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Semi-opened May 14th in Staten Island. The cover is still on but all equipment hooked up and test run. It was just too windy and cold on Sunday to take the cover off. I would have had a pool full of tree junk and outside temp was too cold for the heat pump as well. It should warm up later...

Actually it's freaking awesome. If the outside temp is 80 or above it'll do a rise of 2 degrees per hour. The hotter it is the more efficient and vice-versa. I heated the pool starting around the second week of May running the heater and pump from 12:30pm to 2:30pm for around 10 days and 2...

Does this help answer your question? I'm not 100% clear and what you mean by ridges. Image doesn't seem to embed properly... try this link: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/b7nlc79dspFSKB1tw1QiMtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

Thanks, chem geek - that's exactly the type of information I was hoping to get!

I believe I've read on the forum that chlorine will break down algaecide (polyquat). When using algaecide during pool closing, won't the pool consume more FC than if you had not used algaecide maybe to the point of total FC consumption well before opening? At the very least, wouldn't the...

That's quite a bit more than I get. I get a steady microfine stream that you can barely even see. Does it bubble like that for a little while, stop for a little while and then start again? If so, maybe the gas is building up somewhere in the lines, gets pushed out all at once and then the...

Pics follow. Keep in mind that what I did was just a crude test that I never took any further since it worked so well. It can be done much shorter and neater without the street elbow. Important note if you end up doing this - while extending the air line just past the eyeball creates suction...

If your returns have really good flow - how about this: Extend one of the returns with some PVC. Drill a hole in the extension big enough to allow a 1/4" aquarium air line to slip in. Insert the aquarium line and pull out of the eyeball extending an inch or two. The venturi effect will create...

I went the "run another GFCI outlet off the pump circuit so the Nano+ can still simply plug in" approach. That way the wire would stay completely intact to avoid any warranty issues should the need arise.

Thanks for the review - it makes me feel better about my Nano plus installed this year. It's also helped by my pool's constant pH decline due to acidic rain. I still have to adjust up but only once every 2-3 weeks where it used to be an every-time-it-rains maintenance item.

Last season was my first with a pool and I used the aquadoor when closing. Unfortunately, it leaked very, very slowly and by the time I opened the water was *almost* to the bottom of the skimmer door anyway.

Thanks for clearing that up for me, Josh. And a big thank you to everyone else who replied to my thread. You've all definitely educated me a little more on the topic and have given me some things to think about. Love this forum!

Sean, Thanks for answering my post! I'm not worried about any bias as the decision to go AutoPilot has already been made :-). It's just a matter of details at this point. I don't understand what advantage an external timer would give me. Can you explain further or maybe point me to a...

That's a really good point that I didn't think about. I, too, use an opaque solar cover. Thanks!

I know that I can't eliminate the possibility completely but I'd like to reduce the probability as much as I can. I currently test and adjust FC daily. The pH is tested and adjusted weekly. My pH currently has a tendency to drift down, especially after a rain storm (acid rain in NYC). The...