I finally grew tired of my side suction pool cleaner and its addiction to my deep end. I spend hours a week manually sweeping from the shallow toward that end of the pool and I've finally had enough. My new Nautilus CC Plus is scheduled for delivery in a couple days so I'm in preparation mode anxiously awaiting my new pool buddy. Some questions I have are as follows:
1. My side suction pool cleaner connects to a dedicated suction line. It has a safety lock, which broke: https://www.amazon.com/PoolSupplyTown-Rotation-Fitting-Replaces-W400BWHP/dp/B01B46B0Z2 . Naturally, I will no longer need to plug my pool vacuum's hose into this line. Although I can replace this lock, are there any concerns I should consider in leaving this line open?
2. In the summer, and due to the size of my pool, I will typically run my filter pump 10-12 hours a day. My conventional pool mind has always viewed my filter pump as the source that circulated the water, skimmed its surface of top debris, pulled dirty water through my vacuum and drains and to my sand filter, and returned clean water back through the returns. From my point of view - which may be misguided - my new bot radically changes this process. The main filtration point now resides within the bot's internal filtration screens; and the filter pump I've used all these years, and the filter itself, become less important. Is this new perspective accurate? Do I now need to reduce the number of hours I run my filter pump daily? Note: I do not have a variable speed filter pump.
3. I have two drains and one skimmer in my deep end, and one skimmer in the shallow end by some steps. Each skimmer has a float assembly https://www.amazon.com/Hayward-SP1070FV-Float-Valve-Assembly/dp/B004VTG6D6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=389AKL29BXFKM&keywords=float+valve+assembly&qid=1558771904&s=lawn-garden&sprefix=float+valve+Rear%2Clawngarden%2C180&sr=1-1. When my filter pump is running and I swim to the drains in the deep end, I can't feel any discernable suction. I've even taken small debris and sand to test them and the suction was, again, indiscernible. Because of this I've always viewed my pool vacuum as the primary source of water intake for below surface debris and wondered if sweeping debris to the deep end to these drains was fruitful. Because of this concern, I would manually sweep debris in the direction of my vacuum and never towards those two drains in the deep end. Note: I have the opening of each float set at 50%. Even after removing my current side suction vacuum, there will still be days when I want to do a quick manual sweep of my pool in lieu of lugging the bot from storage. But if my main two drains have no suction, won't this be a waste of time?
4. I'm considering making this purchase. Is it recommended: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051BJVQW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5. Any other preparation steps recommended for a first-time bot user is appreciated. I'm equally concerned as I am excited to begin this next chapter in my pool life.
Thanks a bunch!!
1. My side suction pool cleaner connects to a dedicated suction line. It has a safety lock, which broke: https://www.amazon.com/PoolSupplyTown-Rotation-Fitting-Replaces-W400BWHP/dp/B01B46B0Z2 . Naturally, I will no longer need to plug my pool vacuum's hose into this line. Although I can replace this lock, are there any concerns I should consider in leaving this line open?
2. In the summer, and due to the size of my pool, I will typically run my filter pump 10-12 hours a day. My conventional pool mind has always viewed my filter pump as the source that circulated the water, skimmed its surface of top debris, pulled dirty water through my vacuum and drains and to my sand filter, and returned clean water back through the returns. From my point of view - which may be misguided - my new bot radically changes this process. The main filtration point now resides within the bot's internal filtration screens; and the filter pump I've used all these years, and the filter itself, become less important. Is this new perspective accurate? Do I now need to reduce the number of hours I run my filter pump daily? Note: I do not have a variable speed filter pump.
3. I have two drains and one skimmer in my deep end, and one skimmer in the shallow end by some steps. Each skimmer has a float assembly https://www.amazon.com/Hayward-SP1070FV-Float-Valve-Assembly/dp/B004VTG6D6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=389AKL29BXFKM&keywords=float+valve+assembly&qid=1558771904&s=lawn-garden&sprefix=float+valve+Rear%2Clawngarden%2C180&sr=1-1. When my filter pump is running and I swim to the drains in the deep end, I can't feel any discernable suction. I've even taken small debris and sand to test them and the suction was, again, indiscernible. Because of this I've always viewed my pool vacuum as the primary source of water intake for below surface debris and wondered if sweeping debris to the deep end to these drains was fruitful. Because of this concern, I would manually sweep debris in the direction of my vacuum and never towards those two drains in the deep end. Note: I have the opening of each float set at 50%. Even after removing my current side suction vacuum, there will still be days when I want to do a quick manual sweep of my pool in lieu of lugging the bot from storage. But if my main two drains have no suction, won't this be a waste of time?
4. I'm considering making this purchase. Is it recommended: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051BJVQW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5. Any other preparation steps recommended for a first-time bot user is appreciated. I'm equally concerned as I am excited to begin this next chapter in my pool life.
Thanks a bunch!!
