Recent content by Technikal

Hi, I have a Maytronic-made Pentair Warrior SE. The swivel cable is failing - I've been able to resurrect it a couple of times but it's on the way out. The robot currently works fine - but it is 4 years old. I'm hopeful it'll continue to run fine but realistically it's closer to the end of its...

The rubber flap behind the rotating brush? That had popped off earlier and I reattached it. Looks like maybe I should replace it with a new one. Thanks for the direction!

Hi, I have a Pentair Warrior SE. Recently, the blue "vent" on the top front of the device clogs with leaves. When this happens, it loses suction and loses the ability to climb the walls. The pool is not full of leaves or anything horrible. I can clean everything out of the warrior and the...

Was having similar issues. What I found with mine was that a stick had entered the impeller and knocked the impeller cover loose. This was preventing it from turning properly. I follow the procedure to clean the impeller and reset the housing and all is good again.

Mine does the same (I have a 280, but have the 'pro' tailsweep on mine because without it, the cleaner ends up spraying the windows on the house closest to the pool). It seems to be a design flaw to me. Good news is that it's only problematic for me during times when lots of leaves, twigs, etc...

I made a similar change, though mine was more Frankensteined. I had a neighbor with a Pentair 520 sqft filter that had a cracked housing. I stole the internal parts and tinkered around to get them to fit in my Hayward DE housing. I did not remove the backwash value or switch the inlet /...

Ants keep establishing themselves a home in my brush pole. They seem to be carpenter ants and they they come out en masse when you use the brush, which is fun for neither swimmers or the cleaner (and probably not for the ants, either). I've tried using ant bait and other pesticides and it...

I need to replace o-rings in a Jandy valve that is the first valve in my plumbing setup. My equipment sits below the level of the pool, so water will flow out if I don't block it. My skimmers are Baker Hydros. These come with a 'plate' that you install on top of the skimmer basket/sock for...

It's very easy. A good guide is presented here: How To Replace a Booster Pump - INYOPools.com

I converted my existing filter from DE to cartridge after getting tired of the DE mess. I can't say I notice any difference in water clarity. Looks just as clear now as it did with the DE. Probably cleaner because I inevitably ended up with DE in the pool. From what I can read, human vision...

Are you talking about the clear plastic skimmer plate that goes over the skimmer basket/sock thing? If so, mine get stuck all the time. I only use them when vacuuming though. To get them loose, I use a pair of lineman's pliers and gently pull up one side and once it breaks loose, it's easy to...

Sorry - the comment on runtime was in response to PoolMedic's suggestion that you could get similar savings by shutting the pump off more. The relationship between pump speed and gallons per minute is linear, so running the same pump at half speed would move half the water. You could set your...

Maybe I'm wrong, but I wouldn't expect properly chlorinated water to grow mold. Seems that would have to be coming from something else. Variable and 2 speed pump savings are dramatic. I'm seeing over 70% reduction in power usage, which works out to about $65/mth during the summer. Sure you...

I found the de cleaning to be annoying as well. Wait until you have to take the thing apart for the annual "deep cleaning". Not sure which part was worse, cleaning it, struggling to put it back together or ending up with de in the pool because I didn't successfully put the Rubik's cube of...

I just went the other way - converted my DE filter to cartridge. It should be a pretty simple thing as filters are pretty simple, but as you mentioned you will need a backwash valve and may need to replumb inlets and outlets to match. I personally found DE to be really messy, especially the...