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I've been pursuing this too, though nowhere as ardently as you. I'm excited to follow along and contribute where I can. If the thread deals with pool automation - especially of the open-source variety, I'm interested! I've experimented with automated chlorine dosing (10% bleach) and encountered...

Know anything about it? A glance at their website site makes it look like one of those WiFi devices that requires Internet access to the manufacturer's cloud service. If they won't let you connect directly to the device, you'll be paying to be able to continue using it after the first year, and...

I'm researching this sort of automation too. Here is the closest I have found so far (although it's Bluetooth not WiFi): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XBVHKG9 One thing I don't like is that this wireless gauge doesn't appear to have a display. I'm wondering if there are tee adapters that would...

The "going green" is a red herring here, first because the pressure problems were apparent while it was blue, and second because I consciously let the maintenance slip because of increasing chlorine costs (quantity et al.) and my not wanting to be wasteful. My asking in the "Pumping Station"...

The slight pressure increase has been over the course of days, and not even close to the amount when I'd decide to backwash. When the manifold broke, as with this time, I found myself having to add increasing amounts of bleach, producing nothing better than a murky blue pool instead of a murky...

I was ruling out an air leak on the basis of there being no bubbles anywhere. Although I'm less confident about there being no blockage (since I never studied hydraulics), it looks like the amount of water moving in/out/around the pool is as much as ever. Not the same as what I see when the...

Well, first let me ask: Is it even possible to keep the chemistry in line if there is effectively no filtration? The symptoms I described are almost the same as a what I observed a few years ago when the filter's manifold blew a hole, except then there was extra noise from the filter. It cost...

It does go to zero, and the reading is at least roughly consistent with what I've learned to expect for the amount of flow I described.

The water is (or shall I say has become) cloudy. I could scarcely imagine otherwise if there is no filter working. Will work on that signature.

Interesting; that is something I did not check (other than it always being in the right position). It is a multi-port Hayward valve. How might I evaluate this possibility?

I'm trying to solve a problem involving our Hayward 60sf DE filter: it recently stopped filtering. The pressure gauge reads low, like it does after backwashing but before charging with fresh filter media. The pump isn't making unusual sounds (nor the filter), and the flow "looks" good despite...

Re: Desert summer pool cover (e.g, CoolGuard) recommendation So then you know, keeping the water in and the sunlight/heat+debris out are the foremost concerns of living sustainably in the desert. I've seen that "SOLAR" term used a lot, but it doesn't help in comparing one cover with another...

Re: Desert summer pool cover (e.g, CoolGuard) recommendation The subject is pool covers that help prevent heating of the water, exactly the opposite of what nearly every pool cover on the market claims to do. Any material that fits this topic should, at a minimum, reflect practically all...

Any recommendations for pool covers engineered to make the water cooler (rather than warmer)? The cover would be for an irregularly-shaped, in-ground pool in Scottsdale, AZ (i.e., Sonoran Desert). That means standing up to dust and debris is an essential quality on par with slowing temperature...

Re: Need help getting a positive ID on this Hayward(?) DE fi So does that mean it's a DE6020 and takes DEX6000DA (30") grids? Thanks for your help!

We recently moved into a house with what I'm presuming is a Hayward filter, but I have no idea what size it is, much less its exact model/vintage. I need to locate a manual for it and sources for replacement parts. The only thing that looks like a model number is on a warning label that says...