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Hello, I am about to purchase the Hayward Pool Vac XL. I plan to use this during the workweek when I'm not using the pool. I also like to keep my solar cover on during the workweek so I have a nice warm pool to come home to friday after work! My question is: is it okay to use the automatic cleaner with the pool cover on? I don't see how it could be a problem since the hoses are submerged while it's in operation. Any opinions on this? Thanks!

Maybe I'll go that route, as I want to replace the pump and motor (everything else will be new, might as well get a new pump/motor). I think I'll just remove the existing pump/motor, rig it to circulate the water externally and wire it up to plug into my 120V receptacle outside. I've done plenty of wiring jobs in my house, so I'm comfortable doing this. Thanks for the idea!

In the springtime, I plan to redo all of my filter and pump plumbing, since the previous owners did a poor job and I have excess plumbing that was used for a solar heater. My question is: do they sell external pumps that plug into a wall outlet and can circulate the water in place of the main pump/filter? I couldn't seem to find much searching online. Any recommendations? I want to tackle the plumbing myself, and I estimate it could take me a whole weekend to do. I don't want to leave the water stagnant for too long. Also, I have a winter cover on my pool, the pump runs 4 hours a day and water temp is 50°F. Thanks!

I do have the contact for the company who cared for the pool, but not sure if they're the ones who refinished it. The plaster chips are on the steps, where most wear and tear happens (my speculation). I think I'll have that company check it out and get some opinions. I just hope that structurally it's sound. Now I think it is painted blue-colored plaster, as I mentioned previously that I noticed a thick cross-section of plaster in the chipped off pieces. I forgot to take pics last night, I'll put some up later. Thanks everyone for your input. I'll let you know what becomes of this (hopefully nothing serious!)

Ah you know what, I don't hae the K-2600. It's just the DPD kit. There is a heater, which is not functioning but the water circulates through it. I'm going to remove it and re-plumb everything once I close the pool this year. I've never used algicide. Now that you mention it, there is white residue when you rub it with your hand. The lisiting of my house when I bought it says that the pool was "re-finished". I only notice the blue where the paint (which I'll call it now) is worn thin. The undisturbed deep end is still white. In the chipped areas I notice a thick layer of plaster, so I hope i can just patch these chips with compound that I bought. I'll take pics tonight and post them. So do you think this is a major problem? Should I worry? Thanks!

Hello, I have a 20k gallon gunite/plaster pool. My pool was finished with plaster (don't know the type, just that it's white) when the investors flipped the house I bought. By the time escrow closed, the pool was filled and I started taking care of it. As of right now, here are my levels (tested with my DPD Taylor kit, K-2600 I believe): Temp = 86 - 92 °F (I keep it in this range with a solar cover) FC = 6.0 - 8.0 ppm (I keep it in this range all the time using 12.5% NaOCl) CC = 0 ppm (I use monopersulfate to shock every week) pH = 7.5 TA = 180 ppm CYA = 70 ppm Filtration = DE filter I haven't measured my CH, but I do know that where I live the water is very hard. Anyways, I brush & vacuum every weekend and the water stays crystal clear. That is, until I have a bunch of people in the pool. I know that the chlorine levels aren't to blame, since I test the water during the peak of a pool party and maintain the safe level of FC, also I never detect CC. Also, I add shock before and after the party. What I think they're doing is kicking up the plaster and clouding the water. I also notice plaster dust kick up when I brush. In the shallow end where most people hang out, the plaster has worn thin. The worn spots look bluish. There are some chips down to the gunite, which I'm going to patch with some compound. My question is: is this normal wear & tear on the plaster, or did the pool tech who refinished it do a poor job? It's just frustrating that everytime I have a pool party I get a cloudy pool and have to use clarifier to cleear it up. I searched the forums, but nothing really answered my question. I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks in advance!

I'm not shocking with the di-chlor, just adding enough to bring the ppm's up to about 4 or 5. Based on your advice, I'm going to cover it from tuesday thru thursday. I'll change the timer to run from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Thanks!

OK, also I forgot to mention that I use non-chlorine shock every weekend (2 lb of it, my pool is ~16k gal), add di-chlor powder every week and tri-chlor tabslets in a floater. My free chlorine never drops below 2.0 ppm. I beleive this has kept my CC in check. Since I started using it my DPD kit is WAY off. Luckily I found out that Taylor makes the K1520 kit to neutralize the monopersulfate. My pool does not have that nasty chlorine smell, even after I had a nice pool party this past saturday. Do you think the cover on during the day given my current situation will still allow CC's to form?

Hi! I just registered today and this is my first post. I tried to find more in-depth info on my specific situation, but to no avail. I use a solar pool cover sunday night thru friday evening, whereupon I uncover my pool for weekend use. I run the filter from midnight to 6:00 am. Is this okay? I've done this for two weeks now and everything seems to be okay. What does everyone here recommend? I think I may want to run the filter during the day to distribute the heated surface water, but I don't think I need to worry about the UV rays dissipating my free Cl, since the cover blocks out UV. What do you all think? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks!