Forum: Pool Cleaning: Manual or Automatic

I similarly just opened up my pool last week, and found when vacuuming suction dropped very quickly. I'm new at this, so I don't know if I was doing...

Hello everyone, New member here and would like to introduce myself, I have a Lomart above ground pool, it is a 21' Round. My question is and I am...

Hello, I'm new as the subject says and I found this forum while researching pool cleaners and water balance. Pool info: I am in Louisiana and...

Obviously I'm new here, but Im fairly new to pools also. I'm interested in what pool cleaners work best for an above ground pool. I'd like to hear...

I've got a little algae staining on my tile grout - glass tile. I'm thinking of taking the water level just below the tile and using a scouring...

I just purchased and installed a new Polaris 165 cleaner. The cleaner seems to be working, but I notice that the cleaner likes to stay in the deeper...

Hi, I have a 27 round above ground pool. The preesure seems to be really good but for some reason, when I connect my auto vacuum to the skimmer,...

I have a Hayward Viper (Model 5500 bought in early 2004). Last year I had a problem where it would keep spinning in circles (stuck in "turnout"...

We're trying to decide between the Polaris 280 or Kreepy Krauly Legend for our 18x30 gunite pool - any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I have a 48 ft inground pool that is surrounded by concrete and small stones. When I clean the pool, with either my tigershark or with a...

I'll start with my setup. The pool is 18' X 48" AG, Hayward 1.5hp pump, & Hayward s-180T sand filter. I bought the Ranger last season and it worked...

what is the best way to remove tiny leaf particles from pool that came with house. They move around too much to vacuum up, and settle to the bottom...

I am going to buy a pool robot this year and want to spend in the $350.00 range and my pool is a 24Ft Round AGP. I have the opportunity to buy a...

getting small amount of air only when kreepy is attached, running crystal clear with out have reattached all hoses without and air leaks. water level...

Newbie. In-ground plaster pool. Looking at robotic cleaners. Pool specs: 18'x36' Depth 3' to 4.6' 2 skimmers Main drain 4x160 Inteliflo...

Would like to hear owner comments both good and bad about these robotic cleaners for inground pools. I have a barracuda G3, and while it cleans...

We are going to buy a Dolphin pool cleaner. There are 2 that I see for the money we want to spend ($800 or so). There is a Dolphin Diagnostic and a...

Hello Just signed up to get some info on my navigator pool sweep hose getting tangled up and also cant read threads. Am unsure where to go from...

Just wanted to share an experience I had with something very simple that today made my life much easier when it comes to cleaning the pool. First...

Hello, I have a brown orange dirt that has coated my pool surfaces, I can sweep it and it moves and acts like dirt but when my vacuum (Hayward...

I'm new here, so please bear with me... I did several searches, but didn't find the answers I was looking for, and what little I did find, seemed...

Hi all, I recently replaced my 30 year old system with a raypack 407, a pentair 4060 and intelliflo vf. Saving energy and all but the old hayward...

I have a Hayward Navigator which is moving slowly. I've replaced the rubber feet, the wings and the flaps, however the pods are pretty well worn...

Hello, This is my first year having a large pool. I have an intex 12x24x52" metal frame vinyl pool. I purchased wanda the whale pool cleaner and...

Well the wife and I just had a new pool put in at the end of last year. This year we open it and its dirty, no shocker there, but the king ray that...

Hello all, new member. I have a Pool Rover Jr. "robot" pool vacuum that I need a new filter bag for. I can of course purchase a bag from the...

Hello, I seem to have no luck when it comes to pressure cleaners. They seem to last me for a season on average. For example, a couple of those...

I have a large 42x22 concrete pool. Approx. 40,000 gal. For years I have been using just a hose, pole and vacuum head (from walmart) to vacuum my...

I have a Hayward Large Capacity Leaf canister that I use inline with a barracuda g4 pool cleaner. When the canister finds it's way to the surface it...

I had no takers on my last cleaner question so I asked the Doughboy dealer here. They said that I should be using an inground cleaner for my deep...