Anyone with a year or two of usage of the Ariel SolarBreeze and if so, how has it held up?

I have a CMP Aqua Level New Construction water leveler. It comes with plastic float valve but I see there is an option for a brass one available for it.

Before I buy theirs, I wanted to check if there was a proven "go-to" one being recommended.

I looked through the forum but didn't find this specific issue.

Salt cell died 2-3 weeks ago (thankfully under warranty still) and service company replaced it.
I go check after a few hours of them replacing it and I find this leak. The salt cell is still lit up and appearing to work (and yes, shuts off when my pump is off).
So I call the company back and let them know what's going on....he comes back with a new cell....only to find that the second replacement is also leaking at the same spot
Service guy told me he would contact Pentair and see how they want to handle the issue....not sure what that means, if he thinks he got a bad batch of salt cells from Pentair or what. He's working on resolving the issue but I'm just trying to understand why that leak would be occurring there, if there's something in the mechanics of the unit that would cause it.

We had a huge thunder and lightning storm today and a few hours later I noticed the pool water not filtering...

I assume this is related to the storm. Checked the control board - no display but no circuits are tripped. The pool heater is getting power. The GFI outlets outdoor are working fine. Any thoughts?

Hello from Michigan!

I have learned a tremendous amount from this forum, thank you all very much for your contributions.

After several years of trial and error, this forum, and the Pool Math app, has me dialed in.

I’m in Detroit, and we enjoy our small pool from April through October.

Keeping ~2,800 gallons of hot water clear, balanced, and safe is my favorite hobby!

Good afternoon!

Recently had to replace my liner, and made a super rookie mistake by overshooting my salt. It's reading 5,200 on my K1766. 15,000 gallon pool, everything else stable otherwise. Have been supplementing with liquid chlorine for now. I have a CaliMar SWG. I actually just looked at the label on the SWG, its says "Salt concentration-4500 ppm", then under that is says "Recommended range: 3,000 - 35,000 ppm". Not that I would ever take it to 30,000 ppm.... but does that mean high salt really doesn't have an adverse effect?

I was going to drain and refill some, but I might just let it ride at this point, should be okay right ?

This morning as I was getting ready to toss the robot (Dolphin E10) into the pool I saw the insides of the tracks are covered in rust stains. Yesterday when I removed it from the water I didn’t see anything, I set it out to dry on a stone wall and sprayed the tracks with a bleach/water solution. The tracks had nothing on them yesterday. Any idea what can cause this? My fill water doesn’t have metal in it. I don’t see anything on my liner yet. How do I get this off the tracks?

I've read through the SLAM method here and started it yesterday. Sounds great, added 4 lbs of CYA (level was zero before addition).

Pool is 18,000 gallons, in ground, vinyl, sand filter 300 pounds, new pump is running 24/7.

TC is 2, FC is 3 but should be increasing soon.

I've been using calcium hypochlorite granules from In The Swim, but was not checking it every day, now I will. There is no liquid chlorine in town at all, I saw in the forum you guys suggest this, ordered from Amazon today.

My chlorine tablets had gone out, so now there's Trichloro-s tablets in the floater.

So my problem is, people are coming over starting in 24 hours, the SLAM thing is not going to fix this by then.

I had a yellow algae bloom a few days ago, I bought Yellow Out and used 6 pounds for 18,000 gallons which is overdoing it.

I added 4 cups of that fiber cellulose this morning to the skimmer to try to filter smaller sizes of dead algae. I've stopped backwashing the sand filter.

I don't think there's enough time for any of this to work by tomorrow or the next day.

So if I dump flocculant in the pool, can I just turn off the pump for 16 hours, let it settle, and then run the sand filter pump from skimmer only to the return jets since the majority will settle in the deep end? Maybe it won't stir up the junk for 4 days?

I've tried vacuuming to waste, it works at first, and after 10 min the water turns milky white all the way to the top stair.

The algae is dead I believe. The water isn't yellow or green, but it's very cloudy.

I guess my main question is, will the floc keep the dead algae on the bottom for 4 days if I keep the main drain out of the loop of the sand filter????

I could waste out to the street for the next few hours, then replace with hose water for a half day, but I just put a lot of money if chemicals in there the last day or so.

My Polaris lost the front right wheel. It broke the plastic axle that holds the wheel to the body of the Polaris. Can someone advise as to which parts will be needed if it can be fixed. Thanks

Can someone tell me which valve is for spa? My spa drains to pool level everytime the pump turns off. I was told it was the check valve. Thank you!

Does anyone know a cheaper place to find these? Or a 3d print model of them? Is it possible to retrofit into the new screw in style? 20$ a piece seems like a lot.

Thanks!

Our pool is roughly two years old, and when I opened it in the spring, the underwater light fell out of the (plastic) wet niche. The brass / bronze mounting screw had corroded away. The instructions that came with the light state that the hardware must be replaced with the same type and size. I have no problem putting a brass screw back in the spot, but I'm wondering if the corrosion is a sign of something bad happening with the pool bonding system or some other issue. Or is two years about the lifespan of this screw in a SWG pool?

