vacuum

Hi everybody. Want to get a little cordless vacuum, and have narrowed it down to these two I think in their price range: Pool Blaster Hydro 500 vs. Pool Blaster Centennial Li. My problem is I'm having a hard time figuring out the differences between each one. They almost look the same but...

I was all set to purchase a new robot and I'm now having second thoughts. Then I decided I just get another Polaris Pool Vacuum, just like my old worn out one. Then I saw the price and said REALLY? They are more expensive than the robots. What I liked about the robots (and the dolphin...

I think I've had enough of the hook up to your hose vacuum and want to get a not terribly expensive cordless one that actually sucks up and traps the dirt inside rather than just blowing most of it around through the net. Any recommendations, or ones to avoid, in the $100ish or less range?

We just finished our pool build and filled it with water! I am so excited. So many decisions and hoping this is one of the last ones. We are not sure what to buy vaccum/ robot wise. We have a salt water pool with Primera stone polished finished, in floor clean long but did add a designated line...

Hi all, I'm still learning about pool maintenance and planning to use SLAM next year. For now, I'm working with what I've got. It's almost mid-August, and I'm wondering if it's worth tackling the persistent yellow algae before reopening the pool. My pool got hit with algae after weeks of...

Hi all! New pool owner here and have found this group and the pool math app really helpful so far. When we bought our house our in ground pool came with an older, but usually very well functioning Pentair Kreepy Krauly suction side pool cleaner. I love it but lately the hose is getting stuck...

I had my pool installed last year, so since it was new I used the pool builder company to winterize and re-open the pool. They admitted that they added an algaecide. My test kit (LaMotte 3619) has measured 0.2 of copper. I read somewhere that even smaller amounts of copper can tint blonde hair...

Hoping someone can help me with a conundrum. I have an ongoing issue with pollen sitting at the bottom of my pool. Even when I vacuum to waste it is back the very next day. So this makes me think that when I turn my multiport valve to waste that it isn't pulling from the side port where the...

Hi all, I am looking for recommendations on a pump upgrade as well as vacuuming. Main interests are energy conservation and eventual automation. Currently have an old single speed pump. System has a Hayward cartridge filter and a Hayward SWG. Was using an old suction Kreepy Krawler that has...

I have a Maytronics Dolphin (I think it’s a DX4?) that has been having problems of late with startup. I’ve read previous threads that led me to check the impeller. In past, checking/clearing the impeller resolved startup faults. Recently, startups are sometimes still problematic, despite cleared...

Desperate need of help. I have a couple questions and need all tips u have. Backstory: Few weeks ago we got a new liner. As the pool was filling we saw the water coming out was brown. City water. Not well. Installer said to level the chemistry and run filter 24/7 a few days and we would be...

Hi all, Seeking help from my fellow raised spa peoples. I live in dusty Arizona and my raised spa floor is in need of some good advice! I use an Aquanaut in floor cleaner that sufficiently cleans the pool floor but the raised spa has nothing. I was told by the pool co that installed to simply...

Hi All, About a month ago I was given a super-janky Intex EasySet 15' pool w/cartridge filter pump for free. I've managed to keep it alive for the last 4wks, and with daily doses of 10% liquid bleach it's been algae-free and mostly clear the entire time (minus the fine dirt/dust floating around...

So I got a small, 13 foot above ground pool (Coleman/Bestway) like this one at Lowes (~3,000 gallons) for my back yard. I got a vacuum on a pole for cleaning the bottom (~$160). I wish I could say it sucks, but it doesn't...and that's the problem. There is some suction, but hardly enough to pick...

Our plaster contractor installed a pool jet fitting on the side vacuum line instead of a vacuum port fitting. This was not discovered until the pool was filled with water. Our contractor has gone awol and we are not sure what is going to be involved in correcting this. Before I start looking...

Hi everyone, Found this site last year as new-to-us pool owners. It saved my sanity...thank you! On Sunday, 5/15 we removed most of the winter muck off the top of the winter cover. We had the cover pulled back all but one corner (the pool looked beautiful!). Removed as much water and debris as...

I just received a new MX6 to replace a prior vacuum that was pretty beat up. I hooked it up exactly as instructed and exactly like the prior vacuum. Filters are clean, no debris, each section of the hose has suction, but there is absolutely NO wheel movement Unless I turn the RPM’s up well over...

I've got a Hayward 2025ADC PoolVac XL purchased in 2016. It's worked reasonably well over the years, but we have a PebbleTec finish on our pool and it's pretty rough on the plastic parts. I replaced many of the moving parts a couple years ago with a tune up kit, but now it's effectively immobile...

I'm pool noob, so trying to educate myself via reading internet sites and forums. I shocked the pool recently and need to remove dead algae from the bottom. Previous owner left me a cleaner (Barracuda) and robot (Zodiac CX35). Robot is not doing a great job in collecting algae and lights "FULL"...

Hi all, I have a 22" above ground Coleman pool with the 2 inlet openings. One of those is the basic typical inlet with the cover over it that stops large things from being sucked in. The other is hooked up to my intex skimmer. I am using an intex sand filter/pump. The problem arises when I go...

Hi! I have an above ground pool with a sand filter, and I recently purchased an Intex vacuum powered by the pump. It's worked just fine the several times I've used it. However, as I have increased the water level above the level of the outflow, I now can't take it off in order to connect the...

Hello, i bought a home with an inground salt water pool, i am needing to vacuum but i have no clue how to tell which valve controls which skimmer/jet/drain, can someone assist me with the best way to find this out since they did not come labeled. I have one pump, one filter, a heater (which i...

I purchased a dolphin M200 with my pool. I know it is designed for inground pools, but my sales person said it would be fine for my above ground pool. So I ran it the other night for two hours, and when it was done the filters did not have much in them. And there was piles of sand on the bottom...

We got an above ground 16×48 Coleman pool last summer and due to various reasons... we never got to put the cover on it last year. This year, we had a lovely putrid green swamp, complete with a dead bird and large dragonfly larvae. We drained it, pressure washed it, sprayed it with bleach and...

My husband and I are first year pool owners. Whenever we vacuum, the pool looks great for a few hours to a day, and then the whole bottom is covered in little mounds of black debris. We’ve replaced our cartridge filter and vacuum head. A technician has come out and serviced our filter. He said...

We are getting ready to purchase a new pool vacuum and would like recommendations on the best based on your experience. I've researched and researched and the on line reviews are all over the place. We are looking at either a Dolphin Sigma or Hayward 650. Any others we should consider? Any...

My Pool guy just installed a new pressure vacuum break, it was leaking from the top. Is it installed correctly. Here are the before and after pictures. 1. Is it installed correctly? I am concerned with the handles so close to the wall. I had to replace the handles in the past on my old...

Just bought a Pentair Lil shark vacuum, and we have a 18ft Coleman Vista Series 2, but the vacuum hose does not fit.....what type of adapter or skimmer do we need to purchase?

I have an Intex 14ft X 42 Prism Frame Pool with an Intex 28633EG Krystal Clear Cartridge Filter Pump, 2500 GPH. I just recently bought a pre owned Wanda the Whale Hayward automatic vacuum for the pool. I got that model because I just happened to come across it for $40. I am having a hard time...

Bought a house in San Jose CA a few months ago with an inground pool. Not sure when the pool was built, but house was built in 1957. Pool was replastered 1-2 years ago. So I’m new to pool ownership and maintenance and trying to learn as I go along. The skimmer didn’t seem to be working well...