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I recently purchased a home with a heated pool & spa. The heater worked fine for a few months, but it's been taking longer and longer to heat the spa. Recently took over 2 hours to go 10 degrees. (84 to 94). When I put the pool in"spa" mode, the blower comes on, the amber heater blinks...

We are in the middle of construction, and we need to change from Pentair Components, to Jandy components due to supply issues. Out PB explained the Jandy components below are more expensive than the Pentair components, but he would cut us a break and do an even exchange. I always understood...

Hello, I found this forum from googling about my problem, and not quite finding the answer I was looking for. I'll try to do this properly, so as not to frustrate those who want to help! I have a Pentair pool/spa that was installed somewhere around 2015/2016. We bought the house in 2018, and I...

I'm a new pool owner and my pool builder has been a bit lacking on the education front. I feel like a bonehead, but I cannot figure out how to get schedules that use different pump speeds. I'm not sure where I will land speed/schedule wise, but those particulars aside I cannot figure out what...

Hey guys!! I bought a pump for my pool, it was not brand new, but it is in perfect condition and used to work fine in the place I bought it. I attached 2 pictures so you guys can see exactly the pump. I installed it in my pool and is not working, and I have contacted many pool technicians and...

Hello, I have a pool with spa, no automation, no solar. I just upgraded my pump to a multispeed pentair pump, and will be adding solar, salt cell and automation. Since I'm getting my pool resurfaced I had a consultant say we can control our landscape lighting with our pentair system so it's...

Hi everyone.... My 14 month old pool pump (see title for type) would no longer turn on when we returned from vacation this weekend. I have spent several hours reading through websites, watching videos, etc... However, I couldn't seem to find a post that dealt with pumps just not turning on at...

Hello TFP! Recently I noticed a lot of dirt on the bottom of my pool. We've had some monsoons recently so I figured it was just extra dirty from that. I got out the manual vacuum and started vacuuming. While vacuuming I noticed debris coming out of the returns, It looks like almost anything...

My Pentair Intellichem had been working fine for close to a year, Now it is saying my orp is low, it is showing it at 250, and then when I go to my ORP settings, the Dosing line that is usually at the top doesn't even show up, and the middle line where it shows the gauge level just doesn't show...

Hi, I installed an intelliconnect system this spring so the unit is only about 3 months old. Yesterday it randomly went dark. It appears to have no power, no lights are on and the buttons will not respond. I checked the breaker and there is power supplied from the panel. I searched for some...

I'm in the process of selecting a pool/spa controller. I'm leaning towards the Pentair EasyTouch PSL4 controller however it says it controls 3 color lights. Does that mean 3 physical lights or 3 light areas? For example I'm running globrites and my pool has 2 lights, the baja shelf has 1, and...

Hey everyone, I spent my holiday weekend rebuilding my Pentair IntelliFlo pump (PN: 011018). I figured I'd share some takeaways as it was not hard to do and these pumps are not the cheapest, so I think repair should be the way to go (if possible). My pump was manufactured in 2014, I do not know...

Similar threads found, but want to make sure I didn't miss an easier fix. My pump display went dead and the breaker was tripped. Reset the breaker and it energized the circuit. Can measure 240V across terminals (line1/2) at the timer box and at the pump (just inside as power comes in). I tried...

We have installed a pressure / vacuum gauge at the pump to get all the correct numbers to calculate the TDH and to make sure the pump is not undersized. * Pool volume: 9000 Gallons / 34,000 Liters * Filter: 90 GPM, Pentair EasyClean DE Filter EC90 * Pump: Pentair Whisperflo 1/2 HP 90 GPM * Flow...

I am having an issue with my Pentair Mastertemp 400 heater. When I turn on the spa or pool from my phone using Pentair ScreenLogic, or I turn it on manually from the Pentair Easytouch Control System, the heater takes a long time cycling through its startup process and then does not fire up the...

