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Every Friday evening from 18:00 - 20:00 my spa runs to exercise the heater. The last 2 weeks, after running for a little over 1 hour, I get an AFS alert. Feb 9th Alert Active AFS error - 19:15 Alert Cleared AFS error - 19:16 Alert Active AFS error - 19:30 Alert Cleared AFS error - 19:44 Feb...

I'm looking for guidance from the group but especially our chemistry gurus @JoyfulNoise and @JamesW I have an undercounter ice maker. I have used the manufacturer's cleaner/descaler up until recently when the costs of said product has increased exponentially. It is Scotsman Clear 1...

Good morning! Noticed an issue with my heater this morning. Heated the pool yesterday with no issues (that I noticed), and the wife sat in the spa for a bit last night and didn't mention any issues. This morning we turned the heater back on to take the chill off the pool for this afternoon...

So it seems that when you schedule a heater function in your Intellicenter (FW 1.064) that you cannot adjust the control point of the heater during the scheduled time. MasterTemp has the 6 button membrane and the newer control board w/RS485 control and is hooked up via RS485. Example... I set...

Every spring since my pool was built in late 2019/early 2020, around this time as the weather begins to warm and my mind begins to think about lounging in the pool, or the friends who we will have over to enjoy it with us, I become very thankful that I found this group of pool/chemistry...

I'm sure this has been answered but my 10 minutes attempting different search terms did not net me the results I was hoping for. The R-0630 and R-0718 reagents for the salinity test do not get used up in a single season. In fact, because of the low volume used, I am still on the original...

Was reading through this thread (Extended test directions issue - broken links) and decided to click through to see what everyone was talking about. In the OTO and FAS-DPD sections, at the bottom in the related posts area, there is a link to this... Extended test directions issue - broken...

Ok, so recently there have been a handful of posts about IntellipH failures. Each one is an individual's post and I didn't want to hijack them, so I thought I'd put all of my information here. May 16th, I was doing daily pool checks and noticed my IC40 lights were out. So I pulled the IpH...

Looks like I have a shaft seal failing on my pump. Pad is wet underneath the pump in a nice fashion that indicates it is leaking out from the motor/pump seam on the unit. I am going to try and get the PB to repair under warranty, since the pump is only just over 2 years old. But if they won't...

I just wanted to give a big thanks to the TFP community! I found TFP just prior to completion of my pool in Jan 2020. I knew literally nothing about caring for a pool. I have a colleague who is a pool store frequenter and I surely would have fallen in to that. With the explanations and...

I recently upgraded my 2019 Pentair MasterTemp 400 heater control board and ignition control module to the newest board with RS-485 communication to better integrate with my Intellicenter. Both of these parts are used, and were in good working order before I upgraded. I initially thought I...

Alright - Had a severe storm roll through last night, and took a lightning strike near/to my power pole. Not sure what the failure was, as I was not here when they came out to repair, but it was isolated and only affected myself and my neighbor that gets power from the same transformer. Got...

Well, in my efforts to be the laziest pool owner ever, I ordered an Active 30 cleaner from Marina Pool and Spa on Saturday. I called to talk to them, and left a message. Within a couple of hours I received a call back from them. Spoke with Margaret who was very helpful. I pretty much had...

Alright, I think I'm fighting a suction leak and I'm looking for any opinion/guidance to make sure that I'm not overlooking something simple, or that I haven't missed anything. This has been an ongoing issue that I have been trying to find for about 6 months, so nothing extremely new after the...

Ok, I am not sure if this is across all Intellicenter systems or if it is just mine, but it appears that if there is a power interruption to the control system power, the freeze protection on the AUX circuits turns off. The feature circuits do not lose the freeze protection, so any circuit in...

I have 4 Pentair globrite lights, 3 in my pool and 1 in the attached spa, all connected to a single power transformer, tied to a single relay in my intellicenter. Apparently the power flickered here the other night, and now the spa light does not energize at the same time as the pool lights, so...

Going into my first winter with the pool. It is cold enough here now that my SWCG has shut off and my IntellipH has quit dosing. Wanted to post my numbers and get thoughts on anything I should watch for. FC - 6.5 CC - 0.0 PH - 8.0 TA - 70 CH - 275 CYA - 60 Salt - 3200 ( I know this doesn't...

Question for those of you running the Intellicenter, and possibly any other Pentair automation using ScreenLogic. When you have freeze protection mode enabled, for example on both Pool and Spa circuits, the automation will toggle between the two circuits about every 15 minutes, in order to keep...

Wasn't sure about putting this here, or in the Everything Else category, since it is relevant to both. So I have been fighting low salt readings since the PB installed this thing in February/March. The cell has consistently been reading ~1000ppm low. I finally, just last week (Oct 5th), got...

Tested my CYA this morning, and it is coming down. Current level is 60. My question is, since we are heading into fall, getting cooler temps, lower sun angle, etc, should I refrain from adding more stabilizer, since the SWCG will be going dormant relatively soon, or should I bring it back up...

Can anyone identify this pool bubbler? My Google searches have turned up everything but one that resembles this. Trying to figure it out so that I can find a removal tool for it. I don't have a particular need for it at the moment, but I don't want to need it and not have it. Thanks, --Jeff

I've been having issues with my IC40 reading low salt levels (<2600) and therefore, not producing chlorine, according to the manual. I pulled the salt cell out and inspected it several weeks ago because of low chlorine production. Plates were clean, but I went ahead and mixed up the...

Okay - I am trying to plan my outdoor audio setup. I know that there are literally hundreds of outdoor audio threads already on here and I have read through a ton of them already. I have gotten lots of good information from those threads, but I am still struggling a little bit to grasp exactly...

So my PB put the 3 lights in the pool and the spa light on the same circuit. I would really like to separate them out. I have no good reason for it other than just because that's the way I want it. It looks to me that the only way to do this is to add a second low volt transformer for the spa...

Alright, I have noticed some white crusty stuff starting to build up on just a couple of the tiles under my spa spillway. Odd that it is only in a couple of places. Can anyone advise on what this is and how to remove it? Brushing does not work. It feels scaly, almost like a calcium buildup...

I am happy to donate to help keep this place going! I found the site looking for information on the Pentair Intellicenter when I first got my pool project bid. Unfortunately, I found that information and I didn't spend any time looking through the rest of the site until my project was in the...

Ok - I've been reading up on the IC40 salt cell on here for the past couple of days. I've noted 2 major things... The flow switch can have issues and the salt level readings can be off based on cooler water temps. New pool, plastered and filled at the end of January (thread here - New Pool in...

Pool builder just turned over the pool to me last Tuesday. I had bought my TF-100 Test kit a little while back so I could have it ready to go. I did several practice runs while it was still under the PB control. Everything looked pretty good (I think) when I ran those tests. Ran tests...

Wait... Is this true? Why in the heck did my PB's electrician wire them through relays then? I re-read the Intellicenter install manual and it does look like this is true, the best I can tell. I didn't pay much attention to that part since the power was already hooked up to the pumps. I ran...

We are just finishing up with our pool build. Here are the specs... Basic Design: 100lf perimeter, 3’6”-5’ depth swimming pool with benches, steps and tanning ledge with 5 bubblers, umbrella sleeve, volleyball net sleeve. 18" raised wall with 3 - 6" copper scuppers. Fire pit attached to...