Forum: Pool Cleaning: Manual or Automatic

Update: Sorry I missed the Poolvergnuegen thread I searched for aquanaut! Has anyone heard much about these yet? I understand that Hayward...

Greetings from a new guy. I have spent the weekend reading the posts about robotic pool cleaners. The Dolphin has many positive comments but they...

Hey Guys I specifically bought professional skimmers (leaf & flat) that have replaceable nets but have been unable to find anyone that sells the...

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"...

I opened my pool this weekend my Hayward Viper (model 5500 purchased in early 2004) is getting stuck in turnout mode. A few seasons ago this...

I opened my pool early this week and shocked at the suggested level (20ppm) given my stabilizer level (80 ppm). At what chlorine level can I...

Just opened the pool last week and am ready to put the Polaris 280 cleaner. Installed the cleaner and went to turn on the booster pump. The pump...

I have a Polaris 180 with booster pump attached to a single-speed 2 hp main pump. My pool has an attached spa, so the main pump needs to be powerful...

There is very little discussion of Tiger Sharks here. The big thing they tend to emphasize is ease of cartridge for cleaning over filter bags. I have...

There has been alot of discussion detailing the history of Maytronics (Dolphin), the split-off and creation of Aquaproducts, then Watertech,etc. ...

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...

I just bought a DX4. it has a power supply that seems to be programmable but there are no instructions. It also does not work. The power light...

Looking at ordering a Dirt Devil cleaner/vac for my AG pool. Anyone have any experience with them? I have a Merlin automatic cleaner but looking...

My pool is 7 years old, inground with liner. Water is perfect. My plastic outlets and skimmer are old and ugly. How can I get them looking new...

Hi all - pool just started a week ago and have notices our Polaris 280 is spraying too much water out of the pool through its sweep hose. I just...

Hi all - I need a more effective way of vacuuming up the bottom of my spa. I know folks love their Poolbuster's, but a Wet/Dry vac would be usable...

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...

Hey guys, been awhile since I've been on here.. I've resurrected our old Baracuda (white body.. Must be early 90's I would think) from the dead.....

We bought a Hayward sharkvac online. It got here and I read the instructions and put it in the pool. It sunk down and I turned it on. Then I realized...

(Copied post from the Pooltalk forum by someone who can't register here) I have the Blue Pearl robotic cleaner and so far it seems to work great...

Copied from Pooltalk Pool Buster vs. Pool Buster CG I'm getting ready to purchase the Pool Buster to use in conjunction...

iRobot is announcing a pair of pool cleaners made by Aqua Products, makers of the Aquabot. Seems like the entry of a company like this might tend to...

I'm looking at a $223.99 tune-up kit for the Polaris 280, but I wonder if it's overkill? The cleaner came with the pool when we bought the house in...

Hello, I am in need of new vacuum hose for my above ground pool as the cuffs on the end are starting to split. I noticed in one of the catalogs I...

Hello all ! I have a Zodiac Mars HP pool cleaner (whihc works unbelievable great!) but the o-ring for the quick disconnect to the wall was lost. ...

Hello all - I have a new 16000 gal gunite pool - which clean would be better would be better for me suction side or pressure side - I do have a...