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Polaris pool vacuums: what to buy?
Posted on 12/22/16 at 7:50 am
Posted on 12/22/16 at 7:50 am
Just bought a new house with a pool. Average sized bean shaped pool. Thinking a polaris would be the best way to keep it clean. Curious as to which model would be best for me, and being as I have no experience owning a pool, as always, I get most of my trusted information from random strangers on the internet.
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Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:11 am to bee Rye
We have the 280 and it does everything we need it to do.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 9:44 am to bee Rye
I have a 360 (that the previous homeowner left) and it works pretty well after I sank a couple hundred in replacement parts.
The folks at Leslie's Pool are pretty knowledgable if you have questions. I had no idea how to maintain a pool and wasn't willing to pay someone to do it. They have been pretty helpful...probably because I spend at least $100 every time I go in there.
The folks at Leslie's Pool are pretty knowledgable if you have questions. I had no idea how to maintain a pool and wasn't willing to pay someone to do it. They have been pretty helpful...probably because I spend at least $100 every time I go in there.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 10:00 am to Robert Goulet
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The folks at Leslie's Pool are pretty knowledgable if you have questions.
Leslies is too expensive. Most of their prices are a rip off. I will buy some stuff in an emergency in there, but mostly will buy off Amazon if I know what I want. Chemicals are much cheaper at Wally world.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 10:07 am to Pavoloco83
Yeah it is pretty expensive. The labor cost is "free" because the parts are marked up...I get that, but they were a help when I was first learning.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 10:29 am to Pavoloco83
Agree about Leslie's. Way overpriced. I buy pretty much everything from Pool Supply World. Great prices, cheap or free delivery. Good product.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 1:58 pm to bee Rye
Hire a pool service.
You'll be happy not having to frick with it.
Pools suck.
You'll be happy not having to frick with it.
Pools suck.
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:27 pm to bee Rye
I have the Heyward XL.
He's been pumping along for 5 years now. His handle broke, but I've only had to replace the feet and fins. Everything else has been A+, it's more than paid for itself at this point.
Also, frick Leslie's. Find a local guy, they will always try to beat Leslie's and they usually won't try to upsell you on bullshite products/chemicals you don't need.
He's been pumping along for 5 years now. His handle broke, but I've only had to replace the feet and fins. Everything else has been A+, it's more than paid for itself at this point.
Also, frick Leslie's. Find a local guy, they will always try to beat Leslie's and they usually won't try to upsell you on bullshite products/chemicals you don't need.
Posted on 12/23/16 at 4:13 pm to bee Rye
Just hire an illegal Mexican
Posted on 12/23/16 at 4:17 pm to Remote Controlled
I could save y'all a lot of money on pool chemicals.
Go to a agriculture chemical supply like CPS or Helena, but a 50 lb bag of copper sulfate crystals for around 85 dollars.
Put a couple scoops of it in your pool, the next day it'll be crystal clear. I've done this when a pool was green and it cleared it all up. Didn't have to even scrub the walls.
Repeat every couple weeks. You won't need to do anything else. Don't swim in it for a day or 2 after treatment, the copper can burn your skin. Let the potency subside a bit
Go to a agriculture chemical supply like CPS or Helena, but a 50 lb bag of copper sulfate crystals for around 85 dollars.
Put a couple scoops of it in your pool, the next day it'll be crystal clear. I've done this when a pool was green and it cleared it all up. Didn't have to even scrub the walls.
Repeat every couple weeks. You won't need to do anything else. Don't swim in it for a day or 2 after treatment, the copper can burn your skin. Let the potency subside a bit
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