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Many a pool owner looks back and wishes they use larger plumbing.

My M600 has been an absolute beast. I've run it about every 3rd day in a medium sized pool over the last 2 years. I do have to replace the tracks every year at a cost of $30.

Lol, turned out to be pretty easy. Just a matter of rotating the wheels manually while slowly moving the track off the wheels.

Anyone know how to get the tracks off of a Maytronics M600? Mine are worn to the point that the robot doesn't have the same traction as before.

Thank y'all for the replies. Some very similar experiences to mine. Always wanting a spotless floor but also don't want to wear Louann out (the M600).

I use a robot to clean my pool's surface. During the summer running it every other day or more depending on weather. What cleanliness baseline are other using? Running the robot too often is undue wear but what problems at what point do you run into if you don't run it often enough?

Cool thank y'all for the explanation here. I will digest and incorporate this into my understanding.

We adjust the FC target based on CYA. Why is the borate level not also considered?

Make sense. My Aqua right is some where between 2-5% and producing more than I need at 78 F. Not a big deal, first year with a fully functional swg so still learning the ropes. My calcium is at 1000, fill water 750 so hyper paranoid about ph and swg run times...right now I'm running the pump...

I have to lower my pump rpm to below 450 in order to not run the swg. Would like to raise that limit and thinking of rotating the sensor so that the flow is at an angle and thinking it will lessen the sensitivity. If so has it worked for you or maybe not?

I heard multiple times that if you had CYA and it goes to 0 you probably have a leak.

The in ground spas are ethnically pleasing but with today's/tomorrow's energy prices they really don't make sense any more. My Sundance Optima is 18 and still running strong. Highly recommend that brand.

Thank you Matt! We did get the well water and equipment inspected before we purchased and the water is hard and has trace bacteria but good other than that. The path leads with a sediment filter but am considering a larger one. The path goes sediment, block carbon, uv, softener and in the...

Anyone know of a good water filter forum? We moved to a property with the only water source being a well (with a pool). And I've been wanting to go deeper into general filtration processes and details.

Said friends also maintain their own pools with glass media. Appreciate the feedback and opinions!

Sure if it one amateur to another but a couple of my friends are long time high end pool and home builders. I'm no expert but I'm pretty confident in their opinions.

Really surprised not to see more recommendations for glass media in a sand filter. My personal experience in talking to people around me its a no brainer to go with the activate glass media in a large sand filter. Some friends owning large pools and a couple of them who build high end pools.

Yeah the M600 (older sibling of the E70) is a beast. It has saved me countless amounts of work this summer. Also experienced the pick-me-up feature not working. I see you do have old plaster. I would be careful that the robot umbilical doesn't restrict the robot or it might scrub a...

I have a Maytronics M600 and a freeform pool shape. Its a beast and probably overkill for my pool. I errored on the too much robot side because its my first year w a pool and wanted the best chance of success. My pool plaster is really old, 10ish yrs and the M600 has maybe done too good a job...

Can I ask where you saw one on discount? I took ownership of a pool last winter which this unit of 9 years, it stopped working and looking to get the same to replace it.

Nice build, thanks for the deets! First year pool owner here and I thought for sure I was going to have to live with some sort of ants as every pool I've seen has at least the little black ants running around. Found a solution. 1 part borax to 15 parts sugar and a little water to mix it...

+1 on the M600. First time/year pool owner (10+ yr plaster) and was prepared be scrubbing away all summer. This robot plus borates have the rocks clean and I have only been scrubbing the few spots the M600 can not access (corners along stairs and seats). I wished there were more parameters to...

Really appreciate the response! Had the same experience with the misters when I discovered the salt spray issue with surrounding vegetation. In my case it was live oaks that I was concerned about being near the chiller and have since read that live oaks are salt spray tolerant. In any case...

First time pool owner as of the new year and on the learning trail. Existing pool equipment is 13 yrs old and am in the process of figuring out what to change and the ins and outs of doing it. I went ahead and bought a IntelliFlo 3hp that will be replacing the 2hp whisperflo. The SWG (aqua...

Considering the chiller but concerned about salt spay from the top of the unit on the adjacent vegetation. Anyone else have experience with this? I'm also considering going to auto-dosing chlorine next year and if there are salt spray issues I will definitely make that change.