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Hi all I had an Intellichem system added when we built. I quickly learned the hassle of ORP and converted to salt, however, I like the ability to add acid. This year my system has stopped dispensing. I have changed the peristaltic tube, changed tubing, etc but cannot get it to pump acid...

Hi guys, I am trying to help a friend up in Canada get their pool issues sorted out. Unfortunately, they have definitely not been following the TFP methods. That said, they have a K2006C kit and a speed stir on the way so we can actually find out what's going on. Now on to what's happening...

We have a spillover hot tub with glass tile. We have always had white efflourecense coming from the grout, but now it is turning blue (see pics). Any ideas what is causing this?

Hi, we have a 2hp Pentair fixed speed pump that runs our sheer descents. I noticed a week ago that the pump is no longer kicking on when scheduled. The pump has run for 3 years without issue and the control system shows it should be on (Intellicenter). No breakers are tripped. I do see...

I am starting to have lighting issues and need to replace lights. I started with 4ea GloBrites. One initially went bad and I replaced with an adapter and a Microbrite. Total cost was about $650. Now, 2 more have gone and I received a quote of over $1700. I have purchased these from my PB...

This is my first year with a SWG and I am struggling to keep my CYA level high enough...as strange as that sounds. My pool has been in the direct summer sun with a pool filler. I have also been running my Glacier cooler for about 12hrs per day so I imagine that is also driving up evaporation...

Hi all: Summer heat is in full effect and its my first summer with a SWG. I am trying to figure out the programming on my Intellicenter. The system works perfectly in Pool mode, as expected, however I have a Glacier Cooler that I run to keep my pool from being a hot tub. The cooler has its...

Hi all, I have been running my IC60 at about 40% for 12hrs per day and now that temps are heating up here in TX, I will start running my pool cooler at night so I will need to back the % off more. Is there a recommended min % (like is it ok to run at 10-15% for 12hrs vs 30-40% for 8) before I...

Hi all, Just got my pool all SLAMed and SWG up and running. This weekend was the first time we have been in the pool. All my chemistry seems to be almost perfect sonI cant figure out why the kids eyes are so red and burning. I just tested and here are the numbers. PH = 7.8 FC = 8.5 CC =0...

In the winter months, how do you all recommend to keep CSI > -0.30. Here are my latest readings (currently slamming) pH = 7.6 FC = 15.8 CC = 0 Cya = 40 Ta = 70 CH = 300 Salt = 3450 Temp = 74F CSI = -0.42 Easy things, can bump up pH a bit but even going to 7.8 doesnt change it that much. Once...

When I started my Slam I had a FC of 0 and CC = 1.5. I followed process, testing 3x daily and brushing/vac. I was almost there CC= 0 and OCLT = 1.5 and I ran out of liquid CL. It sat for 1.5 days and FC dropped off to 2.5. Today, I resumed after lunch. I added 2.5 gal per Pool Math to get to...

I think I am finally ready to make the switch to a SWG from my traditional liquid chlorine. Currently, I my pool is treated using my Intellichem system for both pH and FC control. I nixed the ORP sensor over a year ago and have been rigging the system to simply supply the correct volume of...

Hi all, I used my intellichem system for the last 2 years mostly successfully but this year I used dramatically more Cl so have messed with things a bunch. My plan is to use it to sense and adjust pH because it does well there but only use the CL side to pump a preset CL volume by controlling...

This summer I have noticed that my water has a fairly salty taste. It stays pretty balanced but has taken more Cl to stay that way this year. I did do an OCLT last night and am borderline (lost 0.4-0.5ppm) but no CC. Water clear, nada growing on walls. Here are my latest numbers: pH: 7.6 FC...

Moved from here. @ajw22 I have the same problem as the original poster but I wasnt as lucky. Same mastertemp 400 except I have the Intellicenter. Pool is 2.5yrs old and heater has always worked and nothing has been chamged. I followed all the steps up and checked the basics. 1. Heater has...

My sister is struggling to get her pool set up properly and unfortunately since I am CL based, I am a bit clueless on where to start with the SWG. Here are the details: Test Kit = Taylor K2005 Pool size = 15k gal SWG = AquaPure 1400 + @80%. Pool runs for 8hrs from 11am to 7pm. FC = 2 pH = 8...

I have a little bit of green algae (or thats what I think it is) that forms in the same corner of my pool. The corner is always shaded and is where my pool robot fails to brush effectively and admittedly, I am a chronic non-brusher because the robot runs daily. Once I get the brush out, it...

A good friend of mine called me and is struggling with his pool....first question was type of chlorine and the answer was tabs. I ran my Taylor kit over and checked all his numbers. He is pretty out of whack. Here are the numbers for his ~17k gal pool: pH = 7.9 FC = 5 TA = 150 CH = 360 CYA =...

Hi, as we have started getting back in the pool, I have noticed what appears to be some calcium scale but I am almost sure is it efflorescence from the glass tile grout since that is the only place its showing up (see pics). The funny thing is that it's mostly below the water line though the...

We have a couple Ledge Loungers that sit on our sun shelf. Our shelf water depth is just on the edge of having to do the regular vs deep chairs. We opted to go with the regular so we would sit deeper in the water understanding that they may float a bit...and the foot rest end did by about 1"...

We have had our pool almost a year now. All of our decking and coping are tumbled travertine pavers. All pock marks and joint lines are now black and don't look so good with the light color of the deck. I started to clean with a water hose and a nozzle, but when I did, the sand in the joints...

I will be installing low voltage landscape lighting in my backyard this weekend. I am planning to power the transformer through my Intellicenter Panel. Is it possible to wire these in such that I can control them as a "Schedule" and to turn them on/off? Is it really as mounting the...

Over the last couple of weeks, my pool seems to be using more acid. Over the last 2 weeks, it has consumed nearly 2 gallons of acid. I use an Intellichem system so its pretty easy to track usage because of the tank. I have it set to maintain at 7.6 but the system is having trouble keeping up...

Hi all, Our first pool was finished last spring so this is the first "Texas winter" that I have dealt with pool-wise. I had pretty good success with the pool over the summer, but things seem to be going a bit haywire now that the water temp is dropping. All summer, my numbers looked mostly...

Our pool was completed in late April and we used most of the settings from the builder in terms of pump speeds for our pool and spa. I was running my main pump at ~80 gpm when in Spa Mode and ~50 gpm for Pool Mode (min to activate flow sensor on Intellichem). I have left the pump run 24-7 over...