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    AutoPilot Low Chlorine

    I have had my AutoPilot Digital with the SC-48 cell for about 2 months now and am contently struggling to keep my FC above 2. Which (I think) causes the Algae to continually grow on my pool walls. My water is clear but I have Algae (black) on the pool walls. If I run the unit in Boost mode...
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    AutoPilot "Force Reverse" Function

    On the Digital Pool Pilot, I am wondering what the "Force Reverse" function does on the maintenance menu.
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    AutoPilot - Warning/Check Clean Cell Message

    My AutoPilot has been installed for 5 weeks and I am consistently getting a “Warning Check/Clean Cell” message every 2 to 5 days. When I clean it the message goes away. I have tried cleaning with Muriatic Acid (4 to 1) as them manual suggests. I set the reverse time to 2 which made the...
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    Lowering Total Alk.

    I am trying to lower my Total Alk using muriatic acid. My current numbers are: I have a 20,000 gallon Salt Water Pool Total Alk 170 PH 7.5 CH 350 CYA 100 I have added about 2 gallons of Muriatic acid over that last week and the Total Alk has only dropped from 190 to...
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    AutoPilot and high CYA (split from 'CYA levels with a SWG)

    I have a new AutoPilot and my CYA is 120. The pool store says this is fine, especially in the Arizona sun. What do the experts on this site think?
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    New AutoPilot Low Chlorine

    I have a new Autopilot Digital with the SC-48 cell. It was installed two days ago. I ran my pump for the first 24 hours and did not get much of a chlorine reading. I then ran it for 12 hours the next day and g0t a reading of almost 1. Wonder what I should do, I was thinking of one of the...
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    Pool Pilot - Purifier Off Message

    Just installed my Pool Pilot Digital with the SC-48 cell today. Everything seems to check out except I am getting the following message: "Purifier Off" The unit says I need to add 234 lbs of salt. The unit is not giving me a Low Flow message. Is something wrong or is this just because of my...
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    Can't Get PH to go Up

    I am having trouble getting my PH to increase. The current level is 6.8 (Using a Taylor Test kit) and I have added 60 oz of Soda ASH over the last two days and it has not moved up at all. My other readings are: DE Filter Gunite 18K Gallon pool PH 6.8 TA 140 PPM CYA 90 PPM FC 8 PPM I am...
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    Pool Thing SWG

    Has anyone ever heard of this Salt Water Chlorinator. http://www.poolthing.com/pages/index.php
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    Where to Purchase AutoPilot Salt Generator

    I am going to switch my 30 year old 20,000 gallon pool to a Salt Water System. From reading this forum I have decided on the Autopilot Pool Pilot DIG-48, unfortunately their website does not have a dealer locator. Should I just buy it on-line. I was looking at the...