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  1. R

    I think I messed up when adding flocculant...

    My pool was very cloudy due to sand mixing in with the water and not filtering out. So I thought about just using some flocculant. The good, the flocculant is working. The bad, I have a cartridge filter & Polaris 280 vacuum. I've had a cartridge filter since then pool was built 18 years ago, and...
  2. Therountree

    Robot recommendation for pool type

    I have a 33k gallon gunite pool with a 10" concrete coping (see profile pic). There are also a few ledges in the pool. I'd like the best robot that can handle the walls (in addition to floors) and wondering if there are any that will handle the lip on my coping to get to the waterline. Anyone...
  3. Naxia Lascif

    What Kind of Vacuum / Cleaner for Thursday Pearl?

    Hi everybody!! I just got my Thursday Pools Pearl installed a few weeks ago, and need some recommendations on what kind of Vacuum or Cleaner to get. The technician that did one of my initial cleaning sessions was talking about how cool robotic cleaners are, and recommended a Dolphin or Polaris...
  4. G

    Can someone please help me figure out my plumbing?

    Hi, just moved to a new house with in ground pool, spa, and waterfall, the previous owners did not label anything so I am kind of in the dark. Right now, pressure is 25 psi, Hayward DE filter, return jets are pumping water (not strong flow) The issue is that there is no suction in the...
  5. I

    Vacuuming technique question

    I have a 15' above ground pool and following a week of intense storms, my chlorine levels dropped and the water became milky. I shocked the pool and used Leslie's UltraBright Advanced to clarify the water, with the expectation that I would be able to vacuum the muck. It;s been 10 days and I just...
  6. J

    Don't know why flocculant isn't working..

    Hi, At the end of spring, we decided to set up our intex above ground pool ( it's a round 12 m³ pool ) and everything went good. After a month, the water started turning really green and we got rid of the algae by shocking, but now there is a lot of stuff dissolved in our pool that turns the...