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  1. J

    Cartridge filter question

    Why not? I run it lower during peak electricity times, but figure I still am getting some water movement (pump says 18 gpm)
  2. J

    New Jandy valves shipped with some water already in to keep the seal wet?

    Just theorizing: how are they QC checked at the factory?
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  4. J

    New (1 yr) pentair vsf making loud squeaks at low rpm

    Thanks. Now I know! Any chance you could tell me how to do that? Thanks
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  6. J

    New (1 yr) pentair vsf making loud squeaks at low rpm

    Not sure to be honest. Says 3.95 hp intelliflo vsf. Can you tell me where to look
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  9. J

    New (1 yr) pentair vsf making loud squeaks at low rpm

    I assume I'm getting some movement. The (calculated) flow rate is 20 gpm so I assume I'm getting some cleaning and mixing. No swg and no skimming...it's a covered pool so I have minimal floating debris. It only runs at the low rpm during peak electricity hours. And runs at moderate rpms during...
  10. J

    New (1 yr) pentair vsf making loud squeaks at low rpm

    This is definitely a new (in the past weeks) sound on my relatively new pump. The sound only happens at low rpm (500). It goes away at 750 rpm. only concerned because it's a new sound Thoughts? Thanks! Edit sorry still trying to figure out how to add audio, MP4 file m4a file hopefully attached now
  11. J

    Pentair Mastertemp 400 SFS Error - Heater Won't Fire Up

    Warranty through my pb through another company. So yes?
  12. J

    Pentair Mastertemp 400 SFS Error - Heater Won't Fire Up

    My flue sensor was replaced at 6 months...
  13. J

    Globrite Niche + Microbrite Adapter = SR Smith Modlight or Kelo replacement?

    How is an American company able to sell non ul pool lights? (Re Florida Sunseekers) Edit: I wonder if this is really a huge deal as ove read that many unscrupulous (Amazon companies) submit high quality samples for. Certification then produce dangerous electronics...
  14. J

    Aiper has some new robots

    Elite pro is 600 right now thoughts? https://slickdeals.net/f/16456912-aiper-robotic-elite-pro-pool-cleaner-sale-599-99
  15. J

    Pool child fence vs automated pool cover?

    Not the reply you want, but what we did. Both for our pool (automatic pool cover and fenced in pool). No safety device is full proof and having layers improves my state of mind..
  16. J

    Freeze protect a Stenner

    Not advice, but one could just chuck some (nacl) salt water in the reservoir and feel comforted?
  17. J

    pentair ic60 not generating chlorine

    What do phosphates have to do with a salt cell? Thanks in advance.
  18. J

    Help w/ Salted Concrete Finish

    Any particular technical reason?
  19. J

    ICF 20'x40' Owner Built

    One of the startup instructions says no running heater (for my gas pentair) for 30 days after plastering
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  22. J

    Help w/ Salted Concrete Finish

    Sorry traveling don't have great pictures right now but here you go. Pb was a nightmare but in comparison to some stories...maybe not that bad. They repoured our shower pad 3x before getting the shape dimensions right per plan.
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  26. J

    Help w/ Salted Concrete Finish

    Our pb did a terrible job with colored salt finish concrete. His fix was an acrylic coating which turned out great for us
  27. J

    Auto cover box access

    Same as ours. Pain in the but mostly because getting my fingers in the gaps to lift. And then placing strain on the travertine is definitely going to crack our coping.