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    SI is not just about scaling

    Re: ic40 salt level calibration SI is not just about scaling. It was started years ago by water treatment plants as a way for water to be safe and balance. From a electrical stand point any changes you make to the water as a whole will change the way it treats the voltage. that is what the...
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    SI is not just about scaling

    Re: ic40 salt level calibration If the SI is off then would it not pull the wrong voltage off the blades of the cell? The cell acts as a load! They use that load based on the water temp to get the salt readings. The range for AK, CYA etc are so wide you can still be in range and your SI will...
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    SI is not just about scaling

    " he had a digatal salt meter that showed the salt level to be 3400ppm, my test showed 3600ppm, the ic40 showed 2300ppm." With my math above will show this being correct " Btw the water was 64 deg" - will make the cell read lower then norm. "all summer (78 / 87) the ic40 has read from 500 to...
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    Pentair MasterTemp Proplem

    I agree, water boiling in the header
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    Pentair Easy Touch 4 remote not working after pool opening

    Re: Pentair Easy Touch 4 remote not working after pool openi LMAO, its simple. The unit works at 912Mhz. Doing that is not the best way and can actually kill the 485 drivers on the board depending on how bad it is. I WOULD NOT DO THIS!! Its SIMPLE! take a look at the RF light on the board. If...
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    Sta-Rite Heater Problem

    gonna be a fast post, when the pump is off you are getting service system bc the water pressure switch is dropping out (tells me its wired wrong) Service heater means we need to know what lights are on behind the board.
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    Pentair Intellichlor or CiruPool?

    I know this is a older thread but I wanted to comment anyhow. The coping issue was due to the pool builder who did not bond the pool correctly. Those news stories still makes me shake my head. HELLO ELECTROLYSIS! How else do you think they chrome and gold plate stuff. Honestly, If there is...
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    ic40 salt level calibration

    FYI, Water temps changes the SI so as the water gets colder it may show incorrect readings. Also TDS may not be your true salt readings. You always want to subtract some from the TDS do to what i call bad salt (sweat, pee, etc) here is something I found out that had help a lot and kinda shows...
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    IC40 not working due to high Phosphates???

    What are your water chem readings? phosphates does play a role in the voltage pull. Has anyone done the bucket test? Steps, (Dont tell Pentair you did this) 1) take a 5gal bucket of your pool water. 2) Drop the cell in it 3) Drop a golf ball or something in the cell to close the flow switch 4)...
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    ic40 salt level calibration

    1) When using SWG, Keep you eye on your other chemicals, PH, TA, CH, Temp, Etc. 2) Keep note on your SI Index. Based on the water passing in the cell will determined the voltage that is pulled off those blades. The cell use that voltage based on the water temp to find out the salt readings...
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    Intellichlor IC-40 Cell Light Blinking even after cleaning

    Re: Intellichlor IC-40 Cell Light Blinking even after cleani 1) When using SWG, Keep you eye on your other chemicals, PH, TA, CH, Temp, Etc. 2) Keep note on your SI Index. Based on the water passing in the cell will determined the voltage that is pulled off those blades. The cell use that...
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    Pentair IC-40 problems

    HMMM, I know this post is kinda old and I like to explain things. 1) When using SWG, Keep you eye on your other chemicals, PH, TA, CH, Temp, Etc. 2) Keep note on your SI Index. Based on the water passing in the cell will determined the voltage that is pulled off those blades. The cell use...
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    Pentair IC-20 Power Light Red

    If it is a 2.0 cell then replace the flow switch. The flow switch also has the temp sensor built in to it and chances are that has gone out. The normally still work but they have no clue what the salt level is.
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    Brand new Pentair IC-40 salt cell displays 60% life gone??

    Re: Brand new Pentair IC-40 salt cell displays 60% life gone Intelliwand will show all kinds of info. I use mine all the time. I dont think its a wast. shows you a complete history of the cell :-)
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    Brand new Pentair IC-40 salt cell displays 60% life gone??

    Re: Brand new Pentair IC-40 salt cell displays 60% life gone 60% is the default after reset, (Holding the more or less button down ) the Life will only show for a second before going to 60% when doing that test. There is nothing wrong with the cell and is doing as it should
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    Theromstat Adjuster on Pentair Master Temp - going out?

    Mastertemps are not Crud. one of the best around. If your them reg keeps going out then keep a closer eye on your water chem after replacing it.
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    400000 BTU natural gas heater

    I would have to agree, Pentair is the way to go here. The Mastertemp or Max E Therm line. It's a closed pot.
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    Pentair Intellitouch Router

    Problem has been solved, I think the gateway was changed to something else that was wrong so nothing going see it. Another trick you could do is in your browser type the IP address of the adapter then /_reset.htm so if the adapter is 192.168.0.45 and you can ping it then type...
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    Pentair Intellitouch Router

    Correction, ScreenLogic cant control the suntouch poolguyNC,
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    Pool Automation Suggestions

    Sorry one more thing. "Every browser out there knows what HTTPS is" HTTPS is only used to get the IP address of the servers location. If you truly did your homework then you would know that the adapter is hard coded with a domain name that it uses to whois over https to get the ip address...
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    Pool Automation Suggestions

    -Hey guys I have not posted on this site in a long time but I have been fallowing sperok on more then one site. I been thinking about the post he has been making and it bugs me a lot. I hate for someone to get the wrong idea about something and get stuck between a rock and legal issues. Sperok...
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    Im confused about liners

    cramar, I think your right for the most part. It was not hard at all to put in the track then you think it would be. I think its the water pulling on the liner to streach it is why it keeps popping out. I was about 4 inchs low on the back side and when i rasied it up. I started having the...
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    Im confused about liners

    I tried everything. I thought maybe i was putting it in wrong or i needed to cut it off and the flat part goes in the track. There is no dout that im getting a tight fit in the track. As soon as there is about a foot of water is when it comes down. When I say comes down. I mean it "PULLS DOWN"...
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    Im confused about liners

    Hey there, I will try to post pics soon if i can but i am confused. I have a 18x33 garden leisure pool. The liner is confusing the heck out of me. I can not keep it in its tracks to save my life. I notice it was a few inches off on one side (pool level) but i told myself i deal with it later...
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    Pentair iPad / iPhone interface

    One word. SVRS and they are not a HA company.
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    Light output from LED fixtures vs. Pentair Sam

    I agree with you there racket. LED has came along way. there 5g white is up to 500 watts eq but color is still at 75. I also heard the Sam and Sal will be OBS soon.
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    Pentair Warranty is a pain

    I have to disagree with you there racket. When PH DROPS is when the water becomes acidic. Are you installing a check valve when using salt? Electrolysis has nothing to do with it from my understanding. The voltage is to small for it. We are not chrome plating here.
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    Pentair Warranty is a pain

    I know this post is a lil old but 99% of the time when the exchanger is leaking its due to chem problems. NON-WARRANTY. The exchanger is nothing but copper. when your PH drops it will strip this copper away and it leaks. This is why pentair takes those steps. Nothing else can make it leak...
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    Getting shocked when swimming near pool lights

    check bonding. current is not the same from your pump location to the water. If the short was in the light or Jbox it should pop a GFCI. I bet the pool itself is not bonded anymore.
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    Pentair firmware programmer

    You are dealing with two softwares when you are using the flash kit. 1) PE Micro software to allow the hardware to talk to the computer. You will need a install code for that and no Pentair cant even get them 2) The firmware files itself. This can be downloaded from there website. The flash...