We Have a Winner! TFP Pool of the Month (February 2025); "The Nerve Center" - Equipment Pads

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Texas Splash

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Texas, San Antonio/Marion, South-Central Area
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CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
So easy! Post ONE pic related to the theme title above. I bet you have a good pic saved somewhere. See the contest rules below to enter.

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Photo contests are announced on the first of each month. There is a 5-day submission phase. Days 6 & 7 are for voting. Winner announced on day 8. Winner eligible for a $50 prize.

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Nothing special about my pad. Rather, I'm most proud of my "pad cam" that took this pic. It's PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) and between that, my modified filter gauge and a few strategically placed mirrors, I can zoom in and look around every component on my pad, any time from anywhere in the world.

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Dirk said:
Nothing special about my pad. Rather, I'm most proud of my "pad cam" that took this pic. It's PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) and between that, my modified filter gauge and a few strategically placed mirrors, I can zoom in and look around every component on my pad, any time from anywhere in the world.

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Very clean! Much more so than my M.C. Escher plumbing job (one post up).
 
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Folks, let's congratulate @TopJimmy (Post #4) for being voted as this month's TFP (The Nerve Center - Equipment Pad) Pool of the Month. @TopJimmy, you have to tell us more about your set-up.

Check back and we'll do this again next month.

@TopJimmy, be on the lookout for your $50 discount code from tfteskits.net.
 
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Thank you, thank you! You can see more details at my thread here: waterfall re-plumbing
Long story short, I got ripped off and had to re-do the plumbing myself. While in the process of doing it, I came to find out that Pentair couldn't deal with controlling 2 chlorinators independently, so I turned to njs-PC and those guys (shout out specifically to @tagyoureit--thx again!) were kind enough to tweak their software to deal with that. Simultaneously (almost) Atlas/Sensorex came out with gold ORP sensors which enabled the ORP to work with saltwater, as Platinum sensors were useless.
I ran 3" pipes and 2.5" Pentair valves where I could to increase flow and otherwise just make the system better and (truly) automated. I put the Raspi and the Intellicenter on a UPS which, along with the flow cell & sensors, resides in my basement. I got 2 transformers and replaced the 1 transformer that was in the electrical box so that I could control the spa and pool lighting separately (additional relays also put in the Intellicenter).

Relays (inside Intellicenter):
Pool: pump, intellichlor, lights
Spa: pump, intellichlor, light, blower

Equipment list:
Intellicenter with dual body card and valve expansion card
Raspi 4b with Sequent 4rel/4in relay card and WhiteboxLabs T3 w/pH, ORP, RTD, PRS chips; NvMe SSD
Atlas lab grade ORP & pH sensors; Atlas pressure & temp sensors in homemade flow cells
Stenner EconFX acid pumps (DC)
15 gal acid tank

Pool:
Pentair clean & clear 320 cartridge filter
Intellifo VSF, MasterTemp 175, Intellichlor IC40
Intellivalves: waterfall bypass, heater bypass, Vac, bubbler/jets, main drain/skimmer

Spa:
Pentair RP cartridge filter
Intelliflo VSF, MasterTemp 125, Intellichlor IC20
Jandy 2 hp blower
Intellivalve: heater bypass

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Well deserved! Not only for functionality and equipment list, but i cant recall ever seeing a nicer looking pad!!
 

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