Recent content by RichardL

Welcome! You are in the right place. Moderators and people on here are great. I put my pool in 4 years ago. Going by the recommendations of TFP, my pool has never been slammed or shocked since the day it was put in. Pool store hates me but oh well!!! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂😂😂

So far haven’t had any problems but…I’ve only unplugged it 2 or 3 times. It lives in the pool most of the time…. Only time it’s been out of the water was to clean the filter. I’m well satisfied. I’m like Jim tho. I would rather it had a threaded water tight connector..

Well…..Had the EVO614 IQ for a week now. I have to say that Jim is right on in his review. My pool is cleaner than it’s ever been. I’ve used a Maytronics with the pleated filter ever since the pool was put in. It done a good job picking up fines in my pool, but so far the fine filter in the...

Jim, Thanks to you, I just got the EVO 614iq ordered from Margaret. When I told her I was ordering it based on your review on TFP, she wanted to raise the price!!!😂😂😂. Should be here in a few days. Thanks for your review!

Jim, u should be getting a commission from the EVO people……just convinced me I need the 614IQ robot. 😂 I’ll be calling Margaret in the morning to order one with the fine filter. Do they have an extra fine filter or do u know?

Does anyone have any input on this??? Thought I would refresh it with all the political happenings this past week and see if I can get more responses…..

Kinda what I’m thinking! Hopefully one of the chem gurus on will chime in?

Thanks for the reply….All I seen in the warranty is it is voided withe use of chlorine salt generating system which I don’t have. Says nothing else about water chemistry balance. I’ve used TFP method since pool purchase.

I have a 4 year old Doughboy Palm Shore 16 x 32 and the top rails have started rusting. So…..I went to the dealer to check on it and see if warranty may help pay for the rails. First question the owner asked was what is my CH and TA. I told her that the CH was 50 and the TA was 70 and they...

With CYA at 70 in your Salt Water pool you should be targeting a FC level of 8-10 ppm. The minimum is 5 ppm. At 4 ppm you are staying below the minimum requirement for a CYA of 70. I would try to keep it on the high end 8-10 ppm, especially in hot weather….don’t take long below minimum to...

KT….Here is one of the articles on about using DE in your sand filter. I buy pool DE at Lowe’s and usually add some to the sand filter about twice a year. With the use of skimmer socks I don’t have to backwash and rinse very often….Like I said above about a 1/2 cup is all it takes in my pool to...

ktmo21…I live out in the country here in East Texas and have basically the same problem u have. The skimmer socks help. I use Skimmer socks year round and I’ve never had one stop up. I just check the skimmer every couple of days and rinse the sock out if needed, especially after mowing. To...

Went to test pool this afternoon and noticed app had updated….logged test results and then noticed all my history was gone. Went in and clicked restore subscription on the IPhone. Went back to app and still no history. Was a little disturbed at this point. Logged in to the forum to see if it...

Same over here in East Texas. Also using around 5ppm Chlorine a day! My pool is in sun from sun up til about 7 in the evening…..

Here’s a pic of our 16’x32’ Doughboy pool 24” in ground. Works out well for us.