"In the morning when you see the DE, where is it located. All over? Around the main drain? If it is only around the main drain, you may have an air leak in the system. When the system shuts down, air gets in and the filter tank drains back to the…"
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What is your biggest complaint about automatic pool cleaners?
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I would like to know what the biggest compaint about automatic pool cleaners is and how we can address them. Also looking to see if there is a different opinion among consumers, retail, service and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rick May 26, 2010.
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Jerry Wallace replied to Rick Chafey buildredrock.com's discussion 'What do you hate about your pool?'
"Perhaps you should call in a Pentair warranty. As Rick has said, the equipment should be able to do what you are looking to do. It is a matter of know how. If you are not getting response from your installer/dealer I would call tech support and…"
Jerry Wallace commented on Rober Tewksbury's blog post 'question about intelliflo'
"For what you are describing I would difinitely go with the EasyTouch. I find it to be a far superior controller and more consumer friendly to use as well.
Your local dealers must have local knowledge that is different from what is going on…"
Jerry Wallace commented on Rober Tewksbury's blog post 'question about intelliflo'
"Pentair makes several controller options that would allow you to do what you desire. Without knowing a lot more detail about your pool and its features, I will give the generic answer. The Sun Touch controller is the most economical approach but…"
Jerry Wallace replied to Matt Lewis's discussion 'Figuring out how best to program my variable pump....??'
"Matt,
Where are you located? What type of control system do you have running the Intelliflo?"
Jerry Wallace replied to David Denize's discussion 'competing with the web'
"David,
We have flat out taken a fairly hard line on this. We are established and the quality service and repair is kknown by our customers. But price is price. I will not attempt to compete with those types of entities by matching their prices. We…"
Rick replied to Jerry Wallace's discussion 'What is your biggest complaint about automatic pool cleaners?'
"Baracuda X7
Get's stuck in corners.
Ends up upside down.
Flap gets sucked into mechanism
Biggest complaint: Flex coupling has failed four times in one year (they replace it under warranty, but come on....)"
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What is your biggest complaint about automatic pool cleaners?
I would like to know what the biggest compaint about automatic pool cleaners is and how we can address them. Also looking to see if there is a different opinion among consumers, retail, service and builders. From a service company perspective, we see a lot of cleaners that are improperly installed.
Jerry Wallace replied to Ronalld J. Emert's discussion 'Hard water ring'
"I will assume that your water chemistry is in a good state. That said, one must remember that when water evaporates, only hydrogen and oxygen ions leave, theis leaves minerals attaching to the tile line. The higher the mineral content of the water…"
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 6:28am on May 28, 2010,
Pentair Water Pool and Spa said… - Absolutely! We are very excited about this group. Glad you are a part of it!
- At 7:01pm on May 27, 2010,
David Denize said… - Hello Jerry, it was a good discussion today and I learned quite a bit. I look forward to further discussions.
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