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agree with James copy post above. he was a great help when we were building and installing with giving us a potentially viable option to trick the FPH and Intellicenter using the solar heater input. Ultimately, we had our pool installer plumb for a separate cheapo pool pump with it's own two...

I don't believe it matters to the hotspot whether the fan is variable speed or 2 speed. When wired as shown in the diagram the fan is either de-energized or energized and Hotspot doesn't give any consideration to any other factor with the fan. As for the condenser lines and running them 15 ft...

Mine also is running great. It's still hitting into the 80's pretty regularly here in NE Florida and my FPH STILL has my pool at ~83 degrees despite overnight temps into the 40's for air temperature. The water temp now means it's still super comfortable to use as a cooling swim after I and the...

For all those interested in the Hotspot FPH system I've got a story that has finally concluded and thought you all might be interested. I installed my system with the build of my pool just a touch over 2 years ago along with several tips and thoughtful advice from folks on here. Right around...

Good Info from Riny and I agree with the pressure switch. In my case, I installed at pool build so i just included a single speed cheapo pump dedicated to the FPH cooling flow rather than have it based off of my VSF Intelliflo. I agree on the robot as well. I'm set up for suction cleaner but...

I have a (new in 2020) York, 5 ton (I think) AC. Looking at my energy usage for the last week in Nest its been running about 2 hrs on average. A couple of days it's been as much as 4 hrs. Hotspot told me that with my AC size 4 hrs of run time a day would get me and maintain my temperature with...

sorry, I'm not any help with an installer in the Tampa/Brandon area. I expect that the guy who did mine up here in Jacksonville (The AC portion) would come down that way for enough money.... but heck for enough money I'd take a swing at just about anything! :) What I really came to this...

Whereabouts in the country are you? here in Jacksonville, FL I was sporadically turning on my AC as early as March this year. I've been swimming in 82-87 degree water since the end of march early April.

Eh. I dunno. I think it would price them out of more units than it would help sell. The system isn't exactly CHEAP and then adding an AC guy plus flight and lodging for a day or two would maybe be prohibitive for alot of folks. Granted, there would be some who wouldn't even blink... I...

I'd be inclined to agree. I've talked to a few people in other parts of the country about this and each and every one has said the most difficult part was finding an AC guy willing to learn and do the work.

I have this system currently heating my pool here in NE Florida. I've been swimming since early March right about the time I started having my AC run again after winter for at least 4 hours a day. It works well and keeps my pool at a wonderful 85-87 degrees. The installation was a PITA but I'm...

I ended up putting mine on a seperate single speed pump that only runs when the AC is on and the system is calling for heat. My primary pool pump is a VSF and am only running that for a few hours a day right now. Finding the HVAC technician was difficult . I had a guy who agreed to do it and...

@Belikin Where is the flow sensor port exactly? Do you know what sensor you'd use or how to program it? On the top of the heat exchanger there is a plugged port that is available and labeled "water flow outlet" that was my intention to use. I spoke with the Hotspot folks today however and...

Joshii, I just got mine finally fully installed about a week ago and LOVE IT as well so far! I can confirm that the flow sensor port has been added and is even pre-labeled from the factory on my new unit. It doesn't come with the flow sensor itself however so my AC guy is going to install it...

Now I've got this mental vision of a procession of ants carrying deceased members, walking in rhythym while they chant down a smooth walkway to the waters edge. maybe put some leaves over the trail to give it a nice shaded canopy look. Get some wooden matches and cut em into small pieces and...

Congratulations. Your pool is now hallowed ground. :p

Man, i'm sorry to hear about these issues! I pushed and pushed for my PB to give me the Intellicenter instead of the Easytouch as they intended. We haven't started building yet but I'm hoping to break ground within a week. I wonder if having the small remote that is available as an add-on for...

Do any of you know if the same "remote" problems occur with the Intellicenter remote that looks like an alarm clock? It appears it can be had for about $300 and I wonder if there's any value in my purchasing that after install and pairing it up?

Agree this is an excellent write-up! In fact, I've been waffling about adding this setup for my pool that's about to be built. I actually pulled the trigger on the automation based on what I read here and we signed our contract today! In my first post, I last said we decided to go without the...

Thanks all. I've had to make some last minute design changes in order to keep COMWIFEFORATL happy with everything. (The military guys, especially Navy better be laughing at that joke). In any case, the wife insists that she'll be the one to go manually turn the valves to switch between jacuzzi...

About 400 sqft. Build should start mid-may from last i've been told.

Lol, nice poke Jim! I'm gonna let it ride since my Dad was Air Farce as well and I try to be kind to those less fortunate than myself and my fellow squids. :cool::p

Thanks everyone for your responses! Rmontgomery the picture of your electrical box does not bring me joy at all... It sounds like "could" do it, but since the pool isn't yet built, just makes more sense to suck it up and do the whole package. Guess, I'm gonna dig a little deeper and reap the...

Hello Everyone! I'm Belikin. I'm about to begin my pool build in the next 45 days and have been offered the Intellicenter upgrade from my builder for ~$3800 installed at time of build. I am loathe to spend the additional dollars now if I don't have to. It appears I can pick up the intellicenter...