Hello everyone,

I recently noticed that my pool lights are not turning on. I have a Pentair Automation system and PAL Evenglow lights linked via a PAL PCR-4 box. I opened the PCR-4 box and realized no power was getting to it (the wifi lights were turned off so I assumed no power was flowing to it from the automation box). When I looked at the automation box, I flipped the breakers and nothing changed. Next, I tested the GFCI on the automation box, which the PCR-4 connects to. After pressing the "Test" button, I cannot get it to reset now. I don't know if this was the original issue, or if it was something else.

I need help with the following:

1. Assist me with getting the GFCI to reset
2. Assist me with identifying and fixing the issue for what the lights stopped working.

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Thanks, everyone.

Not sure if i is posting in the right section,I have some stains in my pool and spa, the pool/spa looks like it has dirt settled at the bottom but either vacuuming or brushing doesn't take it off. I tried a black algae treatment, followed the instructions but the stains still persist. There is also some blue stains around the return jets in the pool. Some white calcium looking stuff coming out of the pool walls and spa

I am finally getting around to installing the actuator valve I bought a couple of months ago. It is a 180-degree model (CVA-24 Compool which I think is Pentair? Doesn’t really matter, I guess).

I want to “automate” my fountain so when we want it on, I can make that happen. Currently, I have the return flowing into a 2” tee fitting where one side (2”) goes to the return jets with a two-way valve and the other side (1 ½”) is towards the fountain with a ball valve. Ideally, I’d like to have the option to have an option to select either return, fountain, or both, but I can’t seem to find an actuator that provides 3 stop positions, and I’m not sure if I need one. (Picture attached if it helps.)

Currently, (sometimes) I leave the ball valve open along with the return jet valve and when I want the fountain, I simply turn the two-way valve for the returns off (or close it partially) which allows me to leave the pump at 1200RPM with great flow at the fountain. So, here are my options, I THINK.



I’m not necessarily opposed to changing the RPMs if there is a better solution. Just looking to find all my options to make the best decision. I also don’t HAVE to skim every morning, but it seems to help keep the pool nice and pretty.

Thoughts for the group?

My clock is not keeping time…any suggestions? Is it as simple as replacing a battery? If so will someone walk us through the steps. I have a Heyward Aqua Logic board.

This shows my ignorance but when you install a thru wall skimmer do you have to cut the actual wall of the pool as well as the liner?
Also,
I would love a good website (with video) to assist in installing a steel wall above ground pool...

I have grime and algae build up in the bottom of my Multi Cyclone 50. I have purged it and that processes cleaned about half of the gunk out, but the other stuff seems to be stuck to the bottom along with the algae. Does anyone know how to clean these?

On the 15th day of slam, my pool finally met all three criteria. Now what? Fc is 15. Cc is 0.5. Do I turn my swg on now or at fc of 5? Do I test ph, alk, ch, cya, and salt now or wait for fc to come down? My cya was 40 so I need to get that up right?

Hi there,

Phoenix, roughly 12K gallon, pebbletec, Pentair side suction vacuum, DE filter, variable speed pump, filter gauge says ~20 psi (don't know if all this is relevant, but covering all bases!)
A huge storm rolled through the other night and we woke up to a mess. Got everything cleaned up, but it still seemed like it wasn't running properly. We cleaned the filter last night and thought everything was good. Woke up this morning and there is no water coming out of the jets. There is water in the pump, but it doesn't look like it normally does. I see bubbles when I look in it. We have no idea what to do. I've called all almost every pool service that says they're open on Saturdays, but no luck (so far.) Is there anything we can do? I've turned the pump off because I'm afraid of burning out the pump.

Any input you have would be appreciated! Thank you!

Hello All! I am trying to figure out the best product to put under my Intex 16' diameter pool and getting different information. Sand, gravel, foam boards, Gorilla pads, etc. I live in Tampa and my ground is a mix of sand and dirt. I was told to use FOAMULAR 150 1 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. R-5 Scored Square Edge Rigid Foam Board Insulation Sheathing (Extruded) but the women who suggested it just found weeds grow through the foam and one punctured her liner. She's had her pool up for one month! She said she should have put a thick tarp under the foam first. I've been told foam boards slip and sand shifts. Is anyone an expert on what I should use so I don't need to deal with headaches later? This is my first above the ground pool and don't want to deal with issues in the future and will pay more money up front to protect pool! Thank you in advance!

Anybody try these? They come in sizes for all different cartridge filter pumps including intex. Filtration down to 3-5 micron. Was thinking of relaxing my intex filters with these

First post here. New build in St. Petersburg, Florida. Yesterday the crew did the Pebblesheen application from about 9a to Noon. At 5p, an initial deluge of about 1" of rain came down, and then from 6:30-7:30 or so we got an additional 4" and now have a lot of rain accumulated in the pool and spa. See pics. PB is coming Monday to acid wash and then we will begin the fill. Should we be worried about this rain and accumulation doing permanent damage to the Pebble surface?

