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That is what they all say...
As Allen points out, your major issue is the blue ball valves. It is a pay me now or pay me later kind of thing. Ball valves will only last a couple of years before you can not longer turn them.
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Jim R.
The pad isn't even powered yet. I'll ask. Thank you!How is your iChlor SWG wired to prevent operation when your pump is off?
The iChlor Installation Manual says:
CHLORINE GAS BUILDUP CAN OCCUR WITH IMPROPER WIRING: To reduce the risk of personal injury the iChlor SCG Power Center must be installed on an automation filter pump relay wired to the load side of the time clock, electronically controlled switch, or relay load side, so that it will receive power only when the pool pump is on. Otherwise, dangerous chlorine gas buildup can occur. The iChlor SCG should never be energized when the pool pump is OFF and water is not flowing through the unit.
Pentair iChlor SWG - Further Reading
My main issue with this process is that the equipment guy never consulted me on what I wanted. So now I'm on TFP getting the advice I should have gotten from the guy who's selling the equipment. But everybody here has been really helpful!! I want to support TFP!
If you had an IntelliFlo pump you can use the Smart Sense feature on the iChlor and no additional relays or timers would be required to ensure the SWG does not operate when the pump is off.
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Trust. Me. Many don't know squat and would have filled your head with all kinds of half truths or industry misconceptions / outdated thoughts.
We appreciate your support.
is there a place on TFP where I can look at the difference in price between these two pump lines?If you had an IntelliFlo pump you can use the Smart Sense feature on the iChlor and no additional relays or timers would be required to ensure the SWG does not operate when the pump is off.
Pentair iChlor SWG - Further Reading
The IntelliFlo pump is also compatible with the IntelliConnect automation system.
A 3HP VS pump will be more energy efficient and quieter then your 1.5HP Superflo when run at the same flow rates.
My sense is that the pool builder is a decent guy trying to do a good job but he's sold a lot of pools so he's overworked it's been raining for 3 weeks so he's behind and in scramble mode and the ball was dropped. My sense of the equipment guy is he has a standard lowball package and that's what I got. I'll get it sorted out and the information I'm getting here is incredibly helpful.
I had a PB excitedly tell me how he was going to cut every corner to make the price so attractive that I'd have to use them. I asked him that if he was being that upfront cutting corners that I knew about, how many was he cutting that I wouldn't find out until it was too late ? Then I promptly hung up.
I see that. Thank you! I'm not putting in the pool at Caesar's Palace, just a fiberglass pool in my backyard.
I completely understand. I interviewed five pool builders. I told each of them " I know this is expensive and messy and I'm prepared for that. What I don't want, is to stand in my backyard that's been turned into a mud hole and argue with you!" so far, my pool builder been fine the only real issue has been I wasn't consulted or educated about the pool equipment. So now I'm in TFP school.
Both pumps can push water.
They are. Intelliflo it is. With a 20,000-gallon pool what size filter should I have? My Builder really pushed sand but I went with cartridge. Was it a mistake?
Following along your thread and I wonder about you needing automation. I don't have any automation, except an Intermatic timer to handle my pump and SWG run times. I have a switch at my pad to turn on/off the lights, and when I want to run my bubblers, I manually turn my Jandy valves. We have hardly used our pool light, as I find it just attracts bugs. And, our bubblers aren't used that often either.
