Hey Pool Owners. This morning I woke up to a beautiful brown pool. Yesterday it was perfectly clear and chemically balanced. What happened was we had a huge storm last night and we actually had about 5 inches of rain in just a couple of hours. Because of the sheer amount of rain, the deck couldn’t drain as quickly as it normally does and we had runoff from around the yard into the pool. Now,…
Hello, pool owners. If your pool looks like this, chances are you want your pool looking like this. In this article, we’re going to walk you through the steps of turning your green swampy pool into a crystal clear oasis. The number one cause of a green pool is algae.Algae will start to grow in your swimming pool if there’s a lack of sanitizing agentsin the water. Chlorine is by far the most popular and…
Hey, pool owners. Today, we’re going to be taking a look at the Maytronics Dolphin E10 Robotic Pool Cleaner. It’s designed for above-ground pools up to 30 feet in length or diameter. The Dolphin E10 comes with 40 feet of cable in an easy-to-use power supply unit. The filter on the E10 is easily accessible from the top. It comes with a leaf canister which can also be upgraded to an ultra-fine cartridge filter. The…
Today I’m going to show you how to replace the eyeball in a return jet fitting. It’s pretty simple. The eyeball fitting is usually three separate parts. Get this lock ring, the eyeball, and then this fitting that’s in the wall. The issue with mine was that, the ring cracked and it allowed the eyeball to fly right out. If for some reason you need to replace the entire fitting, there’s a tool that you…
Today, we’re going to be taking a look at the Maytronics Dolphin Explorer E30. It’s an inground robotic cleaner, designed for pools up to 40 feet long. It can be used on all types of services, including fiberglass, vinyl, and gunite. Let’s take a look at some of the features. The E30 comes with a 59-foot floating cable with a swivel. It also comes with a power supply that has a built-in timer. You can…
Today we’re going to talk about the difference in automatic pool cleaners, discussing the differences between suction, pressure side and robotic cleaners. First, suction automatic pool cleaners, work off the suction of the existing pool pump, and can easily be plugged into a skimmer, or designated cleaner line. That means the cleaner is using the existing filtration system, DE cartridge or sand filters, and will only work as well as the filtration media to remove…
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the Dolphin Explorer E20 and E30, specifically the differences between the two models. I figured I’d do a quick video explaining some of the similarities as well as the differences. Let’s start with the similarities. Both these units are designed for inground pools. The services can be gunite, fiberglass, or vinyl. They both climb the walls up the tile line. They both have the same exact power…