Intelleflo vsf RW-485 cable connector

Forest,

It is a screw-on connector..

But you should just put the automation into the Service mode and then you can use the pump's display.

Also something to check... When in AUTO the pump's display should show "Display Not Active".. If it does not show that, then the automation is not controlling the pump.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Forest,

Salt has nothing to do with your stone coping issue.. It will continue to erode because of the quality of the stone.. But, it is your pool and you should do what you want.

The salt level has nothing to do with your pump issue.

I suspect that you have an EasyTouch issue... Most likely you have lost your speed settings..

What programming have you recently done to the EasyTouch..

Thanks,

Jim R.

Forest,

For the pump to automatically run several things have to happen

1. You have to be in AUTO (NOT Service mode)
2. A Circuit must be on.. Can be any circuit, but usually the Pool circuit.
3. The circuit that is on, must have a speed assigned to it. (As in Pool = 1500 RPM)
4. The pump Type must be correct..
5. The EasyTouch must be controlling the pump. (When you have an IntelliFlo pump, the display will say "Display Not Active".

Thanks,

Jim R.

Forest,

Check this ScreenLogic page..




It is the opinion of the majority of saltwater pool owners here at TFP.. It is also my personal opinion and based on my experience with my three saltwater pools here in the DFW area. I have seen no corrosion of any kind on my 3 pools.. They have been saltwater pools for over 10 years, with the same equipment, EasyTouch, IntelliFlo, and IC40...

So, here is my story that I have told a few times before...

I bought a rent house that had a pool. Both the house and the pool needed a total upgrade. We had the plaster redone, the waterline tile replaced and new Flagstone coping installed.. For about three years, after the upgrade, the pool was a chlorine tablet pool.. Almost immediately, some of the flagstone seemed to shed very thin layers of sand.. You could look at the stones and see that there were good stones and bad stones. Often right next to each other... My robot cleaner would pick up the sand and it did not take long for the filter basket to turn almost brown. About 10 years ago, I installed the Pentair equipment, including the IC40 salt cell. Now, 10 years later, the good stones are still good and the bad stones are still bad.. The saltwater did not make the shedding any worse or any better.

Thousands and thousands of saltwater pools are built in all the other states, but only in Texas it is said that the "evil saltwater" will eat your stone work.. Why only Texas??

In any case, that is my experience, yours may be different. All I know it that I'd just as soon fill in my three pools, if they could not be saltwater pools.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Forest,

The idea that you have to "turnover" your pool water X times a day is a myth.. It is just not true..

Chemicals keep your pool sanitized and clear, not the number of times the water passes through the filter. The filter is only there to capture whatever falls into your pool and floats.. By the time the filter starts to see algae, you have already lost the algae war..

Does not mean that you can't turnover your pool water a million times a day, if you want, it just means that it is not required to have a clear and beautiful pool.

Thanks,

Jim R.