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So far I haven't seen the XLS climb a vertical wall (or steps) so I went ahead and brushed them yesterday.

Ran my XLS again today. Axel was set all the way to the right, which had it going in large circular patterns. For my pool, this resulted in a rather chaotic cleaning, but it did seem to cover most if not all of the pool, and it never got "stuck" that I could tell. Also, I was able to lift the...

I suggest reading this thread: new-aquabot-rapids-xls-and-4wd-t57246.html and watching it for videos to be posted in the next few days. We are learning about the differences in these units right now as they are fairly new.

I probably won't be able to try mine again this eve due to storms. But I should add that the XLS did climb the 45's, but as it would hit the incline, one wheel hits first and this causes the unit to turn to square up with the wall, throwing it off the path it was previously on. I could be...

I'm not sure but I think the thing that was causing mine the most trouble is that the walls on the deep end are all sloped. The cross-section looks like this (though not quite so steep): ----- | | \ \ \ \_______________ I think the key to...

Well I got my XLS today and excitedly dropped her in the pool and got her running. Sadly, she quickly got into a repetitive pattern due to being unable to traverse the ridge where the shallow end begins to ramp down toward the deep. I tugged the cord to adjust the pattern, and that worked --...

Took a chance and ordered the Breeze XLS. Should arrive tomorrow. This will be my first experience with an automated cleaner. Last summer I cleaned it manually. I did inherit an old Polaris pressure cleaner with the pool, but I couldn't get it to work and my booster pump makes awful noises...

Are you planning to sell these? Because I need one!

No, neither my pump or SWG are on a timer, but yep I plan to put both on it when I have it installed. Haven't had it tested for iron but I did remove the stains with ascorbic acid so that pretty much means it's iron, right? I replaced my cell later summer after trying to clean the old one with...

Thanks! Honestly I never really got the iron problem truly solved. All summer I was on a roller coaster of chlorine levels and every time it got high, things started changing color and I would have to re-do the process with the ascorbic acid & whatnot. I've decided next spring I will have a...

So I met with the electrician and we're going to raise the first junction box up about two feet to a new post that will be added inbetween the black fence and the white railing. I wanted to close off that gap anyway. Also, he reset the GFCI and turned on the lights and they are working. So...

Quick update: had to remove iron a second time and I'm already seeing it come back AGAIN. And I did have to replace the salt cell. Went with the Comp-U-Pool replacement. Seems to be working well. On the good news front:

Fiber optic... interesting! Also, I very much identify with the first line of your sig. :cheers:

Any ideas what this could be? Haven't had a chance to get in the pool to investigate it up close yet, but it has me worried. It's about 4 inches across, I'd say. From outside the pool, it *looks* like the liner may be a bit wavy there, but not sure about that.

Thanks! And thanks a bunch for the help & advice you guys :-) Decided it was time to bring in the pros for this one. Electrician coming on Monday.

Not really seeing anything like that on my pool. Just one box for an outlet... Nothing on the pool side of the brick columns. Also I tried turning on the lights and it appeared to trip a breaker. I say appeared because the switch doesn't have the orange indicator, but it made an instant...

I don't recall seeing one but I will look again when I get home. I was thinking the same thing about the flex conduits. They have to have water in them...

This shot pretty well captures everything that is visible with regards to the electrical conduit and boxes.

I believe so. Oh no...

Take a gander at this... So... I fell asleep with the hose running, topping off the pool. :hammer: Next morning, in addition to a completely full pool, I find the above situation. I decided to used the breaker switch in the garage to turn the pumps on and off so I could switch over the...

Congrats!

They are bright :-) Unfortunately, I'm already seeing some of the iron discoloration returning :( Not sure what I did wrong to cause that. Perhaps my PH got too high or I put in too much bleach too soon... Also, SWG still not working :( I removed some white crusty stuff from the cell but...

Waiting on some ladder bumpers to come in, but went ahead and put the other accessories on: Oh, and... SWAM in the pool today!!! Thanks everyone SO much for your help! :party:

Oh, forgot to mention but CYA has gone down some. I don't have the number in front of me but I believe it was around 70 or just under.

Far be it from me to pass up good advice. Went ahead and shocked yesterday. Over a ~27 hr period with a good amount of sun, Chlorine went from ~20 to 11.5. CC was .5. Water looks better in person than in photo. Won't be able to do a real OCLT until Sunday, so will keep adding bleach when I...

If I'm honest.... no, I haven't checked all those yet. Mainly because we don't live in the house yet, so doing the OCLT is difficult. We move in this weekend, and then I can verify that.

:whoot: Think I'm basically done with the water cleanup process. Next up -- removing iron...

Came back to a find out the pool has gone backwards just a bit. More cloudy, and slightly more green than before I left. Back to work...

Almost there... no pic today... out of town for a few days. Wife is adding some bleach while I'm gone. Hopefully when I get back it will be totally clear...

Yeah, I like that idea. Also, it occurred to me that I haven't posted a full set of test results. Here are this morning's readings: FC 11.5 PH 7.0 TA 75 CH 75 CYA 80 Salt 3800 Borate unknown After testing, I added bleach to shock level and borax to target PH of 7.2. I can now see both main...