No Chlorine. . . If not Algae, then What?

[Pamsel]

Thanks for the info Carl. We have an Aquabot Turbo. It does a pretty good job but spends a little too much time on the sides and seems to not get dirt that's collected right in the curve where the sides meet the bottom. I didn't know that I don't need to be running the filter while the Aquabot is going. I normally run the filter all the time.

[CarlD]

Thanks for the info Carl. We have an Aquabot Turbo. It does a pretty good job but spends a little too much time on the sides and seems to not get dirt that's collected right in the curve where the sides meet the bottom. I didn't know that I don't need to be running the filter while the Aquabot is going. I normally run the filter all the time.

Pam,

One of the diagnostics for these gadgets when they aren't working perfectly is to turn OFF the filter while it's running. The moving water can offset and upset how the robot finds its way around the pool. They don't actually seem to have sensors in them--so my guess is that the controlling computer reads a change in power requirements from the motors (voltage/amperage draw changes) and figures it's run into something and then uses THAT as its senser information. Clever and logical!

Having had my Dolphin apart, and the Blue Diamond being more open inside, I see that the B/D has three drive motor each 3x the size of the ones in the Dolphin, yet it's a much lighter unit. So far, it's been much better for me.

Happily, my Dolphin is now my friend's Dolphin and it's working much better for him.

The Aquabots have a good rep, too.

[Pamsel]

Thanks once again, Carl. You're a wealth of information! I do appreciate it. From now on I will turn off the filter when I use the sweeper and see how it works. It's a world better than the little cheapie that was here when we bought the house, so I still like the Aquabot...just those couple of issues that could be improved. I'll see if it changes with the filter off.

Happy Summer days to you! You're a great guy - spending your time helping people like me! Glad your old Dolphin is working well for your friend. It always feels better to pass along something to someone else who can use it, rather than let it end up in a dump somewhere!