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After trying out the Premier for a week I decided to swap it in for the Dolphin Quantum model. For me the big issue was the filter cartridge design, which on the Premier opens from the bottom and if you use the leaf bag is a big side mess to clean out and fit back onto its frame. The Quantum...

Hi -- the Dolphin Premier robot I just bought is unable to navigate my infinity trough, although there seems to be enough room for it to twist around freely -- it just busies itself in the first few feet and never progresses down the space. Does anyone know of a robot that is adept at navigating...

Thanks Jim -- I'm afraid it wasn't a deeply considered decision as I decided I needed one in a hurry. I did some google reading and it seemed that its wall-climbing tile-scrubbing capabilities were above average and I liked the range of filters including the nano and leaf-bag options saw I have...

Just received my Dolphin Premier robot and eager to get running with it. But two big immediate questions. 1) The booklet says "don not use an extension cable in any case whatsoever." -- but my nearest outlet is 25' for the pool and the robot cord is 60' so this in not going to reach the far...

Thought it might be encouraging to newcomers for me to post my grateful thanks to all the pros here at TFP. I just finished my second season enjoying our new gunite SWG pool, but it was only midway through this summer that I really came to understand the relationships between the crucial...

Guided by the wisdom of this group, I boosted my CYA and Chlorine levels beyond my local pool store recommendations, and things stabilized around 50-60 CYA and 7-11 FC for the latter month of summer. Was really impressed how my readings sort of quieted down, with much less need to add...

Thanks -- cleaning with ammonia seems to have done the trick -- I got a reasonable read of 3200 afterwards. That Water testing page is extremely helpful! I wish they had included something like that with the test kit -- especially the bit about the static charge affecting the droplet size on...

The Salt test in my Taylor kit has always been my favorite because it seems so easy to read. But for the past 3 weeks my results have been all over the place. Around August 10th I was getting 2600, so I added I think 40 lbs and got 3200, which may pool store agreed with around that time...

Yes -- I'm sure I'm good. I didn't have the CYA up to 50, more like 40+ and I was a little timid on the FC level but it responded really quickly. I was doing the overnight readings and got to 0 loss on the 3rd night. Always negligible CC.. Never seen water this clear in my life -- swam all...

Just ran my first SLAM process on a greenish pool (I had neglected brushing a bit too long and yikes), and it only took two days to get crystal clear (Thanks TFP!). Looking at my water tests today, I need to get my CYA up higher, I figure shoot for 70, my Calcium hardness up, and bring my PH...

Okay, I've been told to ignore the Comparator Block and use the "Chlorine Drop Test" to measure chlorine instead, but still I'd like to understand a little better what it is I'm aiming for. The comparator sample in the picture looks like around a 4 while the Drop test yielded a 6.5. Okay, that...

Hi -- This morning I found my spa partially drained and discovered the jandy valve had jammed in a partially open position (see position). I fiddled with it and helped it over the sticking point with my hand a couple times and so I figure that just maybe needs some lubrication. . . . but also...

I have tried Marty's suggestion about pre-squeezing the air out several times as well as other variations and still find the liquid issues unbidden in a rapid flow of tiny droplets a fraction of the size of those from the other bottles. I'd point out that I have successfully used all the other...

Marty, could you clarify the other part of my question -- its not just multiple drops flowing out, but that the drops are TINY compared to the drops issuing from the other chemical bottles -- I'd say it would take up 3 of these drops to make up a single drop from the other chemical droppers...

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Ditto -- actually relieved to see others with the problem. I was trying to set up the app on my wife's phone the first time when the failure happen and I thought I had done something to mess it up! Trying to log in on the website isn't even working.... looks clearly to be something up with...

I find myself second-guessing a lot about what shade the solution in my test block matches up to. My general impression here is that my chlorine is ok but I need to adfd some acid. Cl: 2.5? Or more like 4? Ph: 8.0? Or is the Ph way off the charts at 9+?

Getting the hang of the various tests in the TF-Pro kit, I thought I'd try out the Chlorine Drop test today for the first time. The "Comparator Block" test for Chlorine I got a reading of right around 3 (see attached image), which seems good. When I tried the Drop test, though, I found it very...

Ahhhh - - thanks very much, very helpful. I wasn't poking around in the right menu!

Still getting used to the tools available, and happy to find the little pool math "Effects of Adding" calculator. A few questions: 1) Does that calculator yield an answer based on the most recent chemical test results I have entered, or are these general-purpose calculations? 2) I haven't...