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Usually I gently set the unit in the pool. But being pretty disgusted with its stupidity (not even random) I gave it a good arching toss into the pool. The thing seems to behave like my old Active 30 now so far. Did I dislodge some orientation mechanism for the better?

I replaced my 4 yr old Maytonocs Dolphin Active 30 last year because replacing the cord, brushes and other parts over time was going to add up even DIY. Since the extra Active 30 features turned out to be worthless and pretty much nonfunctional I went with the Active 20. But the Active 20 just...

I had to hire a pool service while we were out of town for 4-5 months this summer fall. The water looks OK but I now know they OD the acid once weekly to keep the pH under 8 for the week since monitoring for a couple weeks after getting back. Coincidentally or not, I noticed a blackish film...

I have had a suction side leak for awhile and have been getting more air blowing out of one return (the closest to pump) of two returns. I have looked at the pool school article on trying to diagnose suction side leaks, multiple threads and elsewhere but still haven’t nailed it. The Hayward...

For a while now it seems like my CYA levels are dropping faster than expected, much faster than my salt levels drop (percentage) due to rain over flow. While out of town for 10 days the CYA dropped from 60 to 30 ppm while the salt level only dropped from 3400 to 3100. This CYA instability...

Not sure which forum to post this in since I suspect a biological cause of electronic equipment failure. I noticed my pool was low and checked my Jandy K-1100 electronic auto fill sensor which is set up in a standpipe near my pool pad. When I pulled out the sensor it did not trigger the auto...

Our water chemistry is fine but ever since our travertine coping was sealed with some dripping from the water based urethane sealer product, the water has not been quite the same sparkling clarity. We have a plaster saltwater pool 11K gallons and the current pool temperature is about 80°. I...

Wasn’t sure which forum to post in for this. We had our paver deck and travertine coping treated and sealed. Some of the water base urethane sealer dripped from the travertine coping edge into the pool. It quickly caused water cloudiness and some flocculated, grainy urethane material was also...

How often does one usually change brushes or tracks on a dolphin S300 and what does one look for? I probably run it 3-5 times for 2 hrs a week and its . I am not sure I am getting the same level of brushing I used to get and its a little over a year old.

My neighbor has had to have his Jandy TruClear control touch panel replaced 4 times under warranty. The touch pad buttons become non responsive and locked on the last setting still reading on the display and SWG still working. I think its because its getting direct sun (almost due south) here...

I “Borated” the pool (Boric Acid) after getting our new pool balanced and seemed to sense a water quality feel/sparkle others have mentioned. Also I don’t get the chlorine itch I usually get from many pools. But after the long hot summer I just came to realize .... I didn't have a hint of the...

Just curious if the experts in this TFP community think paver joints are a higher risk for seeding algae in pools. We have a screen enclosed pool with a paver deck. Some of the joints are a bit black (with moss?) even though sealer was used and I hit them with bleach from time to time. I’ve...

My snowbird neighbor is back and not surprisingly his hot tub and pool are scaled because his “pool service” did not keep the chemistry balanced (pH and TA high). I had warned them... The Salt level was also way high but fill water dilution and a deluge from Nestor last night helped get that...

I am on the fence on whether to get a robotic cleaner or not. Our pool is screened in so we don't get too much stuff. But I’m a bit OCD and and brushing is my least favorite part of pool maintenance. In addition to brushing, every once in a while, I stir things up with our swim jets and...

Firstly, This group is awesome and the pool stores must hate it. Very helpful. Here we go... Our SWG pool is about 10 months old and operational year round here in the Central Florida “mountains”. I probably average 10-15 Oz of MA a day to keep the pH between 7.4 and less than 8.0. I have...

First post: Our new Cental Florida 10K plaster SWG pool is about 2 months filled. While the builder still sends someone out weekly, I have pretty much taken over armed with the info on TFP and my biochem micro biology background . I started with Aquacheck strips and Pool Math but have been...