Recent content by AmpTX

Friday it rained like crazy here in the DFW area. When I got home pool was almost full. Didn't want it to overflow so I decided to backwash the filter to lower the water level. I do not have multiport, just a slide valve. I backwashed the filter about five times, four to five minutes at a time...

Getting them too here in the DFW area. Not a big deal but just annoying to have to skim them out before we can swim.

I am trying to get a better handle on my pool volume. The overall shape is kidney and the depth varies from 3 ft. to 9 ft. The slope is not gradual so it is more deep than shallow. I also have steps, built in stools, and some type of shelf built in. I've used the method to measure kidney shaped...

Thanks for the warm welcome. I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll just need to run the cleaner while I am home in case it gets stuck, not a big deal. I will need a solution for when I'm on vacation. I do like the noodle idea, cheap and easy to do. If that doesn't work then I'll give the...

First time pool owner here in North Texas. Just bought the house this past November. I am having trouble with my Polaris 280. It runs and works like a dream, except when it gets caught in the built in stools, which seems to happen a lot lately. The stools are spaced apart so that the Polaris can...