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We have 4 microbrites (the 1.5" standard wall fitting type)- 3 in the pool - 1 in the hot tub. After 3 years of not much problem- 1 of the lights in the pool gave up- flashing red- from the forums- thats an indication it needs to be replaced. At a replacement cost of $529 -that seems ridiculous-...

I have a salt water pool. General advice holds- barring splashout, rain water overflowing the pool- there really is no loss of NaCl from the pool and I really shouldn't have to add any NaCl in a steady state situation. - Chlorine evaporates from the pool in sunlight - Chlorine is consumed in...

2nd winter in Houston with pool. This year got a pool cover so that I didn't have to empty the skimmers twice a day. Bought an oversized net and threw it over the pool. Figure I can leave in place for 4-6 weeks, by then the majority of leaf shedding is done here. It has worked great. I had...

Last couple of days Houston has had significant rain. We don’t have an overflow drain. Pool is about a year since we started the build- all I can recall is the PB telling me something about city of Houston code doesn’t allow for overflow drain. Obviously too late to do anything about- 1- is that...

My new warrior SE robot cleaner is picking up everything- last two weeks this is the second time I found this worm in the basket. Seems to be alive. Can anyone help identify?

This goes against most of the analysis in the forums - specifically the assertion that we do not need an external bypass since an internal bypass exists in the heater- And placing one will let water sit in the coils for an extended period of time. I would like to disagree based primarily on the...

One of the microbrites started flickering and went off sync. The PB sent someone and they could not unscrew the light. I did not see them use the pentair tool- (p/n 620459)- he kept trying with pliers and screwdrivers. Told us to heat up the pool so he could really get to it- came back in 2 days...

Just a big thank you to all for the helpful tips and great discussions. Called Marina pool and spa and my pentair Warrior SE was at my door 3 days later. Tried to give my local pool supply store the business but the difference was in the 3 digits. Pulled out the racer today and dropped in the...

Inspired by this thread ( intellichlor power center transformer specs ) I am going the SWG way- IC40. The only thing it kills is the ridiculously low 1 year warranty on our travertine. 2- questions- - where to install. Remove the inline chlorinator? or keep it as a backup? if I keep it as a...

Using the pentair screenlogic configuration tool to schedule different speeds for the intelliflo VSF pump for different times of the day. I was able to do it. However have a question- What is the "Circuit Needing" option?- see the screenshot- step 3 of 5- circled in red? What is this option...

So the racer appears to be doing a great job- cleaning the floor of visible debris. Every once in a while it get stuck on the steps- hung up on the chassis- reverse or forward - nothing happens. That’s one strike. From the forums and the manufactures website I started to learn about the robot...

Looked into a bunch of old posts- essentially the general consensus is that the main drain is useless. I have 3 returns- 1 from the spa, 1 from the main drain, and 1 skimmer return (2 skimmers- the pipes merge somewhere). I'm trying to get to the fine balance of minimizing energy costs and...

Moved from here.. Is my plumbing efficient? Let's compare Intelliflo VSF stats! I realize this post is old. Been playing with my pump rpm/gpms. I saw this concept discussed in several other posts- i.e- the pump needs to run enough to skim the surface .. (in addition to the other stuff you...

Finally with gunite I need to get serious about other stuff. We have an 8 foot tall gate controlling entry to our backyard. Houston code says a self-latching gate needs to be atleast 48" and the latch in the top quarter of the gate. Texas code says the latch needs to be atleast 60" above...

Finally it started... dig yesterday and steel went in today

If all pools eventually become a “salt water” pool- is there any reasonable basis to put a SWG in a “ non- salt” pool to generate some chlorine?

so far all the articles on solar pool heating have a system with the water flowing after the pump to the solar collectors and then to the pool- in my mind - "in series". Has anyone knowledge of a parallel system?- a dedicated drain line from the pool to a pump to the solar collectors and then a...

Thanks to all the information I’ve learned on this site we are removing the UV lamp from our upcoming build. Question is now whether to get the salt water generator or not. The forums don’t seem to push one way or the other- other than the fact many people are very relieved of not having to go...

the basic idea behind SLAM is to oxidize the chloramines and other free organic and amine products in the water- correct? What happens to those oxidized products?

New to troublefree- my understanding so far- - FC is the the active chlorine that does the sanitizing. - CYA binds chlorine so it is stable under the sun. - The measured FC is what is NOT bound to CYA. - If the measured FC is what is NOT bound- why does increasing CYA mean I need a higher FC?

hello from Houston. just signed contract to have a pool put in. 3 kids. 1 is an avid swimmer. I have plenty of DIY skills and interest- hence the reason I am on this forum- also with a healthy skepticism of the stuff pool stores might try to sell me. look forward to learning a lot from all of...

just signed contract 2 days ago and then found this website. Hoping to manage pool by ourselves. Below are the major specs- thoughts? 16'x38' with spa 6'x8'. Inground gunite. pebble sheen. filter- Pentair cartridge 420 Intelliflo VSF control system- ET4+screen logic Heater- MasterTemp 400k BTU...