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Wanted to post our experience with hooking up our new IntelliCenter via the new "high power wireless link kit," (not EnGenius) as we had some issues and failed to find answers when we searched. First, we upgraded our EasyTouch 8 panel using the Intellicenter upgrade kit. We did this so that we...

Thank you for this comment, MKnauss. I just stumbled onto the TFP's Pentair automation section. We have some reading to do... Looks like our pool builder installed an older system (Easy Touch) in 2021 rather than the up-to-date IntelliCenter. We did not realize we weren't getting the most recent...

Our contractor said we could choose between Hayward or Pentair, but because we already have Pentair components, he recommended we stick with that. I just started to look at the reviews and comments for ScreenLogic. I see users reporting issues connecting locally to Google mesh, problems...

Sorry; I misread your comment. I will ask our contractor about the IntellipH vs the IntelliChem. That may be all we need.

Using liquid chlorine now; will be switching to a saltwater generator soon. As for the second single speed pump, it was installed about March, 2021. I will fill in more signature details when I get home next week. In the meantine, I would love to hear any feedback about how well ScreenLogic...

I believe we are getting the IntellipH as part of the Intellichem system. Our pH rises a quarter point a day; we are automating acid and chlorine delivery with this upgrade. Edit: by "chlorine delivery," I mean we are adding the SWG as the sanitation system.

We have EasyTouch. Pool was running as of end of last summer, though not entirely completed (tile work) until a week or so ago.

Our Spa is a separate system altogether. We only plan to control the heater and lighting. There also may be some monitoring of pH and chlorine, as we are putting in the Intellichem and Intellichlor systems also. Our pool is 20,000 gallons and super simple; we have two bubblers but those are...

We are converting to saltwater in a few weeks and want to add some automation along with the ability to remotely check the pool. We have a Pentair system, so our contractor has suggested ScreenLogic. We have a Google mesh network and we use Android phones. I am reading about issues with...

Yes, I have read the instructions. But they don't address when to turn on heaters (at least, I haven't found it and I have scoured their website). We were told that CLI recommended the two-part approach to fill now and polish later due to the unusually high heat. I do have faith in the plaster...

We filled our 20,000 gallon pool three days ago. We have a Hydrazzo finish but it has not yet been polished. (Too hot and dry; we will need to have it drained and polished in the fall.) PB put some muriatic acid in because our water is naturally high in Ph. It has been consistent at 7.8 since...

Update: Pool didn't circulate for the first 12 hours. They finally got it up and running. Then when they gave us the equipment tour, the guy was surprised to learn we were expecting an SWG. Good-Ness! That was the first thing we said we wanted, lol! Will be glad when it's all over...

We signed our contract in mid-Aug last year. Pool is just now getting filled with water and our equipment already failed. It has been a constant parade of bad luck, bad timing, wrong assumptions, contractor disappearing acts and poor management. Landscaping won't be done for at least another...

Our build has not gone well. The latest issue is that our Hydrazzo was installed yesterday and the pool is almost full of water. The equipment is not functioning properly and the pool builder "hopes" he can get the right parts tomorrow. So our pool will have water but no circulation or...

Thanks for that, and for the link!

Have not asked pool builder; we forgot to ask before the weekend started.

Our Hydrazzo goes in this week; just wondering how long we need to wait before we can start swimming. Thanks

I have read that spending $$$ on this tile for the water line is not a wise choice, as it is expensive and the sun doesn't hit the tile as well as it does on the shelf and stairs. So I'm curious as to what you all used for the water line. We are having a hard time finding a blue tile that is in...

Thanks for the heads-up about the Lightstreams tile!

Our shotcrete / gunnite (I'm not sure which) was applied two days ago when temps were in the 30s. The low that night was about 20, but our pool was tarped and we had two heaters working through the night to keep a minimum temperature. The following day was also in the 30s, but the second night...

That is so nice! Thanks for sharing your photos and your experience. They do look beautiful and I love the natural look. We are deciding between the river rock and the lightstreams tiles, admittedly two wildly different looks. Our final decision is going to rest on what finish we choose; our...

Ours is going to be 18" of water, then 6" above that to the "ground" level (I think it's 3" of water line tile and 3" of coping, etc.). We live in the mountains and have a breezes every morning / evening. We anticipate wanting to sit in water up to our shoulders / necks to keep out of the breeze.

That's what I was afraid of. I figured there would be one or two but I can't even find that many! We are only doing the Baja shelf, not the whole pool. We may do a border or a frame on the deeper section; haven't decided yet. Thanks for responding.

We are considering laying this river rock-like tile down on our entire Baja shelf (8x18, 18" deep) I have searched and searched but can't find any photos or examples where others have done this. We have never had a pool before so we don't know if there is an obvious reason not to use this kind...

Just wondering if you are happy with this decision or not. We are designing ours right now and are leaning toward 12" of water.

Thanks for the input. We have designed a first step that runs the length of the pool, which will be halfway between the coping and the Baja shelf. So we are covered there.

It seems like the deeper side of standard is 9-12" of water and the really deep shelves have up to 16". I'm thinking 12-14" of water depth might be ideal. Any deeper and we should go sit in the hot tub. Seems like we should be able to find chairs with whatever seat-height we want. I have seen...

The short end of our rectangular pool will have an 8x18' Baja shelf. We are trying to figure out what water depth will be ideal. Our designer / builder suggests 9" (though I am waiting to hear if that is water depth or coping-to-shelf depth. We love being in the water but live in the mountains...