Recent content by tseger31

Quick question...my pool water is 50 degrees (Michigan). When I go to test it later this morning w/ my Taylor kit, am I good to test the water as-is or should I let the water sample warm up to room temperature first? Thanks! Todd

If after doing what you said and re-testing my CYA w/ a water sample that reached normal room temp what do I do if my CYA level is still way below 30? What is the best process for raising CYA to the minimum level of 30?

Hello! Seeking the advice once again from the experts on this site! I live in Michigan. We have a 24' ABG vinyl-liner pool. To make a long story short, the pool has been completely uncovered since the 2nd week of January! Water temp is 48 degrees. Today is the first time I've ran all my...

Thank you!! :)

Hello! Quick question...I have a Maytronics Dolphin S 50 robot cleaner. I can't find the owner's manual. What is the minimum water temperature needed in order for the Dolphin to operate correctly? Thanks! Todd

Thank you for your reply! So when you say I may have a leak in the liner...what would suddenly cause something like that? It's an AGP so should I assume some type of small rodent managed to dig its way under the pool and up to and penetrating the liner? :-(

Hello! I have a 24' AGP. I live in Michigan. I closed my pool about 3 1/2 weeks ago. Pool was perfectly chemical balanced and the water temp was 40 degrees at closing. The weather here has been up and down since I closed...mostly in the low to mid-50s. Since closing, I've noticed that the...

Hello! It's pool closing day here in SW Michigan. I have a 24' AGP (13,500 gallon) pool. Pool is perfectly balanced (and has been since I discovered this site 3 months ago), crystal clear, and water temp is a bone-chilling 41 degrees. I have a 32-oz bottle of ProTeam's Polyquat 60 sitting in...

Hello! Getting ready to close my 24' AGP pool soon. Live in Michigan and my pool water is a bone-chilling 50 degrees so it's time lol I've read the Pool Closing article several times and I think I'm good to go with the exception of the two questions below: 1 - Where does one purchase...

I have a 24' above ground pool, same depth throughout pool. Over a 7-day period with temps in the low 80s and no use by my family my pool water level will still drop anywhere from 1.25" to 1.5" Is this normal? I keep telling my wife "I think we have a slow leak somewhere in the pool?" She...

Last night was the pilot run of my Dolphin S50, just bought it yesterday. Before putting the robot in the water I probably had 40-50 little piles of dead algae on the bottom of my pool. I'd been brushing them into suspension while SLAMing hoping to get rid of them, but every morning the 40-50...

Just bought the Dolphin S50 today. Bought the ultra-fine filter separately through Amazon. Followed all the instructions, dropped it in the water 10 minutes ago and he's definitely "doing his thing!" However, nowhere in the user manual does it say when the robot cleaner's cycle is finished...

So happy to hear that! Thank you! :)

In the Limited Warranty for the Dolphin S50 it says "IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVE THAT THE PRODUCT WAS USED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH APPROPRIATE WATER CHEMISTRY." Ok, fine...no issues there. However, it then says "Chlorine: Under 4 PPM." Ok, now that's an issue for me. My CYA is...

Pool is currently balanced to TFP standards regarding all readings...no more dead algae piles on the floor, CC is 0, and passed another OCLT last night, water is crystal clear...so my algae bloom nightmare is behind me. However, going on vacation soon for 3 days and I have nobody to watch the...