Johnny B said:
Great Polyview, I'll try that.
Mine too started swallowing more often since the sponge has mostly broken away ( I don’t plan on replacing it unless I can rig a home-made one)
I lowered the pressure a tad & it swallows a lot less frequently
I make my own. I use green, non metal, furniture refinish pads about 8" X 6", cut in half or thirds length wise, wrapped around where the sponge fits, and secured with a small plastic tie. I'm not sure of the exact dimensions but I think I get three out of each pad.
Cheap, Cheap and they last a long time. You can find the larger scrubby pads at just about any hardware store, paint section, usually several to a pack. The pads are probably around 1/8" or a little more in thickness. Also, there is a seller on eBay, who sells the sponges for a great price. I'm testing one now. I can look up his ID if needed.
I have had several P-280s since they came out (see reason in above post) and I can assure you that, contrary to what many experienced "pool people" will tell you, if you have a plaster pool, the end plastic left unprotected, where the sponge goes,
will wear down to the point where it becomes non functional and may even make some marks. Keep those wear rings checked too. Also, I would be afraid of some kind of damage on vinyl pool from exposed hard end, but just guessing here. Personally I like the scrubbing action the tail "sponge" does on my older plaster; seems to make for less wall brushing. I don't plan to ever have algae, but with my newly-balanced-water-for-the-first-time in, ........ well I can't count back that much,
some of the chalking is releasing from surfaces.
Thank You TFP (I expect to see more of this when I do the AA treatment in a few days.)
My finish is old blue plaster, 13 yrs, (Those guys did a fabulous job; wish I could remember who they were.) still in great shape, but very CURED, so you might want to find a little bit less abrasive pad for other finishes or new plaster.
gg=alice