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  1. Bottlecapr

    Broken return ring

    Last winter when I was closing my fiberglass pool I was threading a pvc pipe into return wing and broke the trim ring around it. Is there any way to use epoxy or some sort of silicone to fasten this back or will I need to cut my concrete and access the plumbing from the back side. First picture...
  2. Bottlecapr

    Confused on which Robot to buy

    If Dolphin S200 and Active20 and pentair Warrior SE are stated as being the same here on TFP. why do the range in price from $699 to $899? (Priced on Marina Pools Website)
  3. Bottlecapr

    Robot cleaner.

    I have a 25 year old 13x32 white fiberglass pool. Every year my floor and sidewalls have the chalky substance. Water is crystal clear until swimmers get in and stir the floor up. A few months into the swim season and backwashing several times (water looks like milk when backwashing!). It’s not...
  4. Bottlecapr

    To add or not to add

    IC40 was off for 3 days. tests today FC .5 CC .5 PH 7.2 TA 100 CH 250 CYA 60 Salt 3000 nobody swimming. My question is if I run my IC40 100% overnight will I be ok or should I add some liquid. SWGCalculator says 51 hrs to get to FC 3 with no loss.
  5. Bottlecapr

    First real water test results 2020

    Hello and thanks everyon for you help. I really appreciate this forum as I am learning all this pool busines. New house with pool that I just opened here in Indiana a few weeks ago. Just replaced the Intellichlor IC 40 which was bad. Now pump is leaking. I guess a new seal kit is next on my...
  6. Bottlecapr

    Pump leaking, air in system

    pentair Superflo leaking water somewhere on bottom side. Pad, pump sits on stays wet. Pump has a hard time priming and when it does finally start a lot of air in volute. I can hear air in sand filter and lots of air bubbles in my return jets. Would a bad seal kit do this or would you think my...
  7. Bottlecapr

    Red Green salt light

    New to pool And Intellichlor IC40. Acid washed cell before I did anything. (1 part acid 5 parts water) Installed and when running it would red-green-re-green etc....salt. All 5 lights on 100 % on. That’s all. I checked salt using test strips twice in a 3 day period and both showed 5.8 which is...
  8. Bottlecapr

    New Salt Pool

    I have owned 4 different homes with pools. 2 I had installed and 2 already installed. My current home which is the home which had pool already installed has a 13x32 fiberglass pool with the Intellichlor IC40, Hayward sand filter, Raypak 156 Gas Heater and a Pentair Superflo pump. I am retired...