Recent content by RuiP

I can't use the floater because I have a floating pool cover (had a floater in the past; before I had the pool cover). I could switch to salt water, but I would need to replace my heat exchangers (for the solar hot water; and for the house heat pump) from steel to titanium... and that would be a...

Thanks for the quick reply! Since now I have the pool pump connected to my home automation (Home Assistant), I'll make sure the pool pump will run for a couple of minutes every X hours, to avoid excessive chemical concentration on the skimmers/pipes. Apparently I may have done that...

I also had a leak. Thought my skimmer valve was off, so I discarded the skimmers as the culprits. It took me almost 1 month to figure out that the skimmer valve didn't shut off completely! Even if I turned it all the way, it would still let water through, therefore, allowing it to leak through a...

Hi This is how I found the interior of a PVC flex pipe connecting to the bottom of a skimmer: It had a smooth interior surface when it was new, right? In addition, the tubing was very brittle: I was able to break it in 2, by hand. It's a 8 year old pool, with chlorine treatment, and water...