Pool Cleaner Help?

August 7, 2009 by admin
Filed under Automatic Pool Cleaner Buzz, Pool Cleaning Tips

I’ve tried everything to get the cloudiness out of my pool water. I’ve bought several Clarifier’s, Shock Treatments, Algae Cleaners etc. Please someone help me what else can I use that will work?

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The problem could be with your filter. See if it is clogged up or anything. You can also use a Filter Aid, that will help the filter pick up more things. As a last resort, you could use a floculant, which will grab small particles that the filter can’t get and drag them to the bottom of the pool which you can easily vaccum. And remember to keep using a weekly shock.

If the pump and filter are in proper working order, then I would investigate the chemistry. There are several things to look for when contending with a green, or cloudy pool. First is water temperature, the sun’s UV’s and warmer water temperature eat up chlorine faster than cool, dark conditions. So you want to make sure you have an adequate amount of stablizer (conditioner) in the pool. It helps the chlorine to last longer. You also want to pay attention to the total dissolved solids (TDS), and the calcium hardness. If those are high, the chlorine wont last very long either. In Arizona, where I live, the water from the tap, already has a high amount of that. If those levels are high, consider replacing the water in the pool.

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Is Dolphin Automatic Pool Cleaner The Best?

July 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under Automatic Pool Cleaner Buzz, Dolphin Pool Cleaner Review

3 Comments

polaris_fifth You didn’t mention your budget. A Dolphin Automatic Pool Cleaner is by al means great, byt ff you’re looking to spend 300 dollars or under, then from a service guy’s point of view on effectiveness, cost, ease of repair, least things that go wrong with them, it’s a Kreepy Krauly, hands down.

Sure Baracudda markets itself as having no moving parts, but the one part that does all the action also wears out on a yearly basis. If you ask me, it’s also a moving part, so their literature is pretty misleading.
If you’re budget allows spending over a grand, then the Polaris vac sweep 360 or 380 is most certainly the way to go. The only issue here is if your pool currently has a plumbing line going to the pool it can use. Without one, you’ll have to go the over deck route, which then is a hose to trip over, lying on the deck. That’s the only drawback.

These two cleaners are totally different in their collection and operation. The Kreepy uses suction side plumbing (debris to the pump basket and filter), the Polaris uses pressure side, with it’s own booster pump and it’s collection is a bag attached to the Polaris head. So check out these befor settling on a Dolphin Automatic Pool Cleaner.

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