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I have an intellipH that is supposed to inject a small amount of muriatic acid hourly into the pool. But since my Intellicenter and IC60 think my salt is only 2600ppm (it's really 3700, tested via several different methods), the intellipH has a "low salt" warning and won't inject the acid. I...

Hello, all. After about 3 years of flawless operation, my IC60 quit working--all lights were off. Long story short, with help from this awesome thread, I discovered that my IC60 wasn't the issue, but there was a burned connector in my IntellipH board. (I confirmed the IC60 was working by...

Hello, I came home from vacation last night and noticed my pool was cloudy and my pump was putting out only 2 gallons per minute. This usually means my filter needs to be cleaned. I washed the cartridge grids and accidentally put it in backwards. It was dark out and I wasn't paying close...

Hello, in July 2019, we installed the pool in my signature and I have always had success running my at around 40% to keep 5 ppm chlorine in my pool. I have never cleaned the cell. This year, I have had trouble keeping chlorine in the pool. I can have it running at 100% and there will be zero...

Hello, we just purchased a floor model Jacuzzi J-485 that was in use at the store about a year. The company started it up for us and I unfortunately wasn't able to pay attention to it for a couple days, and about 4 days after we had it, it got cloudy and had some build up at the water line...

Hello, We opened our pool last July and ran it through mid-November. We had the pool as hot as 95 degrees in 35 degree weather. We opened first of this month and pool heated from 48 degrees to 85 degrees in about 24 hours. All of the sudden, the heater won't heat. Pool builder/HVAC/plumber...

Hi, my DE filter (in my signature) was just cleaned and charged with DE and is dripping a little around the edges. I saw a video where the guy recommended silicone lubricant be put around the rim of the filter before closing. I don't think the pool company did that. I also don't think they...

Hi all, New pool w/ SWG (details in signature). Last year was first year, and maintaining water clarity was so easy and uneventful, thanks to TFP! Our pool builder opened the pool, and when the took the tarp off water was cloudy and green. Anyway, they did whatever they do, and I don't know...

Hello, My pH has been running on the high side lately (~7.8) and I wanted to adjust my intellipH to put out a little more acid. I went to the IntellipH control box and it says "SUPERCHLOR", and none of the buttons are responsive. It for some reason seems to think my IC60 is in superchlorinate...

I'm building a pool right now and was trying to search for threads regarding my new Pentair IntellipH. I type in IntellipH in and get no results. But if I type it in google, some threads from this site show up in the google search. This has happened with multiple different search queries for me.

It was about 50 degrees here yesterday when they sprayed our gunite. The PB told us that we didn't need to water the gunite because of the low temps and because we are supposed to get some spot showers here and there over the next week. Thoughts?

Currently building a pool and we are interested in making a mini-pool house that is just a bar with a couple seats, a sink and fridge, wiring for a TV, and a small bathroom with toilet and sink. Something like this. Any idea what price range something like this would run? Trying to get a...

Hello, we broke ground last week on the pool in my signature. I'm a bit confused on valves and what you actually do with them. As you can see, we are doing the Intellicenter to automate everything. Do I need IntelliValves from Pentair if I want to automate things like turning on/off the...

We were supposed to start digging next week and it has been discovered that we have a 34' sanitary sewer easement on our property. (How we are this far along and are just now discovering this is a tad frustrating). The easement does go through the pool itself and the sewer line is about 10'...

We're in the process of planning our pool and we got a quote that seemed far more than it should have been. What should something like this RicoRock (or other faux rock) waterslide/waterfall/grotto run? Just the structure plus a dedicated pump, not a price for the whole pool. I know its hard...

I have seen quite a few posters on here state that ultraviolet is ineffective for an outdoor pool. Is there any true data to back this up, or just theory? Because some people I have talked to seem to swear by it.

Hello, all. I've been lurking reading as much valuable information as I can from you all, as well as listening to podcasts and watching videos. I've never owned a pool so I came into this with no knowledge. I'm coming to form some opinions as far as what I want. Scary part is we start...