Recent content by mculik5

@look30 - For what it's worth, as I said in my post above, cleaning the pump motor seemed to do the trick for me. No way to know whether yours is having the same problem, but if you're at all handy, it's really not a bad job. Just a few screws to get the motor unit out, then pop the waterproof...

@JoyfulNoise - Tagging you because you seem to have knowledge of electric motors and stuff. Apologies for the delay in posting. Been crazy-busy, but finally had some time to poke at the robot vac. I took the whole thing apart and opened the motor case. It wasn't wet, but there was some water...

Boy is this a roller coaster... I verified on my wattage tracker that it actually ran the full two hours yesterday, which is what I had it programmed for. Cleaned it out this morning, put it back in and.... Now it's failing the startup checks. Moves about 10" in one direction and stops... So...

Thanks everyone! Boy do I feel dumb... Took it apart today and found a piece of plastic on the impeller. I could still turn the impeller by hand, but I removed the plastic and decided to try it again before taking it apart further. Wouldn't you know...it worked... I am interested to see if...

Thanks, @JoyfulNoise. Any thoughts on the solar skimmer?

Thanks for the feedback. Going to open it up today and see what I can find. @Jimrahbe - I don't have a swivel cord. I'm familiar with the startup process you described, and my vac is getting passed that (it hasn't stopped before or during the startup yet) and THEN stopping. That's what I find...

I have a 6 year old Dolphin Discovery that is most likely dead. I'm looking for recommendations for a new cleaner. Here's the situation: - I'm not set up for a pressure-side cleaner and don't want to go that route. - The pool is vinyl-lined and I use a SWG. It's a 20x40 rectangle with clipped...

I have a Doheny Dolphin Discovery; I believe it's equivalent to the Maytronics S200. This will be its 6th summer. It worked fine last summer and was stored in my garage over the winter. I built my own power supply for it that has worked flawlessly for a few years and is outputting the required...

@Turbo1Ton - Thanks for looking! Like you, I've come up with nothing, and agree that it's most likely proprietary.

@ribbonofblack - Apologies for the delayed response. Unfortunately, I haven't found a suitable swivel. Regarding the power supply, it's very simple. My vacuum runs on ~30 VDC, so I purchased a power supply (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SY7HFJX) and a wifi switch...

Hi. I have a Doheny Dolphin (circa 2017) that does not have a swivel cable. I'm getting sick of having toe t constantly untangle it. I'd like to upgrado a swivel cable, but all I've been able to find online are entire cable assemblies for ~$200. All I need is the swivel. I have a feeling this...

Thanks, everyone! I'm familiar with the SWCG bubbles. Until we had the crushed return line replaced, I was running aboveground plumbing and noticed bubbles being produced anytime the SWCG was running. Now that we're back to underground plumbing, I guess the SWCG gas is building up in the...

I have two returns in my pool. I just installed Infusion venturi jets on both. When running the pump on low (1500 RPM, 20 gpm, 3-4 PSI) I noticed that both returns make an intermittent popping or "burping" sound, and both produce a small amount of bubbles. Clearly, air is coming from somewhere...

@ajw22 , @JamesW - Thanks for the replies. I'm going to try to remove what I can without popping the cover and lowering the pool. There's not enough water on the top to submerge a pump. I might try to brush it off.