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    Grill recommendations?

    When I finally get around to doing my ODK, this is one of the grills that I will be considering: http://www.emeraldgrills.com/
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    Do I need to replumb?

    The IC-40 probably needs cleaning. Calcium build up can cause a low flow read.
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    Pentair Intelliflo Pump Priming Alarm

    I have a friend who says that his Quad DE is plumbed directly to the filter. He has no way to backwash the filter, but he doesn't care since he always breaks it down for cleaning. The fittings attached to the filter are called bulkheads. The nuts attached to the valve are called bulkhead...
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    Pentair Intelliflo Pump Priming Alarm

    Your filter has a push pull valve. It can be used on both a DE filter and a sand filter. A side mounted sand filter's inlet and outlet ports are opposite those of the DE filter's ports. So the ports must be plumbed accordingly for the filter to work properly. The Quad DE's inlet and outlet ports...
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    ic40 salt level calibration

    I've had mine for 2 years, and had 1 replaced under warranty for low salt readings. Seems like a common problem to me. Just check this board to see how many people have low salt reads with the IC40. My current one is again reading very low salt, although it's not low. Salt just doesn't...
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    Skimmer efficiency and return flow orientation

    Waterway Plastics make 1" slip fit return fittings in white, grey, or dark grey.
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    new pool Petaluma Ca

    I'm not familiar with the make up of the rolled roofing, but does the trailing edge of the roll have that same black mastic that you find on asphalt shingles? That black mastic is what holds the leading edge down of the over lapping layer. So with the asphalt shingles, you turn the first layer...
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    Fire Pit Information

    The most informative site that I've found for fire pits is moderustic.com
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    New Intelliflo - Poor flow/circulation

    What happens to the water level in the pump basket when you switch the suction to draw from the spa? If the pump basket fills, the problem is on the pool side. If the level stays the same, the problem has to be at or after the diverter valve on the suction side. If its on the pool side, maybe...
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    What do you guys keep your salt level at?

    Re: Question regarding my Inteliclor IC 40 Try cleaning the cell.
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    seeing a bubble from skimmer every 30 seconds

    I believe that the 2 caps in the skimmer with the hose attached between them is a tool that enables you to test both the lines from the skimmer. If they're both capped and not connected you'd only be testing the line that goes from the skimmer to the pump. So they connect the 2 temporarily with...
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    Intelliflo died; looking for cheap replacement.

    That communication cable ran from the pump to the Intellitouch Control Center. I disconnected it from the pump to check the terminals and they looked OK. So I plugged it back in and tightened the locking nut, and the LED's come back on. Now the pump runs fine. The locknut must've been a bit loose.
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    Intelliflo died; looking for cheap replacement.

    The LED's went out on my pump, but it was because the communication cable was loose on the pump side. My indoor panel read "No Communication".
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    Intelliflo died; looking for cheap replacement.

    Do you have an indoor control panel?
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    Travertine

    NDS makes square drains.
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    Spa overflow problems

    Yes. When you open the pump basket, air gets into the system. You could speed up the process by bleeding the air out of the filter.
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    air bubbles spa return

    If you have a salt water generator, when the cell comes on, you will see air bubbles coming out of the nearest return.
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    Spa overflow problems

    I think air got into the line. As soon as the air gets pushed out of the spa overflow line, it should start overflowing.
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    final question

    Yes! I went on vacation and was away for I think 9 days. I had the auto fill off, and I also had the main drain diverter out of the skimmer. When I came back, water was barely getting into the skimmer if at all. The pump was cycling itself off and on due to the priming alarm. I don't know how...
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    New Pool Under Construction - Riverside CA

    Those torches look similar to mine. If they are, the base piece comes already plumbed with 1/4" pipe. For a clean install, I cut the 1/4" pipe out and slid the base over the gas supply riser, using the side gas supply access hole for a shut off valve lever. Then pipe wrapped and concreted the...
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    Running my intelliflo via intellitouch remote

    If you have an indoor control panel, you can go to Menu--> Set Up--> Equipment--> Intelliflo--> Intelliflo #1 Pool--> Intelliflo Status: Or maybe your remote has a Menu that you can scroll through to find out Intelliflo Status:
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    Running my intelliflo via intellitouch remote

    What does the Intelliflo Pump Status say?
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    Pentair VS 3050 not working

    I finally got a chance to check voltage. The load side of the breaker has 240 volts. Before checking for voltage at the pump, I decided to check the communication connection at the pump again, and it seemed tight. I turned the breaker off and unscrewed the communication connection to look at...
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    Pressure Test Questions...Please help. Thanks.

    Is there a shrader valve and a water spigot at the manifold? You can use a spray bottle with a mixture of dishwashing soap and water to check for leaks. Spray it on all of your threaded connections. It'll start to bubble if it leaks. I went through the same thing during my pool build. The PB...
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    Pentair VS 3050 not working

    My VS 3050 for my waterfall decides not to work on this beautiful Memorial Day when the kids go for a swim. :rant: It's been working fine ever since we had it, til now. At the indoor control panel, when I push the button for the waterfall to come on, the LED lights up as it should but the pump...
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    new pump is 220V

    With the information that Pentair gave you, I would have wired it the same way you did initially. Mine would have also blown up. So disregard anything I said above. But looking at the diagram to the right, motor connections with toggle switch, it shows Line 1 to the top and Line 2 to the black...
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    new pump is 220V

    I would call Pentair again to confirm. It would be nice if they had more thorough wiring instructions.
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    new pump is 220V

    Sounds like you're just getting low speed. Looking at the motor connections without the toggle switch, it shows that position 2 is high speed and position 3 is low speed. I would think that regardless wether you have a switch or not, position 2 is high speed and position 3 is low speed. You have...
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    Who installs French Drains?

    If your neighbor is cool, bring him over to show him exactly what is happening. Then go over to his side and find the source. Good luck!
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    Who installs French Drains?

    In our area, your property cannot drain onto a nearby residence. The city would make them correct it. A call to the city maybe in order, or maybe you could talk with the neighbor?