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Hello everyone! We will eventually build some structure near/over our equipment, but for now, it all lives in 100% sun exposure daily, and has been this way for 2 years since install. I see some people talk about painting pipes - others say the paint doesn't really do any good, etc. Has...

Ok - this is encouraging (the replacement part). We live in an area with freezing winters - repair folks said they do not need to lower pool water to replace. I was aware the conduit is expected to be wet… but then I saw in the paperwork both wet and dry installations are possible. Clearly I...

I have attached a photo showing a bubble coming from one of my microbrite lights and an arrow pointing to the approximate location of its origin. (I tried to upload a video showing them streaming, but I had no luck adding a video. ) The light still functions normally. I contacted Pentair to see...

Does anyone have an UltraTemp running without the smart panel? (We thought automation was included with our installation, but that's another story...grrrr.) I would like to know if having the heat pump/chiller set to "on", but flow too low (so heatpump won't kick on), will harm the heat pump OR...

We get very few leaves / bugs, etc in our pool (the glory of an autocover), so I don’t think I’ll ever be needing the mesh ones. I’m just trying to figure out if there are 2 levels of pleated filters for thorough silt pickup.

Thanks - which model do you own?

We just received our Pentair Prowler 920 (aka S200, Active 20) from Marina Pool. We were assured it would come with fine and ultra fine filters. It arrived with a basket that looks like it would only catch leaves, worms, bugs, etc, plus pleated filters to swap out with the standard ones. Are...

Yikes! Thank you for the warning. I don't plan to run the robot with the cover closed - and it won't "live" in the pool. All uses will be on my watch (at least that is the plan)...

I want to know if there are any super geeks out there who have done the work to figure out the best way to efficiently heat up a pool without overspending! Specifically, I would like to hear from those who have electric heat pumps and autocovers. My old findings (from my last pool that only...

Thank you for all the details! This was helpful.

Thank you for the details. We previously owned a home where someone had installed a liner pool and I was sick to death of the waterline "scritches" I felt. This makes waterline scrubbing a top desire of mine - and it seems some models are better than others on this front. I actually don't...

Yikes! Ok - thanks for the input.

Thank you for the quick reply. I see Marina Pool and Spa has been mentioned in other threads. Perhaps I will try them tomorrow.

Hello all- I'm sick to death of researching and want to just make a decision. I want a robot for my new fiberglass pool that has a lot of ledges and steps, but is otherwise rectangular. The robot MUST do wall and waterline duties - steps would be nice, but I can deal without that. Really...

Hi all- I've seen it said that an autocover needs to be opened on a regular basis (even off-season) to let offgassing escape. Is this really REALLY true? Clearly, it won't be in the best interest (or maybe even possible) to open my new autocover in freezing temps. As long as I'm sure the...

I use Taylor K-2006.

Can anyone tell me how high my winter pool closing chlorine level should be (can be) when using my autocover as the winter cover? The manual says we should keep the level 1-4 during swim season, but we all know winter chemical levels are different. We certainly don't keep the chlorine at the...

Yeah - I wasn't really planning to go to the pool stores weekly for records, but I thought I'd make a marginal effort "just in case". I am glad someone responded with the "other" taylor chlorine test process. I now understand how they retested from 10 down to 7.5, and if the lighting was...

So, maybe a dumb question, but is CYA even needed after closing if the pool is covered?

Ugh. I've been a hardcore Taylor K-2006 user for years after finding this forum. We sold the home that had a vinyl liner pool and just had a new fiberglass pool installed at our new home. The Latham warranty says we are supposed to get "official" pool store testing weekly and keep in records...

Thank you all for the replies!!

Hi all- We are underway with our new fiberglass pool build and we got to thinking about mosquitoes. Yuck. Since the pool is fiberglass, it's sitting there partially filled, waiting for next steps. Any advice as to how we can control mosquitoes aside from putting dunks in the pool? (Concerned...

We've owned our home with an in-ground vinyl lined pool for 4 years now (installed in 2006). This is a second home, so we frequently leave for a week - 10 days at a time, leaving the pool covered and pump running 24/7. It seems to me that I am having to add more water this year than ever...

Ok thanks ;)

Do you take the pump apart to get the gunk out? Do you do it yourself or hire it out, if you do take it apart?

I talked to the pool store - 20/40 silica sand, which they said is essentially 20? I will have to figure out how to remove the weir - it is not immediately apparent, and when I've checked YouTube and whatnot, it looks like it might be daunting. I thought I might saturate a washcloth with...

Yep. In fact, I tested 1 and 2 hours after my last addition last night. Is that something I'm messing up? Should I be literally adding my last dose 30 min before bed then test 30 min after that dose? it seems like it shouldn't matter since it's nighttime whenever it was I last added a dose...

Ok, well, I wish there was a store for me to purchase that POP!!! So hard to see the pool looking PERFECT but not passing the overnight test!