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Please update the forum with your experience at 6 months, 12 months, and later intervals. With Wax Myrtle trees on two sides of our pool, I'm emptying the skimmer socks at least once a day and twice a day when the wind shifts (just got lucky when we were away for five days with low wind...

FWIW, I had a heater problem after almost four years. First use in about five months late last fall. With my other Pentair equipment, the VS pump automatically increases to the minimum heater speed. I hear a rush and fan sound, and then it shut off with the service light. Several tries and I...

I don't like for power to be applied to the IC40 when the pump is not running. Yes the flow light is red and I "know" the cell is not on. And yes, the pump actually has 8 programs but only four you can set with the Intelliconnect and Pentair Home app.

The problem with the VSP is that it is always "on." I have Intelliconnect for the VSP, Whisperflo for water feature, heater, and controlling the % settings on the IC-40. However the power for the IC40 is connected to a manual timer, along with an ozonator and UV-C appliance (yeah, I bought 'em...

Thanks, guys. I missed that email address before. Looked back and found it. Emailed my inquiry and got a reply overnight. Still in business. $60 for the Mastertemp plus $13 for shipping. I fully understand that someone handy could do it. I'm not as handy as I once was, and even then I...

The MK product has some kind of border, which may by just folded over screen. In any case it's measured and cut in a way I couldn't do without taking the heater apart. In any case, it would be worth it to me. If I had a friend with a Mastertemp 400 case I could measure and make a template...

Looks like a blue crab. Do you have whooping cranes there?

I read about this product here and looked into it. Has anyone here recent experience with them? I've used the contact form and called. No response to the contact form and voice mail when I called. It looks perfect for my Mastertemp 400--which has already been taken out of service by a rats'...

Have you tried powering off the Intelliconnect and your equipment? I've had off and on problems for the last four years. Right now I can't control the IC40 from the app. Pentair tech support says they know and they're working on it. I finally disconnected the RS485 wire so I could control it...

This is a conversation I should have had four years ago. Now that the horse is out of the barn, I'll attend to it.

Pentair Mastertemp 400. Tech trying to diagnose a failed comm with my IC40 SWCG noticed what he said was evidence of rats nesting in my heater. Started it up, hear the fire light and about five seconds and it's off. Fan still running but no fire. Tech opined that rats had chewed the igniter...

Tate, I'm not familiar with your pump. Is that a variable speed pump? If so, note what Reggie said. Power draw is not linear with speed. Pentair says of their VS pumps that 1/2 speed uses only 1/8 as much power. There is your potential power savings. I run mine at 1600 RPM for 12 hours 8a...

Interesting. We're 170 miles east of you on the north side of I-10. You get swarms unrelated to rainstorms, yet the swarms we get are only following thunderstorms. Both our locations seem to be on the border between USDA Hardiness Zones 8b to 9a, although you're pretty close to Zone 8a while...

Just looking for company. Found this thread under "Just getting started." It ran from 2013 to 2018 with no clear and obvious answer. It's listed as an "Inactive thread" now with a recommendation to start a new one. This is it. Here's the original thread: Flying ants? Coming up on our...

I'm not an expert, but there are plenty here. You're new here. There are experts also, but they need to know all about your pool and equipment plus what you're looking to buy, before they can begin to comment. Look at my signature and see the kind of info you need in your signature for anyone...

Just in case I didn't understand, the SWCG or muriatic acid dispenser will not free you from "taking readings." You estimate settings and test the water every few days to see what is happening. Even then, things that affect FC and pH are going to require adjustments or supplements to your...

You might consider a pool service. Some long time pool people here might have more experience than I, with the pool only finished in 2018, but from what happens here over just a few days suggests that weeks at a time would turn our pool into a pond. And you can't anticipate everything that can...

My pool builder installed an IntelliConnect, which I believe is the least expensive automation choice. I had no idea about any other automation choices at the time. (I've since inquired about alternatives, but the cost of the other devices and installation are prohibitive as a retrofit--likely...

Why not mention the name of the company and the specific area they serve? The home office refunded your money, and that's a plus for them and could give confidence to someone needing help somewhere else, but if I lived in your area, I would appreciate knowing someone to avoid.

Exactly. Have to rinse out that gunk every day, but I know that gunk would be on the filter cartridges otherwise. I don't really mind cleaning the cartridges, but it is a pain disassembling and especially reassembling that Pentair filter tank. Really, to avoid shouting words that would get me...

In my house, believe it or not, I'm the pragmatist. My wife is indecisive and a perfectionist (I'm pretty sure those two conditions are common together). She wants it perfect and often can't decide if it's perfect...yet. I want it done. OTOH, I believe in clean water, minimum major...

Yes. I keep the bottom barely open--just enough to avoid stagnant water in the line. Skimmer socks to a great job of protection the filter from monthly clogging, but I can't go more than a day between cleanings this time of year. Taking the socks off while I'm gone I know is going to let all...

Thanks, guys. The kids in this neighborhood? You're talking a place where the kids have $60k pickup trucks or BMWs and wouldn't consider working for even an hour. I should call the landscape architect who put in Wax Myrtles knowing there would be a pool, and get him to come clean the...

Pool filled October 2018. For various reasons this is the first time we're going to be away. Four days. I maintain water chemistry and use a SWCG. Pump on Intelliconnect for two run times a day. Normally I have skimmer socks on the two skimmer baskets. With recent pollen storms and my...

Never mind. Found it. Turned off at breaker while running. Fixed.

Small note. For the Intelliconnect to control your Intellichlor settings, you must also have a separate temperature sensor installed. I was surprised to learn this, since the Intellichlor has its own temp sensor, but Pentair confirmed it was true (I always check dealer recommendations with...

Glad you got it worked out. Seems a shame Pentair didn't step up and take responsibility--and at least send out a new board. Of course Pentair is pretty strict/unreasonable about warranties. Installed by an Pentair authorized dealer and get a long warranty. Install yourself and 60 days. You...

When Pentair moved their Link2O app to Pentair Home, I was disappointed. Lots of things are easier to do with a keyboard and mouse than with your finger on a tiny phone screen or even a tablet screen. I asked about that here, and someone suggested an Android emulator for PC. My phone and...

If you can get a couple of these guys to hang around, you bird problem could be brought under control. Coopers Hawk and the similar Sharp Shinned Hawk are called Feeder Hawks because they prey on birds that congregate around feeders. Since my wife maintains at least three feeders pretty much...

Most recent post I can find here on this topic is six years old, so I'm starting again. According to reputable sources, places like the Gulf South where I live a residential A/C can produce 15-20 gallons of condensate a day. Now there may be a little dust if you don't keep your air filters...