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Hi James, Welcome to TFP. For help with your pool chemistry, you've certainly come to the right place. As is evidenced by the pool store recommendation to add scale remover, they are only looking at removing the symptom, and not the fundamental issue of why it happened to begin with. Our goal...

Hey Jim. Even tho Ive worked mine pretty hard and she needs a little refreshing, shes still kicking as hard as she always did. Im gonna go ahead and get a new robot next spring tho. I think I will go ahead and put some new scrubbers on the old gal tho just in case I need a backup some day.

Marty, how often the filters need to be cleaned depends on how dirty the pool gets. I pull mine out every few days and do that, then right back in ti goes. And the robots dont have any exposed metal on them. I can tell ya though, that I am of the opinion that leaving them in the water for...

I have the original Nautilus. I'm on year 6 with it and I use it at least 300 days a year. Sometimes i even run it more than once a day and it stays in the pool 70% of the time. The ole gal is wearing down though. The foam climbing rings are worn out and one broke off, and the scrubbers...

Im lazy too. Thats why I have a SWG.

Differences in maintenance aside, the only difference in the context of the discussion is the size of the particles that are claimed to be filtered. Sand, about 20 microns, Cartridge, 10 and DE 5. If you only go by the numbers claimed, then DE has to be the winner based purely upon that. The...

Do a bucket test to find out for sure.

Hi bigwill, check out this thread... it seems you might have the same thing they did. https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/pool-opening-and-robot-filled-with-crytsal-substance.182041/#post-1611297

Avoid anything coppper. Liquid Chlorine is all you need.

Hi Kathy, welcome to TFP. Congrats and getting the TF100 kit. It may seem like a lot to learn and there is a big learning curve at first, but in no time, the light bulb will come on and you'll realize it isnt as hard as you think.

I googled the diving bell spider. I hate spiders of any sort with a passion, but the diving one is unique. Chances are tho, it was a wolf spider. My place is surrounded by them. Every single day there are at least 3 or 4 of em in my skimmer. Last year, one of the ........ bit me! My...

A couple of weeks ago, I had to replenish about 20 CYAs because we had a very wet spring and early summer. Lots of overflow caused it to drop like it did.

Z51? I though the "1" was a typo. I guess not though. I didnt know there was a Z51. My comment was about the Z5 "Oasis". My bad for any misinformation. These robot people change up the robots and their names about as often I change my socks! ha!

Pool weather certainly is here. The temp is 101F where I live right now and the "feels like" is 115. Almost too hot to even go outside long enough to get in the pool! Welcome to TFP!

Thinking the SWG is making your pH rise that quickly and that far is a bit of a far reach. Depending on the condition of your plaster and the TA, those are the most likely culprits. However not having any other info about the water parameters or any idea of your pool in general isnt helping...

Theres no need to Panic. My experience the few times Ive been to FL, is that it rains in many places there, almost daily. Overflow and Splashout. If your test showed it dropped, then it did. And your FC of 10 is not unsafe for a CYA of 30. Put in some CYA, and enjoy the pool.

The Z is a great cleaner. You dont see it talked about much recently, because that model is several years old. If you go back far enough into the archives, you'll find plenty of raving about it from other TFPers.

What others said. The salt doesn't get used up. The sodium hypochlorite turns back into sodium chloride again. On average over a periord of time, depending on how much rain you get during the swimming season, You might expect to have to add 4 to 6 bags a year to replenish what gets depleted by...

How you hold the skinny tube will effect the test also. nt The CYA test is sensitive to the amount of light that enters the tube. If you hold it with several fingers, the light cannot penetrate the tube. Holding it differently with different numbers of fingers will effect the test. Do...

For some reason, I expected such a weak reply from you. The fact of the matter is stated and backed up by science. TFP recommendations are safe.

AJB, the answers for Drinking Water and The water chemistry science which is the foundation of TFP recommendations are also linked below. Happy Reading! All of us here at TFP would certainly be interested in see whatever scientific data you and your wife, or that anyone else has, to disprove...

Hi, The cloudiness is not sudden, its been coming for a while, its just that you didn't know it, and so it seems sudden. You need to do a proper SLAM. The cloudiness is algae that hasnt fully bloomed and turned green yet. If you get on it immediately, you can probably clear it up in a couple...

Hi Vilo there are test kits on the market which can test for metal in the water. Unfortunately they are a bit pricey at 100$ or a little more. Due to the cost of those kits, and the seldom need to use them, most of us here at TFP dont recommend to buy one. As much as we dont like pool store...

Hi Daniel, Im with Jim. Every pool is different, so you will to make some judgement calls on how long and and at what speeds that minimally, you need to keep your pool how you want it to be. Me? I run my Intelliflo 24/7 too and I do it because I cannot tolerate anything floating on my water...

And you should be cautious. And the last thing I want is for you to end up with a robot that you aren't happy with. :)

I've had my nautilus in my SW pool for 6 years.

Hi Helltech, I dont know why it wouldnt work on your pool. I mean if you think about it, what does the cleaner care if its above or in the ground? But dont take my word for it just yet. Wait and see who else replies. Maybe some of them will have experience in using what's marketed as a In...

Im sure you know that a LOT of folks here on TFP are hip on the Dolphin robots. Thats because we use them in the every day world, and you will get honest answers here. Not marketing hype. Im sure there are other good brands on the market, but not many users of them here on TFP. So with that...

Hi and welcome to TFP. New pools pH does rise very quickly during the curing process which can last for several months, so that doesn't surprise me at all. the CH on the other hand shouldnt be rising unless the water you use to replenish that which has evaporated, is very high in CH. I...

We all know you are right, but unfortunately, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I hope you are successful in working to get your SWG fixed up under warranty.