Hi Everyone! I had the WEP-6 motor on my waterfall pump short out so I replaced it with a Jacuzzi brand motor from Leslie's. I spent most of yesterday switching out the breaker on the pentair control panel and then connecting the electrical. I was scratching my head for hours until I realized...

Hi all! First post ever! I have a 15,000 gallon inground plaster pool, newly renovated, probably built in 70's or 80's by Anthony or Sylvan. 1 Skimmer, 1 Drain, 2 Jets. The current pump is a quite old Pentair SuperFlo 340038 or SF-N1-1A. Its starting to show its age, leaking out of the seal...

Hey folks! New to posting but I’ve learned lots of cool stuff here! I haven’t found a post like this but if there is a solution somewhere and someone could point me to it that would be great! So here’s the deal: Pentair VS PUMP and Easytouch/Screenlogic installed. All new pool and system May...

I have an Inground pool that is less that 1yr old. The pump and all systems worked great last year. The wet end of my pentair pump failed three weeks ago. One of the tabs broke off and the lid would no longer seal. I called the pool installer and he located a new one for me under warranty! I...

Hello and good day!! I have a Pentair VS that is fairly new (6 mos) and is not starting. The panel control shows power and the pump itself shows power. When I mean power, when I hit the panel control button to turn it on, the indicator light is red and active. Second, the panel on the pump...

TFP Team, I have been a member for a few years now, and it has been invaluable to my pool health :) I absolutely love the Pool Math app, as it has kept me right on track with my chemical load and maintenance. I just wanted to thank you for the hard work and excellent community to support pool...

I currently have a Jandy Stealth SHPF .75 single speed pump and it needs a new impeller. I can't seem to find anyone who has the part except my pool builder - who wants to make a $$$ service call. I'm upset that I can no longer buy Jandy replacement parts myself, so I'm looking to replace my...

I have just upgraded from Compool to a Easytouch Upgrade Board ( Kit (P/N 521107) - For upgrading CP3xxx systems) I also have the wifi-kit (screenlogic 2) all setup and working great. can controll all with my phone now. I have an existing salt system that is woking perfectly : Question is : how...

Hi, I am currently waiting for the new clamp for my Pentair Clean and Clear Plus filter because our current is bad, hence we couldn’t tighten it at the moment. The new part won’t arrive here until Tuesday. Meanwhile, can I bypass the filter to run the pump so the water can be circulated? If...

I had a new Pentair Superflow installed end of season last year and noticed that during quick clean modes (vacuuming pool and shocking) the pump runs for a while and at some point mid cycle time faults/fails back to the 4 minute high speed prime. May be doing the same thing during regular...

Hi everyone, I am having an issue with my Pentair EasyTouch system. My set up currently has an EasyTouch outside that is hardwired to the protocol adapter in my basement next to my router. Two years ago, when turning my pool on for the summer I all of a sudden wasn't able to use my screenlogic...

Hey all, just bought my first house and pool so trying to get up to speed with maintenance. Wanted to do a backwash but the handle was completely stuck. Used a tire iron to get more leverage and bent the brass handle :-( This is the filter I have: Pentair SMBW 4000 Series D.E. Filter with...

So i installed the solar sensor on the the same roof face but not thinking i glued it to the supply and return pipes instead of the roof surface away from the arrays and the piping. My question is should i get back on the roof and move it. Do you think the pipe temp will radiate thru the roof...

hi! I have a solar pool water heater system - There is no connected spa, It has a Sun touch controller with a 3 way actuator valve (Pentair?) which was installed by a local solar company. The issue is that when the system is set to divert the water to the rooftop solar coils, the pump...

I upgraded my pool automation from the Pentair Legacy Easytouch board to the Pentair Intellicenter board. I'm able to get my Pentair VSP pump partically working. I can't get it to bump up to a faster speed for when I set a schedule for the cleaner. It is my understanding that you can overlap...