Recent content by DUCK01

Following up on the SE to close things out... My first one lasted from January 2023 to May 2023 before I had to make a warranty claim due to water intrusion into the battery (red and blue flashing lights). It took a few weeks, but Aiper sent me a replacement unit that worked for a year and a...

Jim posted a link on the other swap thread and, from that source, there's only a $240 difference between an IC40 system and an IC60 system. I was sold on the IC40, but roughly 15% more spend is nothing for the upgrade. https://www.polytecpools.com/Pentair-IntelliChlor_c_367.html I average about...

Moved from here Timely topic. I've been on the fence about switching from liquid chlorine to a SWG. I currently have a 15 gallon holding tank with a Stenner pump that is plumbed into a cap where the in-line chlorinator used to reside (never used and didn't want, but the pool builder put one...

On the Blackstone, I used an orbital sander with 60 or 80 grit discs and went to town. I stepped to a smaller grit once or twice to smooth out the surface after all of the main material removal was done. At the time I did mine, it was six or eight years old and fairly gunked up from just...

Just to wrap this up, replacing the white feed tube seems to have done the trick. After an hour, there’s no water getting through to the inlet side of the feed tube. The duckbill by itself isn’t enough to prevent water from migrating back into the holding tank when the pool pump is running...

I cleaned the tank really well when I drained it on Friday. All of the components are salt free (I replaced the injection valve yesterday) and removed quite a bit of salt from the inside of the cap and tee where the injection valve resides. Based on what came out, you’re likely right about...

I’ve had a Stenner chlorine pump for 2+ years with no issues. I replaced all of the lines, injectors, and the feed tube this past Spring. Starting last month, I noticed my FC levels were really low even though everything was running status quo. I’d manually dose to bring up my FC levels and...

Mine stopped working and now just flashes red and blue lights over and over. Per the manual, that signals “water immersion,” which I’m assuming means water got into the motor. Did you have the same flashing lights? Did Aiper ever clarify how to do a hard reset? I can’t find anything online...

Just wanted to add in my $0.02, now that I've had my Seagull SE for about a month. So far, I've been really impressed. This thing isn't a big leaf eater or anything, but it wasn't advertised to be. It shines with the really fine stuff that just goes through the net on my Polaris 280. I run...

Aiper sent me a message last week and said that XE is on backorder. Their expected ship date was Monday the 12th, but that came and went with no shipment notification. They did offer an extra 10% off on my next purchase, which is appreciated. I'm anxious to get the Seagull in and test it out...

Thanks for the update, Kato. For $179, it's worth the gamble to me. We have some big hackberry and pecan leaves that flood the pool for about a month and a half a year (ugh, happening right now), but I can keep the 280 to do the heavy lifting during that time. My main frustration with the 280...

I just tested my tap water (what I use to fill) and it’s almost no calcium. I added one drop of R0012 and the sample turned instantly blue. I basically diluted the calcium in our pool water when I filled it. Our water supplier isn’t the best and we have wild swings in water quality (from...