INSTALLATION AND PHOTO THREAD!!!!

[Newdude]

Miss Queeny !!!!!! Is that YOU ?????

 

[thefloatqueen]

Miss Queeny !!!!!! Is that YOU ?????

Yes!!!! She made her first grand appearance since early spring 2021. She called me a peasant.

 

[Decoy205]

i think next year I’d like a robot. Which is that one? Do you recommend?

 

[thefloatqueen]

i think next year I’d like a robot. Which is that one? Do you recommend?

Yes! It’s the Aquabot Pool Rover Junior (it’s in my signature, hehe) and will give you the most bang for your buck compared to most robots on the market! @kimkats has one too so maybe she’ll chime in also lol

 

[Decoy205]

Yes! It’s the Aquabot Pool Rover Junior (it’s in my signature, hehe) and will give you the most bang for your Buck compared to most robots on the market! @kimkats has one too so maybe she’ll chime in also lol

Thanks!! That’s great. On my phone using safari I can’t see signature details gotta figure that out.

 

[thefloatqueen]

Thanks!! That’s great. On my phone using safari I can’t see signature details gotta figure that out.

You gotta turn your phone sideways! It took me a while to figure out why I couldn’t see signatures on my iPhone either! haha

 

[Decoy205]

You gotta turn your phone sideways! It took me a while to figure out why I couldn’t see signatures on my iPhone either! haha

Ha! Wow that was easy! Thanks!

 

[thefloatqueen]

Bought some solar-powered Flamingo float lights from Amazon the other day! I couldn’t help myself! I am, after all, the float queen!
Please excuse my broken fence rail (courtesy of my Golden Retriever, Teddy)! It’s getting replaced this weekend lol it looks so trashy but thankfully I have a pretty pool to distract me! I cringe whenever I see it in my photos, though!

 

[thefloatqueen]

I guess the flamingos had a party last night?

 

[Newdude]

guess the flamingos had a party last night?

I'd be careful. They may have been planning a coup.

 

[thefloatqueen]

I'd be careful. They may have been planning a coup.

They do look like they’re up to something in the first pic haha! Probably gossiping about how bad I need to cut the grass. They are being bougie already!!!!!

 

[kimkats]

I do love Lil' Kim! So much so she has her own thread!

Pool Rover Junior review-aka Lil Kim

I just got my robot in! SO excited! It is cat approved: Here it is out of the box: It was very well packed. Here is it as it got started. It had already made one pass over the main drain: Here it is after working for 30 mins: Here is the second bag cleaning. It got up some very fine...

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[thefloatqueen]

It’s about to storm bigggg time. This photo is not edited. It’s really that dark here! I’m scared it’s going to overflow. Water level is really high as it is. Pray it’s not as bad as it looks.

 

[Mdragger88]

Get the submersible pump ready to deploy or go ahead & pump a little out in advance. It would drive me crazy to have to deal with a separate pump every time I needed to let water out. I usually just backwash & kill 2 birds with one stone.

 

[thefloatqueen]

Get the submersible pump ready to deploy or go ahead & pump a little out in advance. It would drive me crazy to have to deal with a separate pump every time I needed to let water out. I usually just backwash & kill 2 birds with one stone.

Is there a way to drain water through the filter with a cartridge filter? I know you can’t backwash them. I swear that’s the only thing I miss about my sand filter from my last pool. Other than that, I’ll never go back lol

 

[VinnyinNJ]

I had a DE filter with no valving and used a sump pump to lower water levels when needed. Used it as a cover pump as well. Usually I just let the water flop out of the skimmer when we had lots of rain, eventually it would either evaporate off the pool or lowered from the skimmer. I would tie the sump pump in the pool at a certain height to make sure I don't drain too much.

 

[Mdragger88]

Is there a way to drain water through the filter with a cartridge filter? I know you can’t backwash them. I swear that’s the only thing I miss about my sand filter from my last pool. Other than that, I’ll never go back lol

If u have a multi port valve u can. Some people add them for that reason.

 

[toolerb50]

Is there a way to drain water through the filter with a cartridge filter? I know you can’t backwash them. I swear that’s the only thing I miss about my sand filter from my last pool. Other than that, I’ll never go back lol

You can via the drain plug on the cartridge filter. I ended up putting a 1-1/2" threaded pvc connector and a piece of flex pvc with a shut-off valve on mine which helps at closing and times where rain has filled up the pool.

 

[thefloatqueen]

I had a DE filter with no valving and used a sump pump to lower water levels when needed. Used it as a cover pump as well. Usually I just let the water flop out of the skimmer when we had lots of rain, eventually it would either evaporate off the pool or lowered from the skimmer. I would tie the sump pump in the pool at a certain height to make sure I don't drain too much.

This is actually my plan since the pool is not overflowing (just a little splashing out from the back of the skimmer here and there) and it’s sunny with no rain in the forecast for the rest of the week and this upcoming weekend! I’m just gonna consider it free water since I needed to add more prior to the storm anyways. I always end up draining too much then have to throw the hose in which messes up my TA.

 

[thefloatqueen]

You can via the drain plug on the cartridge filter. I ended up putting a 1-1/2" threaded pvc connector and a piece of flex pvc with a shut-off valve on mine which helps at closing and times where rain has filled up the pool.

Good to know!! I need to figure out where it is located on my filter. Pump and filter are in my signature if you are familiar with it lol