diff --git a/messages/SLPoolStatusMessage.js b/messages/SLPoolStatusMessage.js
index 6c8d69b..6a2b860 100755
--- a/messages/SLPoolStatusMessage.js
+++ b/messages/SLPoolStatusMessage.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 const SLMessage = require('./SLMessage.js').SLMessage;
 
+const SPA_CIRCUIT_ID = 500;
+const POOL_CIRCUIT_ID = 505;
+
 exports.SLPoolStatusMessage = class SLPoolStatusMessage extends SLMessage {
   constructor(buf) {
     super(0, 12526);
@@ -67,4 +70,32 @@ exports.SLPoolStatusMessage = class SLPoolStatusMessage extends SLMessage {
     this.orpTank = this.readInt32LE();
     this.alarms = this.readInt32LE();
   }
+
+  isDeviceReady() {
+    return this.ok === 1;
+  }
+
+  isDeviceSync() {
+    return this.ok === 2;
+  }
+
+  isDeviceServiceMode() {
+    return this.ok === 3;
+  }
+
+  isSpaActive() {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.circuitArray.length; i++) {
+      if (this.circuitArray[i].id === SPA_CIRCUIT_ID) {
+        return this.circuitArray[i].state === 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  isPoolActive() {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.circuitArray.length; i++) {
+      if (this.circuitArray[i].id === POOL_CIRCUIT_ID) {
+        return this.circuitArray[i].state === 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index a024230..809f85d 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ finder.on('serverFound', function(server) {
     console.log(" salt ppm=" + status.saltPPM);
     console.log(" pH=" + status.pH);
     console.log(" saturation=" + status.saturation);
+    console.log(" spa active=" + status.isSpaActive());
+    console.log(" pool active=" + status.isPoolActive());
   }).on('controllerConfig', function(config) {
     console.log(" controller is in celsius=" + config.degC);
     client.close();