Recent content by AlbertSteg

Hi -- the Dolphin Premier robot I just bought is unable to navigate my infinity trough, although there seems to be enough room for it to twist around freely -- it just busies itself in the first few feet and never progresses down the space. Does anyone know of a robot that is adept at navigating...

Thanks Jim -- I'm afraid it wasn't a deeply considered decision as I decided I needed one in a hurry. I did some google reading and it seemed that its wall-climbing tile-scrubbing capabilities were above average and I liked the range of filters including the nano and leaf-bag options saw I have...

Just received my Dolphin Premier robot and eager to get running with it. But two big immediate questions. 1) The booklet says "don not use an extension cable in any case whatsoever." -- but my nearest outlet is 25' for the pool and the robot cord is 60' so this in not going to reach the far...

Thought it might be encouraging to newcomers for me to post my grateful thanks to all the pros here at TFP. I just finished my second season enjoying our new gunite SWG pool, but it was only midway through this summer that I really came to understand the relationships between the crucial...

Guided by the wisdom of this group, I boosted my CYA and Chlorine levels beyond my local pool store recommendations, and things stabilized around 50-60 CYA and 7-11 FC for the latter month of summer. Was really impressed how my readings sort of quieted down, with much less need to add...

Thanks -- cleaning with ammonia seems to have done the trick -- I got a reasonable read of 3200 afterwards. That Water testing page is extremely helpful! I wish they had included something like that with the test kit -- especially the bit about the static charge affecting the droplet size on...

The Salt test in my Taylor kit has always been my favorite because it seems so easy to read. But for the past 3 weeks my results have been all over the place. Around August 10th I was getting 2600, so I added I think 40 lbs and got 3200, which may pool store agreed with around that time...

Yes -- I'm sure I'm good. I didn't have the CYA up to 50, more like 40+ and I was a little timid on the FC level but it responded really quickly. I was doing the overnight readings and got to 0 loss on the 3rd night. Always negligible CC.. Never seen water this clear in my life -- swam all...

Just ran my first SLAM process on a greenish pool (I had neglected brushing a bit too long and yikes), and it only took two days to get crystal clear (Thanks TFP!). Looking at my water tests today, I need to get my CYA up higher, I figure shoot for 70, my Calcium hardness up, and bring my PH...

Okay, I've been told to ignore the Comparator Block and use the "Chlorine Drop Test" to measure chlorine instead, but still I'd like to understand a little better what it is I'm aiming for. The comparator sample in the picture looks like around a 4 while the Drop test yielded a 6.5. Okay, that...