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My trusty SWG has stopped working. A LPS kindly suggested checking the fuse on the PP and bingo! Paying $0.50 when you're ready to shell out $1k doesn't happen often! The manual states using a 1.5a fuse. At the store, looking at the blown one I took in, they believed it was a 2a (not easy to...

Trying to finally understand what happens to my pool every year. Even though I start with a clean pool, gradually an orange film develops on the walls above and below the water surface. At least once a year I lower the water to wash the walls with muriatic acid. I used to scrub with a soft...

In my biannual deck sanding and staining adventure I noticed a lot of black stains on my cedar deck. I ruled out mold for obvious reasons and my internet searches have led me to believe that "metal" has gotten into the wood and is reacting to the salt. I've had metal staining issues in my...

My single underwater light (Savi Melody) blinks if light more than 15 minutes. Tech support tells me it's because my transformer is sending too much wattage. I'm getting 12.7 Vac at the transformer (100W Intermatic) and the light is approximately 40' away. According to the manual 12.4 would be...

Good morning, First official season for the tiny IG fiberglass pool installed last summer. Now that everything is clean and numbers look good water has a green tint and the sides are slightly stained under the winter water line. I also have small "rust" stains in many areas. I now remember...

After a lot of plumbing and drilling holes through my concrete basement my heat exchanger (plumbed to my gas water heater) is running perfectly. Pool reached 84F within a few hours and had to shut the heater off... manually. My set up is unorthodox and I need a thermostat with a probe to...

Thought I'd post this info. Might be useful to someone While an ic15 can be positioned horizontally or vertically, if installed vertically the unit most point up allowing the water to move upwards. This is to, according to Pentair: "This adds another safety to ensure that the weight of the...

In a previous post I was inquiring about the proper place a heater should take in a system (before the SWG). I was ready to go and buy tubing but made the mistake of reading too much and got caught up in the highly interesting but so complicated hydraulics 101 post. 80% of my tubing is 2", only...

I want to purchase a 120v timer to control both my pump and SWG. Intermatic recommends the HB880R, but since I don't see a single reference to that model in the forum I'm wondering if a better alternative exists. I like the ease of use of 3 prong plugs, but a little wiring isn't an issue. Many...

I'm trying to figure out if plugging my heater (actually a heat exchanger) is as simple as what I have in mind. Do I simply need to install 2 three way valves between my chlorinator and the return to the pool? If this is the case, any recommandations concerning the valves? Anything else? Many...

Pool was installed last Friday. Only had hours to start pump before fishing trip therefore plugged the filter and dumped 1.89l of bleach. Wife and daughter where happy, they could "use" the 72°F pool while I was away. Question #1: Since the pool is part of a complete yard makeover that will...