Recent content by botanica37

I am in a similar quandary, as my Nautilus CC Plus cable (white plastic box) appeared to have exploded/shortened somehow from the inside (replacement cable currently runs at $400). I've had the Dolphin for 7 years and love how it cleans the bottom and picks up leaves. It has taken a lot of abuse...

My setup took couple of hours and several failed attempts. I can’t recall all the issues, just that I had to take off the batteries couple of times and then the connection to my phone kept timing out. I feel that I had to put the device in the water, before the app would look for it and then I...

Interesting...I didn’t think of the borates. I wish their CS was more knowledgeable or cared. There is just not enough info out there on how exactly the device works and what can mess up with the readings.

I got tempted by the great promo either and took the plunge - for the few days I had the device, I loved the convenience...if only the FC was accurate. Sadly, it was off by a double, every time (I.e. FC guru=3, FAS-DPD -7). CS is nonexistent and when you do get a hold of them (after leaving...

I got the water guru a week ago and it consistently measured the FC well below my FAS-DPD. In general, when the app says that my FC is 3, my kit will show it to be 6-7. An email to CS resulted in a response that I need to take the sample at the same time and the same place (skimmer). Just to...

Sounds like the drive motor may have burned out - I had similar issue couple of years ago, when it happened to me, and I was convinced that it was the power supply. Ended up being the motor. Based on what you are describing - the cable being stuck in the brushes, it does seem more likely than...

I also love my Nautilus plus. Got it last week to replace my Aquabot Turbo and gosh, wished I had never invested in Aquabot...ever. The pop out filters are breeze to clean, it takes about 2-3 hours to clean the whole pool (vs the Aquabot, that used to take 5-6 hr). It moves very fast compared to...

I think you should look at parts price and availability. Pump and drive motors are the things that may need replacement and are the most expensive...I recall reading about a circuit board going bad on the Dolphin, but not sure if I am recalling the correct model, and Maytronics wouldn't sell the...

I would stay away from Aquabot products, unless you can find one of their commercial products (aquamaxx) at a decent price. I had an Aquamaxx for about 3 years, average use, maybe twice a week for about 5 months every year. Had a pump motor go out the first year, right out or warranty, but the...

Update in 2014 So I had the Aquamax for 4 years. During that time, I had to replace the pump motor, lucky for me it was just within the 1 year warranty and now, the drive motor is dead. Total cost to repair the drive motor and replace worn out parts, $670. To buy new one today, $810 + 35...

I have to say from experience, that I can, by myself, put and take off the mesh Loop-loc and I am 5'7/150lbs. What I can't do is carry the folded cover, but once hubby puts it on the pool deck, I do it all by myself. This is the second year I have been using the new mesh loop-loc (the old one...

OK, a week later, haven't drained any water and today the CYA is 60. Is it possible that somehow the place I took the samples a week ago somehow had higher CYA concentration? It does take a while to dissolve, right? Though it seem highly unlikely, because I had the Aquamax running before getting...

Hello, everyone, this is my 5th year on BBB, so I feel fairly confident in what I am doing. I opened to a clear pool, did the prelim testing and my CYA was 10 (had the water in the house overnight so that the temp is around 72), which I totally expected, knowing my levels for the past couple...

Mark, to answer your questions: Yes, there is air in the pump basket when it happens. A lot of air, and I can see through the plastic that the water is trickling in. Once up and running, the pump doesn't lose pressure, it only happens on start or after backwashing. Also, since that happen the...

I am sorry, I didn't check the flow rate out of the returns and since the issue is intermittent, I don't have a way to duplicate the problem and check. The pressure gauge is definitely not stuck, because I tapped it a lot and it didn't move. My concern is that there was almost no water flowing...