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  1. AustroTom

    Hot tub spilling into pool

    Hello All, Wanted to have a party yesterday and turn on the hot tub but had to realize that the "semi" heated water spilled over into the pool which made the temperature never go over 84 deg. Is there something wrong with the auto valve switches, and why would that affect the heater by remaining...
  2. AustroTom

    Poolvergnuegen PoolCleaner

    Hello All, My "Poolvergnuegen" Pool Cleaner lately doesn't want to move forward anymore, but still turns on its axis. I thought worn tires would be the cause, so I replaced them. But it didn't help. IS there a specific gear that I need to replace, or is it better to just get a new unit? Any...
  3. AustroTom

    Pool Vergnuegen cleaner

    Hello All, I have had two Pool Vergnuegen cleaners now and I they are the best cleaners I ever had IMHO. The only problem I have is that they always crawl the walls TOO well and come out of the water sucking air for ever and makes this terrrible noise that my neighbors think I'm drowning my...
  4. AustroTom

    Pentair MiniMax Plus 400 not firing

    Hello All, Wanted to get the kids in the hot tub two nights ago and discovered the heater wouldn't fire. The lights are all on except heat and the service light is on as well. The pilot wants to fire (klicking noise for several seconds), but no gas flowing. The troubleshoot guide shows "blown...
  5. AustroTom

    DPD test problem

    Please Help, Water sample doesn't turn pink when I add R-0870 powder. What could be wrong? Thank you, Thomas
  6. AustroTom

    First OCLT

    Hello All, My K2006 test kit finally came in (and you're right, Marty, the DPD powder amount is a joke. So I was able to do my first OCLT after refilling. Started with 10 last night and this morning I had 9.2 (0.2ppm testing). Is that good? My other numbers are: (although I don't know if they...
  7. AustroTom

    Leslie's a good source?

    Hello All, Finally having given up on maintaining our pool ourselves I was wondering if you think Leslie's is a trusted source of pool care in regards to know-how, effectiveness, and value (and cost), of its products? All input greatly appreciated. Thank you, Thomas
  8. AustroTom

    Can't keep the chlorine

    Hello All, I have to add about a gallon of 10% chlorine per day to my 12,000gal pool at 90-100 deg. F with my CYA being a sky rocketing 120ppm. What should I do? Thank you, Thomas
  9. AustroTom

    Foaming won't go away

    Hello All, New to this forum and already have a dilemma :( (sorry for the long post) after having some slight issues with algae (nothing too bad really), I bought some "Eliminator" by Clorox from Lowes and from that moment my pool started to foam and had a real bad perfume smell. There was also...