Recent content by MiguelACA

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    Instapark Betta review

    My betta 2 is acting up again. Motors have gotten real loud and one seems to have a hard time spinning up. Betta 2 will also stop working and gets flashing red and green lights...power cycling gets it going again. I was offered a repair or $120 towards SE. Just going to send it in for repair...
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    1 5/8" (sun)brella pole?

    https://www.printables.com/model/495325-pool-umbrella-stabilizer-sleeve-reducer-adapter-ba/files The one i printed specifically is aquastar_smusxxx_1.5in_adapter_noText.stl
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    1 5/8" (sun)brella pole?

    I have the file that you would slice with 3d printing software to print on the machine. The mid part of the sleeve was just a bit too thick...i sanded down just a smidge to fit. Took all of 1 minute to sand
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    1 5/8" (sun)brella pole?

    I had those from the listing, they work good but didnt last long. I ended up printing my own and expect them to last maybe a season....but theyre cheap enough to re-print when they fail
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    Instapark Betta review

    lol yes...but i stand by it! That little thing collects SOOO many june bugs, flying ants, spiders, and leaves AND pollen. I rarely have to use a net to get anything out
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    Instapark Betta review

    I sent mine out once, got back quick and worked great for a few months. Started getting loud, hosed it down and it helped...but its gonna go back after the summer. Glad I got the extended warranty, kept the box, and there is a UPS store down the road from me. Any other product I would be way...
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    Pool Blaster Centennial Handheld Vacuum

    Yes you can, the centennial comes with a small pole, i think its about 4 feet long. Its flimsy though, can definitely use your own pole though
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    Pool Blaster Centennial Handheld Vacuum

    I got a pool blaster centennial vacuum a few weeks ago. IT IS AWESOME! Time will tell how long it lasts, but so far it has been great at vacuuming the tanning ledge, steps, and corners. It picks up a ton of fine debris and anything else that accumulates in hard to reach areas for my current...
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    Instapark Betta review

    Got mine back from warranty repair 4 months ago. Noticed it is starting to get loud again...hoping it lasts the summer before needing to go back.
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    Liquid chlorine and rising pH

    The higher pH levels aren't very comfortable for our skin. Get dry and itchy
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    Liquid chlorine and rising pH

    Hey everyone, help me understand this. I have had my pool going on 3 years now, maintained it myself using TFP methods. One thing that has bugged me and never got around to posting about is rising pH when adding chlorine. I keep my TA around 70. I try to keep pH around 7.6ish. In my pool, ~1...
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    Pentair UltraTemp Low Refrig alarm - works by manually pushing fan

    I have had to swap out the capacitor on my heat pump pretty much yearly. We run our pool 10 out of 12 months. I believe the heat, cold, and humidity here in Houston tend to kill the capacitor pretty quickly. They are very cheap and super easy to replace. I keep a spare on hand just in case. They...
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    heat pump shutting down before reaching target temp

    UPDATE Still having the same issue. heater works perfectly on manual mode. when switching to RS/automation it will reach temp most of the time, other times it will not reach temp and shut down and not kick back on unless i move it back to manual mode. I have had multiple people come out...