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    Measuring Pool for a Robot Cleaner

    When measuring your pool to figure out what robot cleaner you need, do you include the coping in the measurement? I'm right at the cut off point for the Dolphin E20. I'm measuring between 32 & 33 ft long. That measurement includes the coping.
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    Dolphin E20 or E30?

    I've been trying to decide what robotic pool cleaner to get. I've never had one. I'm kind of over fighting with the booster pump thing and ready to move on from it. I've narrowed it down to the Dolphin E20 or E30. My pool's measurements are about 32 or 33 feet in length and about 12 or 13...
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    Any Sanitizer to Use While Power Out in Hurricane?

    Does anyone know if there is any type of sanitizer you can use while the power is out for days during a hurricane? My pool pump will turn off of course with no power. Just thought there might be something to do to keep it from turning green. Thanks!
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    Need to Do Ascorbic Acid But Water Cloudy

    I did an Ascorbic Acid treatment a couple of weeks ago. Then Jack's Magic. After many bumps in the road I finally finished. Well, after about a week.....a stain started to come back. But it was a different stain. It had more of light black color. Not algae. Tested with Vit C tabs and stain...
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    My Pool Turned Green (May be Metals)

    My pool turned green. It may be metals. I treated for metals about a week and a half ago. I used Ascorbic Acid and then Jack's Magic Blue Stuff(2 bottles). The stains went away and slowly have been raising my chlorine. Saturday my chlorine level was about 1.5; Ph was about 6.8; TA was 50...
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    Question regarding leaf stain removal

    I have a question regarding leaf stain removal. I recently purchased the "Stain Remover" and "Metal Free" from Leslie's. I have not used it yet. I am not using the BBB method at this time. Is there a problem with these products that I purchased? At the store, they made it sound like a...
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    HTH Chemicals

    Hi! I am trying to find out if the copper in the new HTH pool chemicals are going to hurt my pool. I bought some the other day at Home Depot on a whim. Leslie's gets expensive after a while. I am moving towards the method this site talks about but for now.....is that copper going to hurt...
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    Pentair Intelliflo VF vs. Intelliflo VS 3050

    Hi! I am in need of a new pool pump. I have a 15,000 galloon pool with no spa. None of my equipment presently is hooked up to timers. I have 1 1/2 pipes, 3/4 hp booster pump with Polaris, Tagleus(?) 60D sand filter, Small Pentair in-line cholrinator, and a Emerson 3/4 pool pump which makes...