Recent content by BruceInCola

Can someone comment on how well this unit does with leaves? That was a recurring criticism I saw in the Amazon reviews, and just wondering what anyone here that owns one thinks. Almost all of my pool "trash" is leaves, often large ones. Thanks!

It's been going up by $8 or so every few hours for the past several days. Weird.

Has anyone tried this? I had this in my cart right when they sold out. Half the price of the recommended lower end Dolphins, and from a known name brand to boot. Thoughts in terms of comparing to what else is out there currently? I am considering the aiper Seagull Pro (with a wary eye), and...

My pool is probably 10 years old or more, and of course the concrete has cracked in several places (my theory is from the crazy amount of rain and floods we have had in past few years). Also, I have never really been a fan of the boring "concrete mud" color that untinted concrete has. Just...

Oh my. That explains sooooo much with my pool and skimming in general. Welp, I guess weir never too old to learn (pool owner (but not the original) for 7 years!)? Weir ordered. Thanks to all.

So I've read a few threads about weir doors here, and more than a few people have said their weir door is missing. 1. HOW?!? It's not like it could get sucked down into the skimmer. Maybe weir door theft is a thing? Or perhaps someone needed an emergency frisbee alternative and plucked it...

Thanks again, all. Just carefully wiped the ceramic ring and the metal part that touches it with a pristine moist towel, and it worked fine.

Thanks guys, will try it out being EXTREMELY careful.

In trying to troubleshoot an angry sounding pump motor, my first instinct was to replace the shaft seal (which helped the same issue several years ago). Paid the highway robbery price of $45 for the seal replacement kit at a local Leslie's (shipping from everywhere else is exceedingly slow...

Picking up the new motor tomorrow. I still might try to see if I can fix the existing one and take it apart again tonight to make sure I put everything back correctly when I installed the new shaft seal. If this was the first time I had replaced a shaft seal, I would just assume I messed up...

Yes, we had epic, historic rains within the past few months. Noticed the weird levels after that. Would the pipe be set IN the concrete patio perhaps? There is a small white (maybe 8" diameter?) cover set into the concrete about 1' away from the pool edge. I will unscrew that and look...

:( My pump is not running (horrible screeching), thus my interest in fixing the hardware before the water balance. I forgot to add that I opened up the filter and washed all the algae out, and replaced w new DE a few days ago. Have not opened it up since then though, and temps reaching mid to...

Thanks, ajw - I have read the water chemistry ABC's many times (years ago), and converted a few people myself since that time (from pool store reliant, to using resources here)! :D I have enough experience and confidence (most of it from extensive reading here over the years) to get my pool...

I am happy to say that I haven't needed to come here for years, thanks to the amazing initial support I received when I first started with my pool. However, this year...oof. Multiple things happening at once, and I have no idea where to start troubleshooting, and if the order matters. I...

Just a general note - someone might have already mentioned this. No bleach at all in local grocery and wholesale clubs in more than a month around here (Columbia, SC), but I did find it in one place - Home Depot. And it wasn't labeled as typical bleach (Germicidal Bleach), nor was it a brand...