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A whole pile of mishaps happened and I could use some advice on how to make the best of a bad situation. Pool is being 'opened' in the sense that it finally got warm enough for algae to come back and the pool needs a good SLAM. My robot died over the winter and a bunch of muck built up on the...

I have a plaster/gunite pool that I just finished the SLAM process on. All this was pre-existing, but now that the water is sorted I wanted to get some opinions on my pool's surface. It looks like the plaster is pitting. I'm not sure how old it is, but I'm sure it was poorly maintained by the...

I have a skimmer that doesn't look quite right, but I'm not sure what the skimmer is. The biggest issue looks like it's a pipe that's been ... clogged? Sabotaged? I'll let the pic speak for itself, but it's the hole with the crumpled looking PVC in it. The second issue, and the one that I...

I'm splitting this from my other thread since it's a separate topic, but I'm thinking ahead about my equipment after my SLAM is done. My pump is one season old (Hayward SP3202) and in good shape, so that should be fine. I'm considering what to do with my filter. I believe it's a SP715 sand...

Hi All! Just a quick intro, planning to open my pool in a week or two. Just ordered the test kit in my signature today - will post results once I get it. I'm happy to post any other details not included in my signature. I actually joined this forum last year and mostly lurked. I'm going to...