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We do not have a Pentair automation system. We inherited this IC-40 when we purchased our home last Fall. 3 cells later, nothing but headaches. Our IntelliChlor Power Center is mounted on a post outside near the pool and there is a dedicated outlet there for both the pool pump and the salt...

OMG! I can't believe it... the salt cell #3 of 3 which we installed when cell #2 was getting checked out by the pool store just went DARK. Yesterday it somehow went into boost mode and I was unable to cancel that and today it just never turned on. So, I checked the fuse and sure enough it was...

Got it! Now lets hope the pool store does right by me. We dropped off the IC-40 earlier today and asked them to investigate the problem. I will report back with their findings! Second cell seems to be working just fine, so that is good for now!

Oops! Thank you for the clarification. I understand the point you are making now. So when people are talking about bypassing the flow switch they are REALLY talking about the temp sensor part of the assembly then? I am going to presume that my temp sensor is okay if the cold water light is...

Thanks! We hope pool store will trouble shoot and fix the problem for us, but not too optimistic since we purchased a "floor model" and it is unlikely covered by any kind of warranty. So... if we are "stuck" with it, and we short out the red/black wires as you instructed and that fixes it --...

Answers to your questions are above. Any input you have here would be helpful. Thanks!

Thanks, Jim R... to answer your questions: 1) the first step is to ensure you have a good strong flow at the eyeball returns in your pool.. Do you? YES good flow. Difficult for me to cover the eye and occlude flow with my hand. 2) I suggest that you install the other IC40, before cutting any...

Hi everyone! Water temps are finally warm enough here in NH to turn on our I-40 SWCG. Until today, I have been manually adding chlorine to pool based on pool math calculator & decided, with the warm weather coming, to start running the salt cell to get ready for swim season. A little back...

Fantastic! Then I will aim for 10% of CYA as my FC goal level -- FC of 9 (when our CYA is at 90). I believe that setting goals are good -- especially during this crazy time -- something to strive for! Thanks again :)

Thanks, Marty! So if our water temps stay high enough to turn SWCG on, I guess I should do so when our FC levels are still in target for a NON-SWCG pool (based on our CYA level of 90 that would be FC between 10-12) to not risk algae growth? Until the temps warm up I will continue to...

Good morning! For the past few weeks I have been reading, researching, and testing our pool chemistry diligently. Today's test results attached. Water temps are still COLD here in NH (we had snow this weekend!), so I am waiting a bit before turning on our salt cell. For now I plan to...

Thank you both! I am in the process of adding chlorine daily, based on Pool Math recommendations & your advice here. Waiting on CYA to arrive later this week. Water still looking great and getting warmer each day :)

Thanks Marty! I read stuff on here in regards to dogs and borates, but now I am a bit confused. Some posters say they would need to consume ALOT for it to be harmful. Can you point me towards the best link/resource to read. I would hate to hurt them with that addition if not necessary...

Thanks, Marty! I figured this would be a bit of a challenge with the dogs, but I am happy to run tests more frequently. Right now my FC is 0.5, so that is clearly an issue. Do you agree with my proposed order of tackling the chemical additions? Remember that I can't rely on SWCG until temps...

"organics" -- ha ha ha! Such a polite way of referring to grossness. All 5 dogs are AVID swimmers and hopefully won't actually POOP in the pool. That said, since our normal place we take them for baths (bathe them ourselves there) has been closed, they are a bit dirtier than usual. They...

Thanks again! I was looking at that chart, but didn't see levels listed for SWG pools with CYA levels below 60. Are you saying until I turn the IC-40 on, that I should just follow levels for the NON-SWCG pool? Our pool is in FULL SUN all day, so I suspect chlorine levels will be a bit of a...

Soooooo jealous of your water temp, but not so much your air temp! We are hoping for a nice Spring here, but so far just rain! LOL! Once the CYA arrives, I will add to the levels you recommended. We are attempting to stay as "pure" as possible here and not use mixed chemicals (with multiple...

Thank you! It is our very first full season with a pool (we bought house just before pool closing last year), so please bear with me. My thoughts on order of addition are... 1) CYA (waiting for our 100% pure granules to arrive) 2) then chlorine based on cya levels (but I am scared to let the...

Hi TFP peeps, Here's our second water test run on TF-100 test kit + K-1766 Salt Test. Where do I begin with tweaking chemistry? Note: pH fell somewhere between 7.2 & 7.5. When I inputted the average (7.35) into Pool Math app, it rounded up to 7.4. We had to have skimmer repaired so...

Tomorrow's the day... our pool will get topped off with 3000 gallons of fresh water after we had to partially drain it for skimmer and return repairs. That said, do I retest after new water has been added before starting to tackle the pool chemistry adjustments that are needed based on Pool...

I can not tell you how excited I was to run this first test! (total science dork here) Now to get ready to tweak the pool chemistry once we get the skimmer fixed & get water levels back up to normal. Love this group!

We just ran our first PRACTICE water test to compare with pool store results posted earlier and here were our results. I logged them into the Pool Math app and will make adjustments next week. Sadly our skimmer is leaking and needs replacing, so we will need to drain the pool a bit and refill...

Thanks, Kim! I think this year (our first full one as pool owners) I will just be the "pool girl" and manually vacuum. Appreciate the link!

Our test kit arrived yesterday! I am so excited to run our first test later today and compare to the one from the pool store. Right now our pool is crystal clear -- hope to learn alot here to help keep it that way!

Hi everyone! So much great info out here on the forum lists! Now that our pool is open for our very first full season as pool people, we are looking on best options to help keep the vinyl liner of our 24' round AG pool nice and clean of debris. We have 5 dogs that will all be swimming & I am...

Thanks everyone! Test kits on order and awaiting delivery. Pool people returning are returning today to finish the opening. I asked them to focus on fixing the small leaks at the connections & WE (us NEWBIES in NH) would focus on the chemicals! Don't think they were too pleased with me asking...

Here's a better image with a close up of ingredients. Thoughts? Unsure how much access we will have to regular bleach or liquid chlorine right now -- with pandemic and all, but will do some research. I did order the speedstir and also the K-1766 salt test kit -- figured, why not, start off...