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I have a gecko heater in my hot tub and noticed a leak coming from within it. When I opened it up- looks like the leak is through a component that goes into the metal tube. Is it a thermistor and is this a normal failure of one? Should I just buy a new thermistor and replace this one? I don’t...

Thanks! I run the cleaner two hours per day. How do I know that the booster is working correctly? Do I just check the output by looking at the wheel rotations on the cleaner to make sure they are in spec?

I have a VS IntelliFlo pump and a Polaris 380 cleaner on a booster pump. The VS pump usually runs around 1400 rpm’s. However when the booster kicks on the VS pump increases RPMs to around 2400. I inherited the setup this way. Is this typical or can I continue to run the VS pump at the lower...

The polaris even when it works doesn't do a great job. I think I might be better off with a robotic cleaner and just manually net any of the larger items it doesn't pick up. Any thoughts or other suggestions?

I wish I could. It is our neighbor's tree.

My Polaris 380 pressure side cleaner motor has kicked the bucket and I want to buy a robotic pool cleaner as that is the consensus in having the best cleaner. What are the largest sized objects a cleaner such as the S200 can capture? My pool has loquat and liquidambar fruit that drop in the...

I turned on the solar heater for the season and notice a constant stream of small bubbles when it is operating. I didn't have this problem last year before I winterized. It's not too bothersome so wondering if it should be addressed. It's a SWG pool with a variable speed intelliflo pump. It uses...

Thanks! This is my first winter here but from what I read there should be no hard freezes. It's Usda agricultural zone 9b. I don't think I'll need to do everything in the link. I'll do some more reading.

Hi - this is my first year with a pool that came with a house and thanks to this website have figured out the equipment and how to care for it. Is there anything I need to do to prepare my pool for winter other than drain the solar heater and add chlorine manually if the water is too cold for...

Hi guys - I inherited a cleaner with my pool home purchase recently. It's a pressure side with a dedicated booster pump. I have a picture attached. It looks like a polaris 380. Do you agree? Also - it doesn't work well. The backup valve is stuck in backup mode (which I've removed), the body...

Hi, I just purchased a house with a pool and it has a broken gas heater and a working solar heater. Given that the gas heater is broken I am trying to remove it since there is already solar as well and I live in a warm climate (Sacramento). I was going to form a U shaped connector from the...