Recent content by dwarfboy

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    PoolSkim

    I really like mine. I used to have a polaris cleaner connected to a pressure side return. I bought an electric pool cleaning robot making the polaris expendable. I put the poolskim in it's place on that pressure side return. It catches lots of floating debris, is easy to bend down to grab...
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    Travertine = waterline tile?

    Do not use travertine, it's very porous. Find a proper pool tile that looks like the travertine you're using. Pic of my travertine coping and deck with 6 x 6 stone look tile. This is the tile I used because it looked close to travertine. Tiburstone Series 6"x6" CT TBR 8 Torreon...
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    Polaris 280 - Replace or Repair?

    Get the robot, do not repair the polaris. Give it to someone here for spare parts. I had the polaris 360 for more than a decade. It did it's thing and was very common to see at other people's pools and I never gave it a second thought as it helped. I bought a robot last year even though they...