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    Pentair dynamo 1.5 hp wiring issue

    I have a pentair dynamo dynii N1 1.5hp pool pump that had a toggle switch installed on it but the wiring for the switch was corroded and causing issues so I pulled it off. I can seem to find a wiring diagram anywhere for this pump without the toggle switch. The inside cover says for wiring...
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    Current slam progress, POP is a struggle

    I live in Sw Louisiana and due to the hurricanes this summer and losing power for a week as well as my pump going out, My pool was placed on the back burner and I neglected to get it back up and running in time to prevent it from turning green. Currently I’m almost 7 days into a slam maintaining...
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    Leaking pool liner

    What would be the best way to find a leak and patch a liner in a 24’ above ground discovery? It looks like I have a slight leak because my pool water was low when I got back from work and I noticed about 5’ section around the pool was damp.
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    Oclt

    I'm going to do an OCLT tonight and normally my pump is set to turn off at 8 pm. Should I allow the pump to shut off or run it thru the night?
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    Salt water upgrade for above ground pool

    I have a 24' Discovery 100% resin above ground pool that I'm looking into upgrading to salt. Anyone have any recommendations on a reasonable priced user friendly salt water system that would be a good choice?
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    Pool flipped

    My pool flipped and I'm not sure what's going on. I've been at work for a week and everything was fine when I left I have my wife at home who's trying to do what she can but she knows nothing about the pool. Pool levels when I left were. Fc- 10 Cc- 0 Cya- 60 Ta- 100 Ch- 50 Today my wife sent me...
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    My wife is a TFP snob.

    I work away from home and my wife took The kids to a pool party yesterday. Well she texted me about the water being so "cloudy" . I thought everyone would get a kick out of this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Should I make any adjustments

    My test results are below, should I adjust anything? The pool is beautifully clear although we have got some severe weather the last couple of days so I decided to run my FC around shock level due to the water exchange I've been having because of the rain and having to backwash to waste. Fc 11...
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    Thanks to everyone at TFP for the help

    Thanks to everyone for the help. After a good slam on my pool, pulling my ladder and cleaning the Algae, deep cleaning my sand filter also adding DE to speed up the filtering process my pool is back to being beautiful & crystal clear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Should I adjust levels?

    I slammed for roughly a week and left for 5 days to go to work. I just got home and tested my pool and the results are below. Should I adjust anything? I did pass an OCLT before I left for work and had dropped my cc from 1 to 0 during the slam. I know the pool needs to be vacuumed and I'll be...
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    Convert to salt

    I'm thinking about converting my 24' ag pool (13600) to salt. what is the process and recommended equipment to use when converting? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Pool cleaning up but still working on it.

    My pool is cleaning up but the water has a greenish tint to it. So far I slammed it for around 10 days but ran out of time because I work away from home and had to leave for a week. The night before I left my pool passed an oclt with a loss of less than 1ppm fc. The pool was still cloudy so I...
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    Sand filter

    I've got a Pentair sand dollar sand filter SD60 that I'm doing a deep clean on and after pulling the top I see that it is only 1/2 full of sand. Does this seem right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Added DE to sand filter

    I added D.E. To my Pentair sand dollar sand filter 1/4 cup at a time mixed with water. I poured roughly 1 cup total thru the skimmer when my pressure on my filter increased by 1 psi. After about 2 hours my pressure had risen by about 5 psi and my pump output had drastically dropped so I decided...
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    Water problems

    I've been slamming my pool for about a week now and although I have cleared the water up my water is still cloudy. Cya is at 40 so I'm using 16 as my chlorine shock level according to the cya/chlorine chart. When I started slamming I had a combined chlorine of 1 and I did get that down to 0. Any...
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    Pentair 5 way diverted valve

    I recently changed the diverter on my pentane top mount valve. I'm thinking that since putting it back together that it may not be going thru the sand as my pool is not cleaning up. I've back washed, filtered and everything seems to work fine. While back washing & rinsing the psi runs about...
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    Not maintaining fc level

    My fc level isn't maintaining. I shock the pool and the next day my fc level will be back at 0. I have a basic Taylor test kit which only test for fc and ph.