Recent content by Chuck_Davis

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    Do I Really Need Full Automation?

    I currently have a fairly simple setup: 15,000 gallon IGP, 1.5" piping, SuperPump with 3rd party VS motor with integrated controller (and poor freeze protection), sand filter with Zeolite media, Hasa Liquid Dispenser, heat pump. The heat pump cycles on/off with its flow switch and temp sensor...
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    Complete Pool & Spa Equipment Installation Tutorial

    LOTS of good "real world" information for anybody considering doing their own system (re)design or working with a contractor to optimize a system. The video is almost seven (!) hours long, but is broken into sections. The vendors used are "sponsors", but the design information is vendor-agnostic.
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    Using A Welder's Blanket For (Deep) Freeze Protection

    Very impressive. As noted by one commentator, he is very lucky he didn't end up with a PVC funeral pyre. Thanks for doing the archeology. I think I should be OK. I'm using a little 1500 watt ceramic heater with a fan and thermostat. The only things close to the heater are the sand (Zeolite)...
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    Using A Welder's Blanket For (Deep) Freeze Protection

    I'd be grateful if you can find it. I'm always willing to learn from other folk's experiences.
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    Using A Welder's Blanket For (Deep) Freeze Protection

    Based on the information here in TFP, I tend to be fairly sanguine about cold weather. https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/the-physics-of-freezing-and-freeze-protection.86914/ Mostly I just extend run times and for overnight temps down to the lower 20's I use a moving blanket and a...
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    For anybody wondering if the 604 / 614iQ can pick up leaves. Picks up leaves much better than my Dolphin Premier.
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    Personal note on using the Lift System. When the unit comes up to the surface of the water the treads keep running. All I have to do is lift the unit enough for the treads to get traction on the coping and then it "drives" itself out of the pool and a foot or so onto the deck, where the unit...
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    See Post #164.
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    If you haven't done so, look a bit earlier in this thread. Leslie's may..............or may not..............service the EVO's.
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    Did anybody get any official response from Aqua Products or Fluidra about where and how to get service? It's not acceptable that @djpool21 had to convince the local Leslie's store that they really do repair these units and that EVO owners might have to do this on a store-by-store basis, with no...
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    It was recently noted in this thread that Marina can no longer swap baskets at the point of initial sale. They got their wrist slapped by Aqua Products.
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    I had a second Firmware Update Failure, with no way to know if my firmware was up to date or not. I didn't bother with tech support and contacted Selina Dudley directly. I received an acknowledgement on the weekend and a response the next business day, so no complaints about (management)...
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    When I couldn't get any tech support, Marina Pools finally put me in contact with: Selina Dudley Sr. National Accounts Manager [email protected] Be sure to mention TFP and this thread. They've gotten a lot of sales from here.............and could lose a lot of sales if it turns out they...
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    Depending on how the abandoned pressure pipe is run, it could be used for an autofill or autofill/autodrain.