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This is being posted on the behalf of a non-technical minded relative. They have a Jandy Aqualink RS6 system on their 12-year-old pool. Recently, the indoor control panel stopped working. All the lights are on on the panel and the display says, "6543 REV B01". There's no response from pressing any of the usual buttons, including the reset button on the side of the indoor panel (and the outdoor panel). I've checked to make sure that all the wires are connected firmly and properly, including the module in the outside panel. I toned out the wire between the outside and inside panel, and it has continuity. Obviously, everything is getting power and the wiring seems fine, but there doesn't appear to be any communication between the outside panel and the inside panel. Everything on the pool works fine from the outdoor control panel, but the inside panel is just lit up like a Christmas tree and unresponsive. Is there a simple solution for this? Unfortunately, I have Pentair products on my newer pool, so I only know the Pentair "tricks".

I have this same setup. When the EasyTouch panel is controlling my Intellichlor, the buttons on the Intellichlor do nothing, so there is something wrong with yours if you can still make adjustments via the two Intellichlor buttons. It may just be as simple as re-seating the connections of the Intellichlor on the EasyTouch circuitboard. It's not difficult to do, but if you're not comfortable working inside a computer (or with changing a light switch or plug on a wall), I would let a professional do it so you don't end up damaging the circuitboard or electrocuting yourself. One thing you may want to check involves just using the buttons/software. I've noticed with my heat pump and Intellichlor systems, the settings don't always seem to "take" on the EasyTouch. Disabling and then enabling the function again is sometimes all it takes to correct problems that I've had in the past. It's almost if you do things too fast or slow or back out of the menu properly, the settings won't "take". As for how to turn off your Intellichlor, the only way to do that is set it to 0% (either by way of the EasyTouch panel or on the Intellichlor itself) or (of course) simply turn off your pump. Turn it "off" at the EasyTouch panel isn't actually turning it off -- it just means the EasyTouch panel is no longer controller the Intellichlor, but the Intellichlor will continue to operate as it was set until you change those settings on the Intellichlor. Actually, there is another way to immediately turn it "off", but it depends on what type of system you have. I have an EasyTouch panel, but do not have a spa (just a pool). If I want to instantly turn off the Intellichlor, all I have to do is put the EasyTouch in spa mode by pressing the V - Valve button on the wall panel. Because I do not have a spa, nothing really happens -- the pump continues to run, and because I don't have actuator valves installed to the spa valve ports on the EasyTouch panel, the intake and return is still from/to the pool. However, the EasyTouch now thinks I'm running the filter on the spa, so it reduces the Intellichlor output to (usually) 0%. If you turn up the Intellichlor production on the pool side, it bumps up the spa side in small increments, so it would usually be 3% production on the spa side. The highest chlorine production that can occur on the spa side is 20%. Anyway, mine is set to 0%, so when I press the Valve button on the EasyTouch panel, the Intellichlor is still running, but the element light turns off and no production lights are on (0%). I found out about the spa/Intellichlor thing by accident. When I had my solar panels installed, the installer orphaned one of my actuator valves for my water features (I have a waterfall and two spitters). I called up Pentair and they told me that since I didn't have a spa that I could put the orphaned actuator into the spa intake or return valve ports, and just use the spa button to turn on that water feature. This seemed like a great solution to me until two days later I noticed from my routine water tests that I had very low chlorine in the water! That's because every time I was running my waterfall, the system thought it was in spa mode so the chlorine production went down to 0%......all day....oops. Anyway, I would check the Intellichlor/EasyTouch connection yourself or have your installer come out and verify it. I wouldn't hesitate to contact Pentair tech support (their number should be on the bottom of the schematic on the door to your outside panel), as they've always been very helpful to me and talked me through plenty of things on the EasyTouch system -- from simple settings to some rewiring. Good luck and let us know if and how you get it resolved.

Good reading all this, Fatchance37, as my one-year-old pool has two Intellibrite lights in it, and I was starting to get a little worried about your Pentair light experience. I can tell you that I've had no problems so far with the Intellibrite, and I'd know because I all throughout the first season I would put on a divers mask and go through an inspection pattern on whole pool that made my wife laugh. I admit I was paranoid about something going wrong, but I really wanted to get to know any flaws or areas of concern in my pool before they became a real concern. Still, the Navy/Coastguard search and rescue would be proud of my organized inspection grid....haha. About the only problem I have with the Intellibrite system is getting it into the various color cycling modes with the delay from the remote control is basically impossible, so unless I just want to turn it on (default to white), then I pretty much have to go over to the wall panel by the equipment, turn it off/on the required number of times, to get it in the color cycle mode I want. That's not always fun going over by the mechanicals when it's dark -- this is snake/creepy crawler country here (NE Florida). But it puts on a beautiful show and it's very easy to sync the two lights in the pool (I don't have a spa) so they're doing the same thing. Fun stuff -- thanks for sharing your story, problem, and solution.

Don't know for sure about Georgia, but here in NE Florida specific "pool" fencing is required. A screened pool does not require an additional fence, but does require screen door alarms, and alarms have to be installed on all doors AND windows. If the pool is screened, the windows/doors inside the screen enclosure have to be alarmed, if the pool is fenced then all windows and doors inside the fence have to be alarmed. This varies from county to county, because in a neighboring county you can disregard alarms on windows as long as you screw the window screens in place. However, in my county, that's not an option -- all windows facing the pool must be alarmed. An alternative on doors is to install a spring hing with a secondary latching door handle at least 4 feet above the ground. The door must automatically close and latch, and you must have to turn the secondary (and primary) latch to open the door. Cost me a small fortune to pass that part of my pool inspection! This is whether you have children living in the house or not. My pool fence had to be a certain design and the gates had to swing out (away from the pool), automatically close/latch, and have a special magnetic latch higher than 48". I'm sure Georgia is similar if not the same.