Forum: Pool Cleaning: Manual or Automatic

Hi all, Relatively new pool owner (just under a year). Just recently got a polaris 360. Cleaned out skimmer and back washed before operating....

I have had the the viper 5500 for several years with no issues and this year it worked as usual the first time i used it but now it does not move at...

I was wondering if anyone had a Jandy Energy Sweep pool cleaner they would like to get rid of. I have a gunite pool and they way the steps are...

I bought the P935 at the beginning of the season. So far I'm not too thrilled with it. It doesn't capture fine particles (just shoots them out into...

Hello all, I just installed a replacement Polaris PB4-60 pump to replace my old unit. Everything seemed to hook up okay, I wired the unit for...

Hi All, Thank you in advance for your kind help. I'm in Venice Beach Calif. and have a rectangular 18' X 9' Intex Ultra Frame with 1200 GPH sand...

Anyone have a recommendation for an electric vacuum to be used on an in-ground pool ? I tried the Pondvac 4 and that was a complete waste of time .

my reel comes into 2 pieces its 20 feet wide. any ideas how to reinforce it in the middle so it doesn't sag?

I usually don't have troubles taking things apart and putting them back together again. However installing drive train gears on my 2004 Polaris 360...

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and hoping someone might help me out. I've got a fairly old Aquabot, one of the originals I think. It just says...

So over the last few days I've been vacuuming my pool of all debris that falls into it getting it ready for the swim season. One things I've noticed...

Hi I am a newbie to this sight and had a question, when I opened my pool this year and tried to vacuum it it did not seem to have enough suction to...

I was just emptying my filter baskets and noticed there were about 6 ball bearings inside. I found the replacement kit on Amazon for about $35, at...

My hoses are 10 years old and they are bordering on being trash. I've already replaced the lead hose and now another common hose piece tore apart in...

I am due for tile cleaning (it's been about 4 years since we last had them cleaned). Last time, I paid about $400 for the glass bead method, but...

Hey gang. Nice to find this place. I have a question about using the PoolSkim that I just bought. How do folks fine tune their returns to...

First-time user. Building a lap pool next month in the Southern Cali desert: 48 ft feet long, 5 ft deep 7.5 ft wide. Skimmer on both ends. Two vac...

Whenever I vacuum my pool with 45 minutes there is a bunch of dirt back in the middle. What am I doing wrong?? Thought it was the filter, but I...

We just moved into a place with a pool - and I've no idea, so I'm basically looking for an explanation of how the cleaning system works. I'm aware...

My Blue Pearl cleaners seems to have died so I either need a fix or a recommendation for what to replace her with for my 20 by 40 IG vinyl pool. When...

Hi all- I'm in New England and it a prime pollen and seeding season for trees. I'm surrounded by oak trees and have a ton of the strands as well...

Sometimes I vacuum and plenty of debris winds up in the skimmer sock when finished. Other times practically nothing! I do the same process every time...

I have had my pool and Dolphin for 1 season and I have to say I love the Dolphin. I have it in for one last hurrah of the season. My pool was just...

The Polaris wall fitting connector assembly has a small outflow tube about 3/4 inch in diameter. The Polaris hose connects to that tube. I had...

Long story, but the auto pool vacuum that should have come with the house when I purchased it, has been taken and after 9 months of trying, cannot...

What type of fitting do I need to connec a Polaris 360 to the ray-vac port in my pool?

Hi All, I have an in-ground pool with a paramount vanquish cleaning system, for the most part this works great, but the start-up at opening is...

I am looking at replacing my polaris. I currently have a booster pump model. My original pool had a non-booster pump model. I do not know if my...

I currently have an older Letro Jet Vac with booster pump. If I were to replace it with a Polaris 360 can I turn off my booster pump and just...