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As I write this it's 8:47am on Saturday morning. Our Pentair Pump died. It was installed in July of 2014, so I'm not going to complain too much. Here's the problem. I need a pump now. We have a tropical storm headed our way (southern California) and we leave on vacation Tuesday for ten days. I...

Hello, Our Pentair Intelliflo Variable Speed Pump keeps lowering the RPMs on it's own. I assigned the following RPMs to these buttons. Button #1 = 1000 RPMs Button #2 = 2000 RPMs Button #3 = 3000 RPMs Button #4 = 3450 RPMs (maximum output) I run the pump from 9am to 3pm daily at 2000 RPMs, but...

Hello All, The RJ 60 arrived and I am beginning the installation process. I have read through their manual. We do not have an abundance of space for the cell. The easiest place to install it would be where I have drawn the arrow. I would just pull out all of the check valve plumbing (circled in...

Hello, I have read many of the previous posts on rising PH. I am also aware that agitation raises PH. But I assumed, incorrectly, it was serious agitation (waterfall, spa jets, etc.) you guys were referring to. What I didn't know was just the spillover from the spa to the pool raises PH. My...

Hello, I am considering switching over to SWG. We live in So. California (Orange County). I have read many many threads on this website regarding the pros and cons of switching over. An issue seems to be cold water affecting the cell's inability to produce chlorine with water temps below 59...

Hello, Our Tropic Isle by Purex natural gas pool heater needs to finally be replaced. Looking through the posts here Raypak is preferred so that is what we'll go with even though the shops are pushing the Jandy brand. We live in Southern California. Question(s). Does CA. require us to install a...

Hello, We have a Tropical Isle heater that is at least 12 years old (it was already installed when we bought the house back in 2008). Here are pictures of the unit. It stopped working recently so I jumped the pressure switch and got it to fire up. Assuming that was the problem, I replaced the...

Hello Folks, I believe we have an underground suction leak somewhere between the skimmer basket and the pump. I'll describe what I've done to determine that and post some pictures. Please jump in if I am headed down the wrong path. Thank you in advance. And now the backstory... I replaced all...