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    board went bad I think... need help

    Try adding a little new solder while the hot iron is sitting on the bead you are trying to remove. It will help transfer more heat from the iron to the board.
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    First time Pool Owner Question

    I too am new at this, I bought the tf-100 and taylor salt test. Haven't had to add any manual chlorine and only a small amount of acid. If I had been using pool store advice I would have already bought $100 in chlorine and $50 in shock and $50 in Algecide. They told me I need to backwash my de...
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    Faulty gauge or something worse?

    Try tapping the gauge, sometimes the needle gets stuck. If that works then it's time to replace the gauge.
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    Salt level reading Taylor Kit vs Generator Reading

    Would doubling the sample size and reagants give you twice the accuracy? As in 200 ppm instead of 400 ppm.
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    Expiration Date of Test Reagents

    There is a sticky around here somewhere showing how to determine if they are good and how to do the test/how to store, I believe jasonlion wrote it. I'll try to find it. - - - Updated - - - http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/24188-Extended-Test-Kit-Directions Expiration signs are sort of...
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    Verify my treatment?

    It wasn't quite done filling, probably needed 1k more gallons.
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    Verify my treatment?

    Today I am Salt=3200 Fc=3.5 Cc=0 Ta=50 Ch=150 Cya=85 ph 7.8 Still needs a little more water but pump has been running, just turned chlorine generator on so if it is working properly fc should go up, cya should drop a little more, then I can work on upping ta slightly.
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    Got it running! Ordered nichicon brand caps which are top quality, much better than the teapo in it, from digikey. I just measured the old caps height and diameter, and distance between leads, that plus the uF and voltage written on the cap is all you need to order direct replacements. Installed...
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    Verify my treatment?

    I found the isolation valve. Wasn't really sure what it was as no one was here to get me up to speed on the pool. Lots of reading on this site has helped me get on my feet though. Thanks guys! Oh and I informed a fellow pool shopper about this site as I saw her grabbing powdered shock and...
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    Verify my treatment?

    Will go work on isolating bottom drain. Thanks guys
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    Verify my treatment?

    Just bought a home with a pool. Has swg but has been disconnected for some time, I believe I have fixed it but am waiting on my pool to balance out before cutting it on. Tf-100 test kit. Fc=3 Cc=0 Tc=3 Ta=0 Ch=350+ quit counting because cya is high also and I knew I needed a drain Cya= 200...
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    Salt tests - Inaccurate! Meter & Strips!!!!!

    Conductivity is conductivity. Resistance is very simple to measure. I believe you are missing the point in that what it displays is far less important than what it thinks.
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    Ordered 8 new capacitors and two fans, found one of them seized. Will update with results.
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    Thank you. I'm going to put some thought into it but I'm thinking about replacing it with the new model, maybe if I keep it protected from the elements but still allow airflow it will do better.
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    18x40 27000 gallons sc48 cell
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    Not reporting correct values and bad power supply board. Went through two cells since 08. Not sure what parts have been replaced. Would really like to run salt but previous owners spooked me, don't wanna feed it parts. I will move unit into a waterproof enclosure if I ever get it running. - -...
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    4 out of the 5 are bulged and 1 of the large .01 F caps are bulged. The three in the cluster are brown, the other two blue and brown. the two large ones are black. - - - Updated - - - I'm trying to order replacements but having trouble finding caps this big that aren't counterfeit on ebay...
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    I have a digital, I first tested the fuses in place so maybe it was still shorted and reading through the short. After removing unit from wall I took the fuses off the board and checked. Anyone know what the small black box is on the left side under the three 1000 uF caps? It has a crack...
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    Found the blown fuse, main ac 3 amp fuse, checked for short, no short, so I replaced fuse. Unit is now powered on but the display flashes on and off about twice a second. Is that normal? It looks like a have puffy capacitors so that may be the problem. Salt level is too low to test cell but...
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    AutoPilot digital won't power on

    Hello all, first post and first pool. Just purchased a home that has a 6 year old pool, previous owners installed autopilot digital with sc-48 cell and when the cell died they abandoned the generator and used chlorine again. I would like to begin using the swg again but for the life of me I...