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Can someone comment on how well this unit does with leaves? That was a recurring criticism I saw in the Amazon reviews, and just wondering what anyone here that owns one thinks. Almost all of my pool "trash" is leaves, often large ones. Thanks!

It's been going up by $8 or so every few hours for the past several days. Weird.

Has anyone tried this? I had this in my cart right when they sold out. Half the price of the recommended lower end Dolphins, and from a known name brand to boot. Thoughts in terms of comparing to what else is out there currently? I am considering the aiper Seagull Pro (with a wary eye), and...

My pool is probably 10 years old or more, and of course the concrete has cracked in several places (my theory is from the crazy amount of rain and floods we have had in past few years). Also, I have never really been a fan of the boring "concrete mud" color that untinted concrete has. Just...

Oh my. That explains sooooo much with my pool and skimming in general. Welp, I guess weir never too old to learn (pool owner (but not the original) for 7 years!)? Weir ordered. Thanks to all.

So I've read a few threads about weir doors here, and more than a few people have said their weir door is missing. 1. HOW?!? It's not like it could get sucked down into the skimmer. Maybe weir door theft is a thing? Or perhaps someone needed an emergency frisbee alternative and plucked it...

Thanks again, all. Just carefully wiped the ceramic ring and the metal part that touches it with a pristine moist towel, and it worked fine.

Thanks guys, will try it out being EXTREMELY careful.

In trying to troubleshoot an angry sounding pump motor, my first instinct was to replace the shaft seal (which helped the same issue several years ago). Paid the highway robbery price of $45 for the seal replacement kit at a local Leslie's (shipping from everywhere else is exceedingly slow...

Picking up the new motor tomorrow. I still might try to see if I can fix the existing one and take it apart again tonight to make sure I put everything back correctly when I installed the new shaft seal. If this was the first time I had replaced a shaft seal, I would just assume I messed up...

Yes, we had epic, historic rains within the past few months. Noticed the weird levels after that. Would the pipe be set IN the concrete patio perhaps? There is a small white (maybe 8" diameter?) cover set into the concrete about 1' away from the pool edge. I will unscrew that and look...

:( My pump is not running (horrible screeching), thus my interest in fixing the hardware before the water balance. I forgot to add that I opened up the filter and washed all the algae out, and replaced w new DE a few days ago. Have not opened it up since then though, and temps reaching mid to...

Thanks, ajw - I have read the water chemistry ABC's many times (years ago), and converted a few people myself since that time (from pool store reliant, to using resources here)! :D I have enough experience and confidence (most of it from extensive reading here over the years) to get my pool...

I am happy to say that I haven't needed to come here for years, thanks to the amazing initial support I received when I first started with my pool. However, this year...oof. Multiple things happening at once, and I have no idea where to start troubleshooting, and if the order matters. I...

Just a general note - someone might have already mentioned this. No bleach at all in local grocery and wholesale clubs in more than a month around here (Columbia, SC), but I did find it in one place - Home Depot. And it wasn't labeled as typical bleach (Germicidal Bleach), nor was it a brand...

Ahhh! Thankyouthankyouthankyou. But please explain this in more detail if you don't mind: "if you use a gizmo in the skimmer, you don't need to lower the pool level"

Last year's winter was much colder than normal for this area, and I have heard pool owners and pool store guys all say that almost no one closes in this area, but maybe I need to consider it if last year's temps will be the new norm. Way too much manual work and checking of making sure pump was...

But that tarp solution only controls one aspect of the danger of freezing, correct? What about the water in the pool, or pipes underground? I really need to get a better handle on exactly what is and what is not acceptable wrt freezing, as last year I woke up to a skating rink (due to the...

Just read some reviews on Amazon about this unit and many complain that theirs do not come on until well below freezing, due to an internal flaw - that being the way the unit is designed, it's not getting an accurate temp reading and in the box, it's actually quite warm. Not sure if this has...

I live in a high pollen area, and one of the local pool techs that I trust, said the only thing to do is just backwash often during the pollen dump (like weekly or more if necessary). You might want to consider putting a sock on your skimmer basket as well.

Re: Which setting to use in Pool Calc if SWCG is barely work I have it set at max, but the gauge is only showing 35%...production? Interestingly, if I hit, BOOST, and leave it there for several hours, it seems to actually work, and I need to supplement with less bleach than normal, but not...

My SWCG is functioning at around 35%, and I assume it is helping somewhat in terms of reducing the amount of liquid bleach I need to add, but not much. Having said that, which setting in the pool calc would you guys recommend I use? I think it states "what is the PRIMARY source of chlorine...

They do not even show that product as being available online. Interesting. I note their DE is quite competitively priced, but like everything else (with mine at least), it must be ordered, which means I can't use Ace Rewards (possibly the worst Rewards program out there outside of CVS) :(

Good to know, thanks!

Thanks - it's an Aquacomfort Comfort-Chlor model (not the current one on their site though). I will take it to one of the local stores. I do find it slightly amusing that as part of their marketing, AquaComfort on their site says "never deal with dangerous chlorine again!" or something to...

I have been happily using the BBB method for a couple of months now on a pool that came with a house we moved into in Jan. We did a pool inspection before buying the house, and the guy noticed that there was a SWCG installed. Of course in January, hard to tell if it was working or not, but I...

Interestingly, I added Morton Pool Salt to my pool a few days ago, and the next day when I went to clean out the vaccum bag/net of my Polaris robot (Swiper), it had picked up pebbles (or at least they were hard, small objects. Not sure what the material was...perhaps rock)

Thanks, guys! Very much appreciated.

I had a pump replaced under a home warranty recently, and I specifically remember what appeared to be a copper ground wire, connected to a ground screw on the motor side of the pump. After the new pump and motor was added, this wire was no longer connected. Any reason an installer would...