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Huge relief! I was so happy to actually see the dye getting pulled in. Lol

Last Tuesday I leak-checked all the fittings, skimmer etc again like Zea described, with the pump off. Found no clear indication of a leak. I felt like I was doing it wrong because even the crack(prior to epoxy repair) had never shown a strong indication of suction. Then I pulled the light. The...

It’s going really well, easiest time I have ever had taking care of one, once I got swamp out of it. SWG is the way to go, I’m sold. The WiFi capability on the CS30 is awesome. I’m away at work right now but was able to check the salt level and ask my daughter to salt the pool today. I wish...

Headed to get stabilizer now. Odd question, is there anything better than food dye to detect a leak?

I already threw the cracked union away. It was off by a full flange side to side when I put it together the first time

Mine is still going strong and I love the PoolSync app. I know there is a fuse inside the power center. Hopefully it’s something that simple for you.

Well that was close. FC loss was 1 ppm last night, .5 ppm registered for CC. FC is way higher than what you guys recommend but I was in a slight panic over the green. I knocked the CS30 output down to 5% at dark last night, the pump been running at 3200 rpm. Seems to have worked. I will be...

It’s very low, below 25 I bet. I need to go get more. Need to fix the leaks so I don’t need so much makeup water.

Wow. Can algae blooms occur in less than two hours?! I tried using water from the well today for makeup water, added about 4-5” in about an hour and a half. At one hour, there was no issue with clarity, no change that I could see. In between 60-90 minutes of fill time, this occurred. Seemed...

Too late but thank you. 👍🏻 Everything was fine when I left it on while I added the 160 pounds. I think it was because it had pity on me for the stitches I needed after slicing my pinkie while stripping the wire for the subpanel that afternoon. Won’t be doing that again. Salting with SWG on or...

FC was up 1 ppm for a total of 3 ppm FC after 7 hours of runtime at 25%. Bumped it up to 40% for the daylight hours until I can add some stabilizer. CYA is at 25 ppm due to the makeup water dilution. Huge differential between the TFTest results for salt vs what the CS30 is reporting. CS30...

Checked FC and I was up 1 ppm for a total 3 ppm after 7 hours of 25% output, raised it to 40% output for the daylight hours because I need to add some stabilizer.

I had thought of that also. It may have more advantages than an auto-fill device. No chance for a pressurized hose to leak, no float mechanism to get stuck. A hose into the pool would be less obtrusive than the auto fill box. Cheaper and they have been making them for a looong time. You just...

Thanks for your insight Reggie. I’m kinda leaning the same way but I’d like to be able to change pump speeds remotely, turn on pool lights, change SWG output level, etc. I’m controlling the CS30 via the AutoPilot PoolSync WiFi device, and could use that to control one of their AquaCal heaters as...

Smalcolm, how’s it working out for you? I got mine operational tonight. FC is currently at 2 ppm, I have the SuperFlo VS pump set at 1400 rpm and set the CS30 at 25% output for the night to see how the FC looks in the morning.

I need to install an auto-filler to provide makeup water from evaporation while I’m out of town. There are a few out there, does one work better than the other? I’m speaking of the type that hook to a water hose and hang over the side of the pool, not installed similar to a skimmer. Thanks!

About to hop in and try to scrub the stains off the walls. I’ll chlorinate strongly afterward. I scrubbed the top rail and dry sides today. Brightened it up a bit.

Yep, clear as can be

Happy Father’s Day to all the pool dads! FC loss is still less than .5, CC is barely registering, pool is clear, pad is dry.🙂 I’ll be installing the SWG wiring tomorrow. Grabbed some 20A 2-pole breakers, a 100A load center that accepts 6 circuit breakers. Plenty of room for future expansions

Thank y’all! Yes, it was more clear when the filter was running, we will swim then slam at night for a few days until I get consistent acceptable loss and clarity. Very happy to have met my date though, about to go swap unions and air up the mattresses while it cures.

Yep, clear 🙂

About to go to the pool store to see if they have a replacement flange that will work for the CS30. After I turned it on last night, the union leaked worse than ever, spraying actually. But it allowed me to find the crack along the bottom of the flange I glued to the PVC pipe. Was glad to see it...

Inspected and all looks good, no cracks evident. Cleaned and lubed the flanges and o-rings, lengthened a run of tubing about 2” to make the unions line up easily. Letting everything cure now. Spent the day on the town with my daughter, pool sat neglected all day. No regrets 🙂. FC is at 7.5 ppm...

Newdude, I’m going to change the O-ring and see If that helps. I may need to add couplers to lengthen the tubing and line it up better left/right. Basically let the outlets’ 3-way dictate where the fitting gets made up regardless of how out of square/unparalleled the plumbing run is. I am going...

Zea, I think it depends on how the joint is designed. This one needs the flat flange to pull against the backside of the unthreaded fitting to mate against the sealing surface of the threaded fitting on the CS30.

I hope you are right, and that will be my immediate path forward, maybe try an oversized O-ring if one is available, the groove doesn’t look like it will accept one much thicker though so that may not be an option... I’ve done a lot of work with O-ring type connections, and I didn’t like how...