pooldv texas pool thread

[pooldv]

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Well, heck! Somebody killed Gilligan or he quit because there are too many leaves and the water is cold. He's been going daily all week with a basket full of leaves every day. Today he turns on moves a couple of feet, backs up and turns off. Restarted it a couple of times and took it apart to clean the impeller, which was clean. And same thing! Off to Maytronics to download the manual.

 

[bmoreswim]

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Noooooooooo! The self-proposed Doheny Dolphin shill is being put to the test! Great to have a heavy user put it to the test for me. Looking at a Gilligan in the spring.

 

[pooldv]

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Ok, spent some time troubleshooting and taking it apart. The issue is that the water pump motor quit spinning. There is no debris anywhere in the housing or impellar. It is well designed and easy to take apart to clean, repair or replace parts. So, now I get to see how well the warranty process works.

There is a sticker on the unit that says to contact Maytronics for any warranty issues. There is a Maytronics authorized dealer and repair store pretty close by. I hope that it is as easy as stopping by there and they put a new motor or controller board in my bot and I stick it back in my pool.

 

[pooldv]

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There are three authorized Maytronics dealers/repair centers near me. The first one took the week off. The second one said they only fix robots that they sell. The third one said we'd be glad to fix your robot for you under warranty. So, guess where Gilligan is hanging out now! Door number 3!

 

[bmoreswim]

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Something else to be thankful for this week!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

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Ooof. That's what's holding me back on the robot a bit. There is only one Maytronics dealer near me. I'd have to buy through them if I want repair service as they only service robots they sell. If they go out of business, repairs would have to require shipping.

 

[pooldv]

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Agreed. That is a potential game changer. I sent an inquiry to global HQ and US HQ asking about their policy on dealers opting out of performing warranty repair on units not purchased by the dealer. What if you buy a robot in Dallas and move to Tucson?

 

[bdavis466]

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In Dallas and move to Tucson?

Hmmmm.... You and Matt making plans???

 

[pooldv]

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Ha! Nope
AZ is low on my list of places to move
Green egg? Nope
Aquabright pool? Nope
Desert? Nope
Green egg? Double nope

If I move it will be somewhere tropical, like the Keys. Primo Paradise!

 

[Marlahoutex]

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And here I thought Texas WAS paradise!

 

[pooldv]

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Swim Clear Pool Supply in Mckinney just called to say that the water pump motor failed and they replaced it under warranty. No charge and Gilligan is ready to go.

Nice!

 

[pabeader]

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Good deal! It's a Thanksgiving miracle...

 

[pooldv]

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Ok, Gilligan is back and in action. He is sorry he took vacation with no back up. First run filled the basket to the top and he tipped over. Sorta like me on Thursday! :-D He is about 80% there and just started run #2.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

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First run filled the basket to the top and he tipped over. Sorta like me on Thursday! :-D

Wait, what?!? You wait until Thursday? Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday are perfectly good days too...

 

[pooldv]

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Ok, after a week of running doubletime everything is good. I've had to run it twice a day most days to keep up with the leaves. It is nice to go outside and push a button rather than go outside and scoop leaves. Thanks, little buddy!

I do still have to untangle the cord every 2-4 runs because it gets fairly twisted up. Must be my pool. Still, it's a lot easier than managing a pressure cleaner hose in cold water.

 

[pooldv]

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Poor Gilligan is working OT to keep up with all the leaves. We're almost there, just a few trees left with leaves.

Basket was full to the top




It made this pile dumped out

 

[pooldv]

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Then we made these piles dumping out skimmers and netting out the rest.









All that was from one windy day! Just in case you think that isn't a big leaf pile some of these bigger leaves are 8ish inches.

I don't know how they do it but the skimmers will fill up with leaves above the waterline all the way up to the skimmer lid. Magic!

 

[kimkats]

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OUCH! Not fun but a part of life with a pool so well worth it!

Kim

 

[pooldv]

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Here are some screen porch/hot tub pics. We have pvc sheets hanging on the outside of the porch to block the wind since the porch faces NNE and that wind is cold!

 

[pooldv]

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And here is where we find out who my real friends are! Quick somebody mail me a snow blower! We got s*** today! Oh good, the TFP word filter caught that! Glad you can't say snow around here! Whattaya reckon? Is that 2 or 3 feet of snow there or what? It was 17 at 4pm today! I gotta move.





Not good to be a donkey today!