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  1. pookiesunshine

    Featured Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine - Reboot!!

    Leslies was selling old stock today date code 24284. even though they did have some from this year, the guy loaded the old stuff to sell to an elderly woman. i did not see the dates until after she had left or would have said something.
  2. pookiesunshine

    Any reason to not use robot cleaner in cold water (52F)

    from manual for dolphin m500- PH: 7.0 – 7.8 Salt: Max 5,000 ppm Temperature: 6˚C(43˚F) to 34˚C(93˚F) Chlorine: Max 4 ppm
  3. pookiesunshine

    I hate my robot - dirt problem

    sounds like the non return flap isn't working properly. When you open the basket, is there any debris in the opening of that flap that would prevent it from closing? is the rapid drain flap working? maybe post some videos of what is happening when you remove the robot from the pool and some...
  4. pookiesunshine

    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    TP, have you tried looking for leaks in your new hose? Is it in sections or one piece? Do you fill it with water before connecting it to the pump in order to reduce the volume of air? Sorry, no offense intended, just curious why a new hose would be leaking.
  5. pookiesunshine

    Featured Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine - Reboot!!

    menards very fresh yesterday, 25105 date
  6. pookiesunshine

    We Have a Winner! TFP Pool of the Month (March 2025) - Unique Pool Features

    the only unique pool feature i have is me and you do not want to see that.
  7. pookiesunshine

    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    local menards had day 225 yesterday, very fresh. and inside. walmart had theirs outside in the garden section.
  8. pookiesunshine

    What pH is this?

    Thanks for the tips, i also have a hard time reading the scale, although i do try to use a white background.
  9. pookiesunshine

    Betta SE Plus. Is it really worth it?

    Bpb, what is that?
  10. pookiesunshine

    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    in southwest ohio, the best deal seems to be at Menards. 12.5 pc net 4.55 per gal after rebate and usually fresh. on 6/14 date codes ranged from 145 to 160 and they store it inside. before finding TFP i would never have thought about date codes or if it was stored outside (like i have seen at...
  11. pookiesunshine

    Another Solar Pool Skimmer

    $380 amazon less 40 coupon. go for it Kato
  12. pookiesunshine

    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    local Menards started stocking, date code 24054 so pretty fresh.
  13. pookiesunshine

    Beatbot AquaSense Cordless Pool Robot

    https://beatbot.com/pages/aquasense-pro
  14. pookiesunshine

    Pool Blaster Max CG not fitting into my Leslies Pro pool pole.

    check the distance from the end of the pool blaster insert to the pin holes. you may have to loosen the pole and pull the pole handle back a little if the pool blaster insert is a little long. One of my tools is like that. i'm assuming you have an extension pole.
  15. pookiesunshine

    We Have a Winner! TFP Pool of the Month (September 2023); Theme - Pool Toys

    https://www.troublefreepool.com/media/boat-with-jen-and-john-2-jpg.127508/
  16. pookiesunshine

    Repair 8-yr old dolphin m500

    Robot would turn in only one direction and then stop dead after a few minutes. Nothing found in tracks or gears. thought it might be a dead motor drive. Ran it without belts to take the load off the side of the motor drive that was getting stuck. it worked. so looked closer underneath and found...
  17. pookiesunshine

    CYA questions you haven't seen before

    I usually buy cya in 25 lb bags. Use an old cya tub that holds 1.75 lb per label about 80pc full to scoop cya from the large bag. I have been using a funnel to add the cya to old over-the-calf socks. One sock will easily hold one or two 1.75-lb doses. Usually have to shake the funnel a little to...
  18. pookiesunshine

    Golf ball sucked into main drain

    i think we need to hear the backstory on how a golf ball got in the bottom drain in the first place.
  19. pookiesunshine

    Pool Cover Pull Bar and roller retrieve

    Thanks, Terry! detailed pix are helpful.
  20. pookiesunshine

    Sand in return after backwashing and rinsing after vacuuming pool

    i rarely b/w longer than 3.5 minutes and usually rinse about 20 to 30 sec. you do turn the pump off before changing valve positions, right? no offense intended. i also turn my valve in only one direction, even if this makes me turn over 300 degrees. don't remember why i started doing that but do...
  21. pookiesunshine

    We Have a Winner! Pool of the Month (May 2023); Theme - Family Fun

    My brother actually thought i bought a boat.
  22. pookiesunshine

    Multiport spider gasket replacement didn’t fix backwash leak

    Savage, did you lube the gasket? Does the spring tension feel weak when you depress the handle? Check the pin holding the handle to the valve--is it sticking out a little to either side? if so, give it a tap with a center punch or similar to re-center it.
  23. pookiesunshine

    PH test extremely pink?

    well, then, as Roseanne Roseannadanna would say, Nevermind.
  24. pookiesunshine

    PH test extremely pink?

    i'm taking a stab at ammonia. Can you get FC to hold or does it go right back to zero? do you have zero cya?