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I guess I should have done this earlier...just installed some new rings on my Dolphin Robot and it is crazy how fast it now moves and how much better it climbs and cleans the waterline. I didn't think much about it until reading a repair story - decided maybe my 7 year old Robot could use some...

We had a couple of really hot days here in Northern California, and I think it must have expanded the pipes a bit which created a new leak in my Hot Tub. Over the weekend I took off the panels and tried to find where it was leaking. From what I could tell it was all the way on the bottom under...

Decided I would get a better TV and started looking for a deal on a 43-50" TV. During the Black Friday sales last year I almost pulled the trigger on a 50" Samsung TV but decided to hold off as I didn't want to spend $279-$300. We currently have a fairly low end 40" Toshiba LCD TV that I got on...

I have a single foot well jet in my 3 person tub that has a dedicated air line running to it that is always open - so it always bubbles. The 3/8" hose is screwed to the side of one of the 2x4's and if I plug the end with my finger it will stop the bubbles. Seems like a bad idea always having...

We are soon to be new owners of a small stand alone hot tub. We found a really good condition tub and hopefully will be getting it delivered later today. :splash: So far I have a few things ready to go: 1 tub of Ahhh Some Some rubber gloves 1 bottle of bleach Muriatic Acid My trusty TF-100...

Thanks to a few current threads on acid automation I am doing some research on adding a acid dosing setup for my pool. I am not yet sure how all of this will work - I do have a basic idea of what I want and I think I know what I need to do IF I decide to do this say next spring... 1. Chose one...

We are looking for some help finding some pool lights to replace our constantly failing Jandy Nicheless LED Lights. Our lights, and our pool, are only just over 3 years old and we are now on our 3rd set of lights :thumbdown:. Our problem has been that the lights start to get really dim. Of...

So today we did some of our spring pool maintenance - cleaned the cartridge filters, pool parts, and took apart the Jandy SWCG. Once I opened it I could see some calcium on the side posts - and a tiny bit on the center blade on the opposite side...the calcium on the side posts I could flake off...

So the master of all things inside the house just told me of a new purchase on the way to make household cleaning easier... Once I saw what it was I thought it sounded like a miniature SWCG - and thought it must be just making super diluted bleach with a little vinegar. It seems like a little...

I have just discovered a section of tiles that have come loose at our cover vault wall. The tiles are pushing up and need to be repaired. Apparently our tile warranty was only 1 year, so we either need to pay the original pool builder to come do the repairs, hire any tile person we want...

After most of the rainy winter now complete I am getting ready to re-balance my pool water. We had about 40" of rain at the pool here in Northern California for this past rainy season. Depending on when the rain hit I sometimes had the auto cover closed, sometimes I didn't. We had one storm...

Hello - just a heads up for anyone interested. I added CYA to our pool last week using the "Sock Method" and dangled the sock in front of a return jet - I just laid the top of the sock on the coping and put a weight on it to keep it in place over the return. I did this in two locations - one...

Ok we just started up the pool over the weekend and added our first chemicals to the water yesterday. Fill was city water approximately 14K gallons Yesterday was the startup with the pool builder. He added 4lbs of CYA and 2 bottles of Beautec Scale remover. Then after measuring the PH at...

I am about to purchase a pool robotic cleaner - and I would love any tips anyone has about which one would be ok for me. I have done a ton of research on here and at the Maytronics site to try to diffentiate from all the similar models. So far this is what I am thinking: I am seriously...

We are getting closer and closer on our pool build - so I am getting ready to purchase a test kit. I already have a PH meter I use for occasional Beer & Wine Making - it is a Checker 1 Economical pH Tester. Could I use this tester as my PH meter as needed - and get something like the TF-50...

We are just about to pull the trigger on ordering an Alumawood lattice shade structure for our pool project. At this point I will be installing it. We have the steel support posts all set in our concrete and are ready to order the rest of it. I have a sample of the material and like the looks...

We are in the middle of our pool build and I would love a few tips and ideas on our landscape lighting and electrical. Currently we have on the required 120v GFI rough plumbed in our trenches around the pool. I am planning on branching off of this for a couple of outlets around the back side...

We are in the process of getting our first pool. Please help us out, we will need it! We have talked so far with 7-10 companies and had 7 visits to our site. I only have one quote so far and it is way, way too expensive! So I thought I would start posting on here to get some feedback and some...