I know that this likely varies by pool shape, size, time of year and geographic location. I have a Dolphin Active 60 and run the robot 3 times a week on FLOOR only and this keeps the floor clean.

I'm wondering how often I should run it in "Waterline" mode to ensure that the walls are getting brushed routinely enough.

These Dolphins have the ability to schedule to clean Floor only, waterline only or a combination of both so I was wondering what kind of schedules other Dolphin owners were running.

I still manually brush the few areas that the Dolphin can't access but I'm wondering if anybody still manually brushes areas that the robots DOES clean.

This error popped today and I can't clear it. Does anyone know how what this means and how to fix it?

Hoping to get some guidance on what to do here, fiberglass pool was constructed about 3 years back, concrete work was half assed as you can see by the painting coming off from the concrete,
what are some cost effective options I can do here? epoxy painting? gravel? I really don't want to pawn the house to pay for this, thank you

This is the first time I'm dealing with a pool, so please bear with me. Everything has been going good except when I had to shock the pool 2 times because of algae. It's a 4000 gal pool, and according to what I read, it would need about 6-7 oz. for regular maintenance, but I could double or triple it if it's for algae, so I put in 1lb, and it worked beautifully within a couple to a few hours. I just had to deal with too much chlorine. Even after a few days, it was still 10+ so I just drained some water out and added fresh water. That worked.

Now, yesterday I realized the water was looking a little green but wasn't as bad as the other 2 times, so I only added around 6 oz of shock. This morning it was a little worse. Couldn't figure out why until I found out that my son never changed the filter last week like he was supposed to. I changed it but wasn't sure if I was supposed to add some more shock, so I waited a couple of hours. Nothing changed, so I added 6 oz more. A few hours go by and nothing. I even checked the chlorine level, and it was at 5, so I added another 6 oz. of shock. It's now several hours later, and it doesn't look like there's a difference. If by the morning there's no change, should I just add a pound of shock, or will that be way too much? I was trying so hard to get the pool ready again for the HOT day coming tomorrow.

What I'm curious about is if there's a difference with the way the shock affects the algae if you put in the correct amount all at once versus if you put it in half at one time, and then more later on?

I have a above ground pool and pump to filter hose started leaking thought was from heat from sun so purchased another from Amazon well this hose lewaks as well geez I wanna scream ordered another one from amazon do I need to do anything special to the fittings/hose to make water tight

Thank you for the assist! It looks like I have to replace my header and the Hayward Omnilogic T-Cell PCB Board | HLX-PCB-TCELL. I just have to make sure I can do a good job taking out and soldering in a new header!

Moved from here.

Hello everyone I’m looking for any advice for storing the pieces for our 52” agp.
It has been a very sad month for me and my family. My 16mo old grandson passed away last month due to getting into the pool. So we are taking it down because it is too painful for us to look at after such a traumatic experience. I’m not sure if it will ever go back up but if we can ever get through the initial trauma and begin to remember how much love and joy the pool brought to our family including my grandsons then I will be able to Put it up then.
Are there any tips you can offer on how take Down the walls and get it rolled up and store it so it doesn’t get damaged or rusty? Is there something we should clean it with or maybe even paint on it to protect it against rust? the top rails are also a concern because after taking them off I found a decent amount of rust underneath and I know that will naturally spread. How should I treat and protect them? I’m assuming I just need to dump the sand out and clean the filter for storage. I’m not sure if there’s anything I need to do the pump either. I know I have looked at the books that came with the equipment but I don’t think Im retain what I am reading after searching.
so I thought of how wonderful you all have always been with helping me with my water issues and even though I have been nervous about asking I am just so overwhelmed with grief and I don’t feel like I can keep trying to google and read anymore. I just want it done!
As of right now the pool is drained, the top is off the bottom rail covers are off and the metal is unscrewed on some rails. So I have to get the rest done tomorrow I hope! Then I’ll have to spend a few days trying to preserve the rest of it.
I don’t want know how to say this but please be kind and don’t pass judgment this is so hard to deal with and never imagined we would ever have this happen to us. It’s extremely difficult to go on daily without feeling like I don’t know how this happened but it has happened and now we’re just trying to figure out how you do life without my baby boy! We all live together right now so even though he is my daughters son, I have spent everyday with my little Buddy and he was often mistaken for my little one because he looked like me and my little boy, he is the light of my life. Prayers are definitely needed . My son is only 9 and he can’t un-see or hear the screaming from that day so I am going to ask for some special prayers for Everett. The 2 of them were more like brothers and he was Everett’s little shadow he’s so devastated and lost without him.
Any tips on disassembling the pool is greatly appreciated!