Recent content by rpk1430

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    Pump times and chemistry in Northern CA off season

    Thanks so much for your reply. If the pool is covered is it still important to skim the surface. If turnover of pool is a myth, is there any more specific guidance for us less experienced pool owners? There is seems to be so many variables that effect the health of the pool... how do I know...
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    Pump times and chemistry in Northern CA off season

    Hi all, I wanted to ask general advice on pool maintenance during the off season months. I live in Napa and it never freezes, at most we might get a few days of frost in early mornings. I've never seen the pool temp drop below 45 degrees F. The pool doesn't get used from around November -...
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    Water Guru Sense in the winter

    Just replying to my thread here for anyone curious about using the Water Guru. So my old water guru died and I upgraded the new sense 1. It has an improved battery storage area, unlike the older version which on a couple occasions popped open leaving the batteries in the skimmer for days...
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    Fairly new to pool maintenance, questions about automation

    Right now I do not have cameras setup. I do have a security system so could add another camera specifically for the purpose for keeping and eye on the equipment but may tricky getting both the filter PSI and ground in view simultaneously. I have a pool cover so would be hard to see the skimmer...
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    Fairly new to pool maintenance, questions about automation

    Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to pool maintance but looking to try and learn from everyone here and to try and avoid getting scammed by local pool store. I've been on the site before from googling issues that came up but really would like to deepen my knowledge. The pool is a 22,000 gallon...
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    Water Guru Sense in the winter

    Hi everyone, I'm a new pool owner in Napa, CA and inherited a Water Guru Sense. I'm wondering if anyone else using this has a solution for when you want to only check the pool periodically during the winter time (short of disabling the unit manually). I've checked the app and the website but...