- Jun 5, 2010
- 15
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Autopilot Digital PPC1 (RC-35)
Hi guys-thanks for any help in advance
I have a robot and stopped using my in floor pool cleaner a few years ago. It called Turbo Clean I believe. It has a gearbox that flips up little valve disks and sends the water to different circuits. . I have pool service opening and shutting the pool. I've noticed in the past that the gearbox was stuck and was not sending water to the returns but it didn't seem to bother anything and I wasn't using the in floor cleaner anyway.
This year I noticed one of the gears was split and asked the pool guys if it would be bad to leave it out entirely and just leave the valves permanently open to the 2 returns and he said he thought it would be fine.
Do any of the knowledgeable pool folks have an opinion on whether there is a problem with doing this? I can get a replacement gearbox and put it in myself if needed but it just doesn't seem necessary.
Bob
I have a robot and stopped using my in floor pool cleaner a few years ago. It called Turbo Clean I believe. It has a gearbox that flips up little valve disks and sends the water to different circuits. . I have pool service opening and shutting the pool. I've noticed in the past that the gearbox was stuck and was not sending water to the returns but it didn't seem to bother anything and I wasn't using the in floor cleaner anyway.
This year I noticed one of the gears was split and asked the pool guys if it would be bad to leave it out entirely and just leave the valves permanently open to the 2 returns and he said he thought it would be fine.
Do any of the knowledgeable pool folks have an opinion on whether there is a problem with doing this? I can get a replacement gearbox and put it in myself if needed but it just doesn't seem necessary.
Bob