Forum: Pool Cleaning: Manual or Automatic

Polaris, Letro, and RayVac all use a device to backup the units in order to clear it if it gets stuck. Someone had stated on the old forum that one...

Hi everyone, You've got quite the anti-spam system in place here! I'm a seasoned IT guy and it took me a bit to figure out what I needed to do......

I live in the DFW area and I'm wondering if others in the area find that an in-floor cleaning system is worth the additional $. In a previous pool I...

I have a 50000 gal IG gunite pool with a built in floor cleaner system. The pool has an automatic cover, but it still gets debris in it - we are in...

I have the pop up style cleaning heads in my pool. They run every night with the pump on the timer. Should I have anything else turned on with...

I can not find any differences between the Ultra and the Navigator. Does anyone here know?

I have a gunite 22 x 44 pool with a 18" 12x12 shelf. It is salt but I don't think that matters. We have the return and we do have power available in...

IGNORE THIS POST. I see my wife already asked same question and was told to go to the other forum. I have a 22x44 gunite salt pool gets from...

The surface debris won't make it's way to the skimmer. I have to wind up using a net to clean it up. The skimmer has plenty of suction and the weir...

I'm cleaning this pool for the first time and I'm not having an easy time w/the equipment. My last pool's skimmer was designed differently. When I...

The wheels on my Polaris 380 stop rotating. I pull it out, and turn the wheels by hand and then they start turning again. This happened a couple of...

I was a follower of the former forum and loved it - there were many happy Dolphin owners - so I just bought one. Decided that I want a super duper...

Our new Dolphin Diagnostic Advantage is working very well. 3 Questions: 1) Where do you store it when not in use? 2) How often do you use...

I was swimming in my big neighborhood community pool the other day. And I saw the pool maintenance guys using the nets to clean the bottom of the...

I have two specific questions that I have not been able to find the answers to on the forum. 1. Can robotics like BD, Aquabot, Dolphin, and the...

First, is the phantom approved for vinyl lined inground pools? Will it hook up to a Polaris dedicated pressure line? What are the pros and cons? ...

My new poolkrete bottom leaves a lot to be desired. It is rough in several places, with dips and high places, and places that feel like texture...

I have a Polaris 65 above ground pool vacuum. I rarely use it as I can vacuum manually and do a much better job. The Polaris 65 jets around the top...

Getting the cloudy residue off the bottom of my pool was becoming a nightmare and it was also impossible it seemed with the water vacuum provided...

My builder installed a second pump when my pool was built for water features (deck jets, spillovers,and bubblers) that has it's own intake a bit...

I just installed my Mars HP (Zodiac) pressure side cleaner. I do no have a booster pump but my pool is plumbed with a separate 1 hp Pentair Pinnacle...

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

Just curious if anyone has any experience with the Skim Shark battery operated skimmer that floats and moves randomly around on the surface to pick...

Hi, back 3-4 weeks ago, my Polaris booster pump (PB4-60) was malfunctioning by giving me continuous humming noise which lasted few minutes before...

My Polaris 65 is not moving properly, it is very slow. I have hd it for 2 years with no problems. I removed the top and the white piston is spinning...

I've been so busy lately I cannot clean the pool every week as I should, so I'm looking for an automated pool cleanner. I have an inground pool,...

I keep having to buy new pool brush attachments, because after 4 months the nylon bristles start falling off into the pool whenever I brush. Can...

Hi, our polaris 280 keeps detaching from the feed hose. I'm just pushing the feed hose on to the cleaning unit, am I missing a nut or swivel or...

Hi, I've looked at the online manual to no avail, here's a link to photos of the part I have to replace, any help is appreciated. It's the part...

Hi, we have a polaris 280 that needs some parts and our booster pump failed at the end of last season. Poking about the web, I noticed the ...