Recent content by BartonSwimmer

i have a 6 year old Dolphin Nautilus pool robot(#99996323). It started stopping in the middle of its runs, so I replaced the Belts and guide wheels. (Plus also the brushes since they were getting old). The system is still malfunctioning. Some observations Robot will start and at some random...

So to provide a report on the aftermath: I checked yesterday after suffering through 10 days of power/water outages. Visible damage includes three sets of almost level pipes which have shattered. My next step was to fix the visible damage and then start the system up and see what shakes out...

So I have an in-ground pool, that has freeze protection. My plan was to keep it running based on this protection throughout the freeze. But my power has been out 36 out of the last 48 hours and now with the worst part of the storm coming in, i am thinking of contingencies I plan to 1. Release...

@mas985 Thanks for the detailed response.. I also have another pump that is dedidated to a leaf and surface debris catcher... that runs for a couple of hours every day... I add chlorine via manual liquid chlorine dispersion or occaisional chlorine tabs in a floating receptacle.... The pool is...

@mas985 : I turned off the blue handle and the pressure went up to 14, the pop ups popped up fully and started spraying with good force. So looks like your solution worked.. What is the function of the spa bypass? is it to allow chlorine tabletss to be inserted in the white container and thus...

@Rich D : This is single speed pump. @mas985 : I am attaching a picture of the pool setup. The valve that is supposed to control flow to caretaker vs pool outflow is in the middle of the first picture and is turned to direct all flow to the Caretaker

Pretty sure that the filter is not dirty since i have backwashed and cleaned the fins earlier this summer.. As i mentioned the spa is still getting water flow even if the output is directed to the caretaker pump, so my guess is that is the path of lower resistance and hence water is getting...

I have a older pool put in by previous owner. This year is my first summer and after setting up the pool and using it, I realized that there was a pop-up cleaner system that was not on.. (I have been using a robot). I thought i will try to set it up. I rebuilt the five-port Caretaker valve...

It's very helpful to hear from experienced folks who can sense if something is not right. I took the oddness of the DE filter/backwash comment and acted on it. I had backwashed before but was not sure if it had worked. I now opened up the filter, cleaned out the grids and ran the filter...

Its been 14 days since i started the SLAM. I need to figure out the exit from SLAM. I have overnight loss of around 1 ppm and my CC is 0.5. However my pool is is not clear. There is cloudiness that has been reducing every day. For example, i still cannot see the bottom but can see the sides and...

So things are looking better. the pool is still cloudy but I can see the first step. This is approx Day 10 of the SLAM. And i ran out of FAS-DPB agent over the weekend:) i should be getting more today. A couple of questions: 1. I think some of the cloudiness/sediment in the pool is from DE...

Wanted to post an update. So I think I am following the correct procedure since the weekend. Last two days, I typically end up pouring a gallon of 10% chlorine, once first thing in the morning, once around 3 pm and once at 7 pm. The FC level typically comes down from 11/12 to 5 or 6 over the...