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And, so begins the build of my automation system. Intended features: Valve control for intake, returns, sweep, and solar. Pump control of the 4 programmable speed presets. Solar temperature controller Heater control and temperature modulation. Mobile friendly web-enabled control...

Do I understand correctly that the output percent adjustment changes the amount of time that the cell is actually powered, ala, pulse-width modulation at the respective percentage of on-time? Thus, if electric costs are ignored, would there be any difference to cell life between running for...

Finally remodeling my 30+ year old pool. I'm drawn to the Pentair Superflo VS (1.5 FRHP -- 342001) because of the relatively low-cost (for a VS), and the trivially easy to use external control inputs built into it, which make my home-grown automation system very simple to connect to it. Some...

Every since I bought this house 1.5 years ago, I've had a persistent problem with a suction side air leak that's been getting progressively worse. I went through all the usual suspects around the pumping pad: pump drain plug, o-rings, valves, fittings, etc and never had any luck. Finally, I...

In the process of validating the math for my bleach automation system, and I ended up down a rabbit hole learning about various methods of how bleach concentrations are characterized. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but, I think it's most common for US companies to specify the concentration as...

The last few weeks, I've noticed that wind-blown seeds that have settled in the pool are sprouting and getting picked up by the sweeper. I haven't had any lapses in chlorine (full chemistry linked in my sig). I find it odd that plants can grow in properly chlorinated water. Thoughts?

I have a crazy pool designed in the mid seventies by someone that must have been under the influence of some of the finer methods of chemical enhancement. I was tired of not really knowing how many gallons it is. Google Sketch-up is an excellent 3D drawing application that is fairly simple to...

After a year of dumping various sorts of chlorine into the pool, I finally got all the bits and pieces together to automate the chlorine addition process. The key element that pushed me over the hump was learning I could open a COD account at Hill Brothers Chemical to buy commercial sized...

Hello from a long timer lurker here at TFP. :wave: In Jan 2012, I bought a pool that happened to come with a house and a small slice of property. Dispite my utter neglect those first 6 months, I'm happy to say that I never let it turn green and we've become pretty good pals since then...