far more than it's...

Just curious about the discrepancy between the minimum temp to generate chlorine shown in the IC-40 manual (52 degrees) and the temperature that most people seem to observe to be the real world minimum (60 - 65 degrees). I have found around 60 to be my minimum but weird how they would state an...

I'm sure this is a very easy question to answer, but after I've set the time on the clock and set my On and Off points, does the switch at the bottom stay in the On or Off position? Thanks!

I'm seeing things like "220 to 350ppm, vinyl lower" on TFP. Also seeing in the ABC's of Pool Chemistry that calcium technically isn't even needed for vinyl pools. My PB is recommending about 200 for my vinyl pool. Wondering why I'm seeing so many different recommendations :) Right now I'm at...

I have a leak coming from the top of my Pentair Triton II filter. I have removed it, inspected the o-ring (looked good), put some lube on it and put it back on tightly. It only leaks at high RPM so it's been there's a lot of pressure. Should I just try another whole top assembly first? My...

I've been trying to find a happy medium RPM to vacuum at so that I have good suction but the vacuum head doesn't stick to the liner too much. Also trying to decide weather to divert all of the suction to the skimmer or leave some main drain in it. I'm just using the triangular brush head from...

Right now I'm using the the triangular brush type that came with the pool from the PB but seems like it could be easier than with this head. I see some on Amazon that are wider and have rollers but some folks have had problems with the quality (screws and/or wheels falling out) Thoughts? Thanks!

I just bought 15 bags of pool salt at Lowe's and have been waiting to start adding it since I knew I couldn't generate salt at these temps anyway (my pool temp is 57 right now). I decided to add a bag tonight and noticed that it collected on the bottom. Will this salt dissolve on its own...

Currently, the one near the deep end (left) is pointed downward towards the main drains and the one in the shallow end (right) is pointed upwards towards the surface. I want to position this the best way I can for circulation, skimming, stirring up added chemicals, etc. Thanks!

We just finished up our pool build (16 X 37 with 8 ft deep end). I didn't really know enough to question it in the beginning but I'm wondering now if it would have been a better setup to have a second skimmer instead of just one wide mouth? Also maybe some jets over on the steps since debris...

The PB did their first water sample a couple weeks ago and starting adding some Alkalinity increaser, calcium, etc. to start getting things leveled out based on the initial results. I took a sample down to the PB's lab this morning and got the following numbers: Chlorine - 0 PH - 7.9 Calcium -...

Is there a reason it needs to spin up to the max RPM to prime or can/should I configure it to be less during priming?

Do I need to switch the pump off before changing the setting on the multi-port? Thanks!

My PB is currently doing the initial balancing of my pool and plans to pour both a bag of alkalinity increaser and a bucket of calcium in the pool for the next 3 days. I'm not sure what target levels they are going for but wanted to get some opinions on whether I should or shouldn't put...

I started my IntelliFlo up for the first time yesterday without any water in the pump basket. It pulled water in soon after and it's been running great for a day now. Did I likely cause any damage not having water in the basket as indicated in the owner's manual? Sure hope not :/

My new build is finishing up this week and I'm trying to decide what my game plan is for running the pump and SWG. I have a timer for the SWG installed but I'm leaning towards a low RPM 24/7 as a first cut at it but not sure how low of an RPM I can go to and still get effective SWG and skimming...

I apologize in advance if this is a newbie question. The pool guys will be balancing my pool and finishing up this week. After the initial balance, we will put the IC40 inline instead of the straight pipe I have in there temporarily during the balance. My question is how do I know how what...

My equipment pad has recently become somewhat of a low point after some grading we did to the area around the pool. I haven't had a downpour yet to see how it goes, but I'm worried that there could be standing water on the pad such that the water level rises up onto the pump a bit. How much...

I purchased this pump cover after reading some articles concerning possible premature damage to the pump from sun/rain. Turns out that I will need to cut the cover to fit my location since the set of steps to my deck is behind the pump. I'm just looking for some opinions on whether it is worth...

The electrician is going to wire everything next week and I wanted to ask a few questions here before he does to make sure we get it configured and wired in a way that makes the most sense. Here is a picture of my setup: We don't have a complicated setup at all...no spa, fountains...

Trying to figure out what this part is called. He said the initial chemical balancing they do is hard on the salt cell so there's some kind of temporary pipe they put in it's place during balancing. Any ideas? Thanks!