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Think this is more of an issue than admitted to. Here is my thread. Dolphin S200 not living up to it

I just wrote to your other thread. But I just wrote Pool Supply Unlimited and asked if they were truly charging $25 for shipping.

I'm in same boat as you. Two places seem to have stock - All Your Spa & Pool Supplies Needs | Pool Supply Unlimited and Pioneer Family Pools - We Know Pools, Patio and Hot Tubs! We sell, service and repair inground pools, onground pools, aboveground pools, hot tubs, spas and patio furniture...

I think the gears are garbage. https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/dolphin-s200-not-living-up-to-it.281517/

Bought a S200 in 2018 and have been, generally, less than impressed by it. I've had to replace numerous parts - drive gear, wheel, wheel gear, inside wheel bushing, and belts. And it probably needs a new cord and filter set too. When I first got it I was impressed at how much fine sediment it...

I understand aeration. I understand that there are various methods to aerate. I understand the DIY methods (considering I have them). I understand the connection method. I am not asking to be talked out of a purchase of which I already have a solution for. The question is about the methodology...

In my original post I said that I had the DIY PVC.

What I have (DIY PVC stuff) is working fine but wondering what the crowd thinks of these? https://www.amazon.com/SpaO2-Swimming-Pool-Aerators-Alkalinity/dp/B09VHYPSD8

This is much like my problem. I have a large percent of my pool that is covered at this point. I swam down and scrubbed and it comes off but it is a lot of scrubbing. I don't even think I can scrub that hard from the outside of the pool with a pole. Honestly wondering if I need to drain, acid...

So initial findings. Probably been adding closer to 12lbs than 8lbs of DE. I weighed it out in the past but apparently something changed. I have a hanging scale coming and will weigh it out from here on out for better precision. Replaced the original pressure gauge with a new gauge that has...

So you are literal - if it says 8lbs then you measure out 8lbs. Yes, the salt level is low. I have held off adding salt as I didn't want to add salt then turn around in a week to filling the pool with dirt. :p I do have it on hand to add once I get this figured out. I think it is OK as the...

So here is a softball question - how much DE to charge the filter with. Manual for the Quad DE80 is 8lb (qty 16 of 1lb coffee can). I know the history of the coffee can but this is confusing/inaccurate so lets not use that. Are we adding a literal 8lbs? So if a 24lb bag is bought then I should...

I'm just trying to understand the indicators. I though that as a filter clogged up - whether it be dust or algae or DE - the pressure went up? Is this not true? I am pretty sure I'm nowhere close to 800ppm on the CH.

Last year I bought new filters. Link. CSI is near impossible to maintain with CH in my area. Maybe I haven't tried hard enough. Lets say I haven't and I have scaled filters - how do I test they are scaled? How do I correct? I run 9hrs at 70% at 2100rpm. I am aware the SWG wont work if too low...

To go from 100% to 0% flow in 4 hours and the pressure gauge on the filter doesn't move? The gauge goes from 0 to 10psi one I start it up. If I raise the rpm then it also raises so gauge seems functional. What am I missing? I've been here since 2018. Water looks not the best right now because...

Short Story: I had a house with a SWG pool from 2014-2016. Never had any issues. Moved into new house and nothing but issues and I'm about ready to just empty it and fill it with dirt. Long Story: It doesn't matter what I do - everything is all over the place. I could have the levels "good" and...

Right. That is what I said. I said that a cover like I originally linked would let stuff blow under. I'm wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a manual top-deck pool cover.

I'm assuming you mean that something like this would just allow stuff to blow under the edges? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ICE3UTE/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_FH7F2DP4HH9M5PBQ4SFX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 EDIT: If my pool is smaller then the cover, could some sort of sandbag line the edge for such a system?

My pool gets very dirty due to neighbors tree and palms in my yard. Was suggested that I get a pool cover to keep the debris out. Suggestions? Live in AZ so hopefully it will last a while with the heat and UV here. Have kids so might be nice to have it also protect against kids (along with...

A pool cover is probably a good idea for me to be honest. These palm trees absolutely obliterate my pool. Then my neighbor has a shamel ash with small little helicopter seeds that also destroy my pool.

Looks like the same type of scoop I have. And yes, about 2/3 full on 5gal bucket.

My manual says to mix X 1lb coffee cans according to the table which each can equals 0.5lbs. In the table a quad 80 is listed as 16 1lb coffee cans or 8.0lbs.

If I weigh the DE then I use about 0.80 of a 5-gallon bucket. If I use the blue scoop as I linked previously then I use 1.5 5-gallon buckets. The math isn't adding up here. Yeah I get that. And I guess I'm going by the manual (or filter label) that says "Quad DE 80, 80 sq, 8lbs." So I did 8lbs...

Tore it all down again, including the IC40. 2200rpm, 40gpm, 10psi, IC40 reads good flow. The grids were not that dirty. IC40 did not have a lot of buildup (water is super hard here). Water and chemistry is a mess as it has been storming here in Phoenix (odd, I know) and my chemistry was not...

I have a water bladder but I'm not sure what you mean. I think you mean my test #6 on my first post? If so I haven't done any of these bladder tests since April. I essentially quit doing them because when I go to bypass/recirculate and bypass the filter the flow is normal. If I stick my hand in...

Just woke up and pool is on auto schedule. 2900rpm, 21psi, 45gpm. So it is acting like nothing is wrong. I'm still going to tear it down and get a good baseline...

I'm not the best and I admit that it many times is not good. But this seems to be a flow problem more than an algae/chemistry problem. I'll explain more below. I'm assuming you mean the filter pressure gauge? As I said above, I cleaned the filter out on 7/2. Pressure went to a normal and the...

I had the PoolSkim and at least how I had it installed and the flow rate I had going the PS did not have enough suction to be effective. I have used socks in the past though!

I did do an OCLT a while ago. No loss. As for algae, yes absolutely. But it doesn't bloom until my IC40 stops working due to low flow. By the time I realize it is reading low-flow the pool is already green. Again, it turns fast due to palm trees that absolutely litter my pool this time of year...

Cleaned the filter today. They were dirty. As I've never seen anyone elses Quad DE filters when they are "dirty" so I cannot compare. I know everyone says they clean their filter (or backwash) when psi goes X% higher than clean. But mine never moves that much before my flow drops low enough that...