Recent content by doncaruana

I've had a pool blaster catfish li for 4 years. I would get really good life on the battery because I didn't use it a lot, mostly to just clean the tracks behind the raised treads on the steps. Recently the battery died and I charged it and put it back in use. Then it ran for maybe 10 minutes...

After reinstalling the app and going all the way through the setup procedure, it was back in wifi mode.

I've been using it via wifi for over a year. Lately maytronics has asked me to reverify several times. No biggie. But today it said it couldn't connect to the robot. So I figured I'd just switch to Bluetooth mode temporarily. It gave this warning that I would only be able to use Bluetooth but...

Sensor replaced - no issues at all getting it out. It was reading 10 degrees higher than my old school pool thermometer! New sensor installed, matches the old thermometer, so all is right in the world now. :) But here's the weird part. Before I installed the new sensor, I put my meter on it and...

ooohhh...good thought. Especially after 12 years and a saltwater pool! I'll be on the lookout for that!

After a little over 12 years in use, my temp sensor is finally going out. Water was significantly colder than the intellitouch thought! (verified by a pool thermometer). So I just got a couple of well reviews knockoffs from Amazon (too long to wait for oem, 4x the price locally). Seems like it...

Definitely agree on the liner lock but I'm beyond impressed he came out here, no charge, two years later, and fixed it. No fanfare, just did it. I've had WAY too many contractors (of all types, very much including pool guys!) that I ended up going out of my way telling people to avoid afterward...

So a pleasant update on all this. First, I treat people like they are people trying to make a living (as long as they aren't trying to screw me over, of course). You get what you give I suppose... I got home from work and got my stuff and went down to the pool ready to tackle the issue. I look...

Man I hope you're right! I'll get a heat gun ready just in case! Ordered some of the liner lock already - should be here tomorrow.

OMG. Is that something that most of the time an installer would do anyway? I wonder if I had it with the previous install and he never bothered this time. Hopefully some good sun will loosen that liner up today and I'll give it a shot later.

My 13th year with this pool and this is the first time this has happened. I just had the liner replaced two years ago. I contacted the installer who said "Your water level is too high it pushed the beading out" and said it should be "really easy" to put it back and then lower the water. Well, it...

According to pentair, I get one extra year of warranty and that's it. As far as the 2x...this is not a brand new install... It's a disconnect/reconnect.

The $3000 is how much I could get the heater for, taxes and shipping included. It's the $1200 for a simple disconnect/reconnect that is giving me pause. It's not like new water, gas, or electrical lines all need to be run. It's all right there.