Recent content by wsamon

I've had that happen a bunch of times. When it does the robot doesn't blow water out the port well and sometimes even fails the startup routine. That's not the case this time.

That sounds reasonable. What would I do about that? Do they sell new springs?

Thanks. I've never removed the bag and ran it, so I'll try that. It's not clogged though.

You mean the basket filters? What should I be checking? There's no holes if that's what you mean.

My dolphin used to work great, then it started having problems with the swivel cord and I eventually replaced with a new non-swivel cord. It now runs perfectly fine, but debris no longer stays in the basket. It captures more in the grill of the blow port than in the basket. What could cause this?

Unrelated to the other thread I just posted (this happened several days after it stopped working): an animal chewed through the blue chord, exposing some of the wires underneath. I've currently got it wrapped up in Gorilla tape and the robot is operating the same as it was before, but has anyone...

My Dolphin recently started malfunctioning. When I turn it on, it goes forward about 6 feet, backward about 4, then stops and turns off. The power supply remains on and seems to think it's running. Any ideas what the issue could be?

I just took a dive yesterday and believe mine does have a hydrostatic valve, however I have a bit of a problem. About 1/2 of it is cemented over from when we had the pool resurfaced. Considering it's under 6' of water, I imagine trying to break through with a hammer while I float to the surface...

I'll check the hydrostatic relief valve. Thank you! We last drained the pool about 7 years ago when we had it resurfaced and I'm not sure they replaced that, so it could be an original from the 1970s for all I know... Hopefully my pool has one lol. If the issue was on the return line, wouldn't...

It's actually working really well. Once I set up a couple elbows to lower the height it's better than my normal skimmer, honestly. I'll try to put up a video here soon. The only thing I didn't like is that, like a regular skimmer, the grid to block debris is pretty open, so I added some panty...

Hey all, I assume I'm going to have to bring in a professional, but I'm wondering if this awesome community can help me out with identifying a leak. It's an in-ground gunite pool with attached spa. Here's what I know so far: Definitely a leak. I did the bucket test. The bucket dropped about...

Is there any kind of quick-fix for a leak in a suction-side line? I'm assuming not, but hoping there's something like what my mechanic used to fix a seal in some head gaskets of an old car. I'll have to do some more investigation, but I'm about 80% sure there's a small leak in my skimmer's...

It's been about a week, did that resolve your issue?

muzy, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe she originally had this issue in June and one of the first things she did was have them send her a replacement filter box / filters and she kept having the same issue. If the problem is an imperfection in the shell casing or something like that, no...

it's more of a workaround than an actual resolution, but have you tried wrapping the outer filter basket (not the rough one) in skimmer socks? They may catch any hair that either gets through the filter or makes it between the corners if that's what is happening