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Thanks for the reply! Yes, I also leave it in the stenner all year round.

Very helpful... I've stored cheaply purchased bleach for up to a year. It was only $2.50/gal. Figured it was degrading but had no idea the concentration dropped that fast. I assume this data would be chlorine in sealed plastic containers. Wonder how much faster it degrades in a vented Stenner...

11 years ago got rid of the Polaris after we had the pool resurfaced and decking upgraded to travertine. Bought a TurboT robot which lasted 9.5yrs and bought another to replace it when the pump died. Left all the plumbing in place for the polaris, but I can't see ever going back. The Polaris...

Last cover I bought was the cheapest/lightest on the list: Sun2Solar 800. It only made it one year before it disintegrated. Usually the mid-grade lasts 2 years before it's tossed. They do cut down on evaporation and the temp gets into the low 90's when it's on. I get to turn down the chlorine...

The objective of the swim jets is to stay in one place while swimming and each swimmer is likely to want a different setting. The flow gauge was probably used to determine a setting for the swim jets. It looks like a Pentair variable speed pump on the system. If its just used for a fountain...

Maybe a better comparison is the kWh usage over a month's period of time. 15.77 kWh avg this particular month with a temperature range between 75F to 96F as a high. .................................................. ...

Thought I'd share some of the ways I was able to reduce our electric bill without adding solar panels. We have PG&E and folks on the Nextdoor forum with a pool are complaining of electrical bills coming close to $1,000/month and most are about half that. Our monthly bill is under $130/M. -...

Check to make sure your strainer isn't getting filled with debris. The Pentair variable speed pump has a feedback to detect a blocked drain. As if someone got their hair sucked into the drain and the pump would sense it and automatically shut off. Just a thought. I haven't got around to...

Used to throw it in the yard to compost. After spreading walking bark across the entire backyard for water conservation and to make it look nice, I now throw it in a garbage can that gets picked up as yard waste by the city.

I had a Aquabot Turbo T for 9.5 years and the pump motor just died. I finally just left the unit in the pool after yr 2 I believe. Water finally entered the motor a month ago. I have lots of leaves and it did good picking them up. In the spring the leaves accumulating in the pool is so high I...

I didn't have the oil in the motor so likely your right....that caused the black wire to burn off the motor. Even so, the motor didn't spin up as it should have in the moments before the wires burnt. It was moving slowly exactly the same as when I noticed the issue in the first place. Something...

It's a joke... when the (magic) smoke comes out, it doesn't work any more. This motor had rectifier diodes soldered to the capacitors. Pump motor Capacitor SURPRISE rectifier When I noticed the pump was running very slow, I thought the capacitors would definitely be the cause. I soldered the...

Well the pump just went on the Turbo T about 2 weeks ago. The pump stopped working. I disassembled teh pump motor tried changing out the capacitors, but when I bench tested it the magic smoke left the motor and that was that. I wasn't sure if I should replace the motor or look into a new bot...

Seems running the 2 injection systems unrelated to each other would make the most sense then. Probably dosing into the same pool return line at different times would be best as well.

The previous owner of our house told me their inline tablet chlorine feeder blew up once. Imagine it was from the accumulation of chlorine gas and the pool motor providing the ignition spark. Said it sounded like a bomb. He was in the military, so I expect he had knowledge of what a bomb sounds...

I was told the liquid chlorine was causing the requirement for acid, so that information from Leslies was wrong it sounds like. I'm constantly adding acid to balance the pH. TA is now 70.

I've just installed a Stenner pump/tank for chlorine dispense and everything is working fine. Running 15 min/day with fixed rate pump and free chlorine is stable at 5ppm. Still have to manually add liquid acid regularly so looking to automate that as well and in the information gathering phase...

Just installed the fixed rate Stenner with 15 gal tank a month ago. Using a timer and everything seems to be running smoothly. I don't have a central control system and fixed rate seemed to be the easiest to implement and most simple to troubleshoot.

It to secure the ladder so no unauthorized person can easily use it to gain access the second story windows.

Received my Stenner a couple weeks ago and finally got everything installed and running today. Had to place it left of the current equipment same as the OP because the space occupied by the Liquidator is too small. Liquidator disconnected, but still in place. Still need to relocate a water bib...

What's this doohickey... a blower for your spa? I'm jealous! Like the 30 gal Stenner tank too...

What inline chlorinator is the PB recommending? I've had the Pentair https://www.amazon.com/Pentair-R171096-Rainbow-Automatic-Chlorine/dp/B001DO0QKQ and it was very inconsistent at maintaining chlorine levels. These Stenner systems are easy to install with a simple timer. Why does he think...

I will use this timer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006LYHG42/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 There is a 110v outlet at the pad that's under the eave of the house. When we someday add a control center, I'll hard wire it.

Just ordered my Stenner system. Went with the 10 GPD, 100psi, 110V pump on the 15gal grey storage barrel. Can't wait to retire the Liquidator.

Thanks for the pic and the dimensions. Looks like I have the same space constraint issue. The location of the Liquidator on my pad is too small for the Stenner tank so it will need to go to the outside of the other equipment. I look forward to you posting your step by step install procedure...

What are the dimensions of the tank? My Liquidator is starting to give me trouble and I'm looking to replace it with a 15 gal Stenner system. Are you going to use a simple weatherproof timer for the chlorine pump or something more elaborate?

Finally got a chance to add the pictures back in.

Well it turns out a zip tie got caught in the impeller jamming it. Removed the obstruction and the Turbo T is alive again...

My AquaBot Turbo T just died yesterday so I'm looking for a new robot myself. Motor's are expensive. It lasted 6 years with only minor repairs (belts/tracks) needed up to this time. Left it in the pool nearly 24/7/365 and ran it at least once a week. I'll tear it down this weekend just in case...

We moth balled our Polaris 360 after we refinished the pool 6 years ago. Picked up an Aquabot Turbo T and it cleaned better than the Polaris, saved cost to power it and lasted 6 years with only minor belt and track repairs needed before the motor died yesterday. I kept the plumbing for the...