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Getting tired of manually cleaning the pool and looking to get a pressure-side cleaner. Is the 280 still the standard? It's what I used to have but I see a few other models now (360, 380) that are belt driven and otherwise different so I figured I check to make sure I'm getting one that will...

Attempting to get my pool in order. It's very dirty (although I have bleached it back from worse) and draining it at least half way would be a fast way to get a jumpstart on spring. My concern is the water table right now. With all the rain we've been getting in Northern California I'm concerned...

I started the drain around 8 and began refilling at around 1 am. I thought the refill would go a lot faster as of now, 10am, it is only about a quarter full. I didn't drain completely, left about two feet, where there was quite a bit of sludge I couldn't get to or pump out. I've read all the...

I'm bringing my pool back from a swamp, as I have before (with help from this forum) and having a strange issue that has never happened. After two days of running my filter the water has gotten nearly clear, but returns are only flowing for about an hour then they slowly slow down to an eventual...

I removed my light fixture today and took some pictures of the fixture. I wanted to get TFP's advice before I take it apart as I don't want to spend money on a new fixture or anything, I just want to replace the bulb. It appears to be a Underwater Laboratories Purex 100-3. I only found one...

The pool is up to a warm 75f today and it looks like my numbers are finally after waiting a week for the CYA to settle in: FC: 2 pH: 7.6 TA: 90 CH: 140 CYA: 54 The pool gets direct sunlight all day and from sundown at 7:30pm last evening until just now at 2:20pm the next day FC has only...

I was so excited when I saw it in the mail. My girlfriend thinks I'm a dork and obsessed with my pool ever since I started browsing this forum. I'm really impressed by the speed they shipped this kit. Ordered the kit on Monday, received it on Thursday. Just performed my first test with it and...

Well with summer just around the corner my pool is nearly ready to open. After about a week of vacuuming and sweeping daily I've finally removed the 20 or so pounds of DE that was on the floor and the water is crystal clear :whoot: From this point on I plan to take of my pool using the BBB...

I've become interested in a high mil cover mostly for a boost in temperature. My pool is shaped rectangular 14'x39' but it is irregular, sort of a staggered width. This makes it 12' wide in a few sections. I've been thinking about buying a 12'x'20/24 cover and just covering the deep end. I...

I found a used 280 locally for $180 including all back up valve, hoses, and pool connection kit. After having my 280 stolen that worked great the last two years I'm curious how often I'll be manually vacuuming if I don't buy another auto cleaner. I don't have any shrubs or tree's in my yard but...

I never really thought about why there were two pumps back there but now I'm wondering if this is a booster pump. When it turns on, separately, it pushes out its own return, although the pump appears to be hooked to the filtration system, in the middle of the pool that an automatic pool cleaner...

Found this forum today and am impressed with the community and wealth of info. I wish I would have found you sooner as I've spent hundreds of dollars on useless chemicals and driving back and forth to my local LPS. I look forward to getting some advice and learning an easier and more efficient...

First off, hello to everyone on this forum. I just stumbled upon here and I wish I would have found this plethora of information long ago! For starters, the pool is located in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. I have an in ground 22,000 gallon gunite pool with a DE filter, with a...