Swimming Pool Tips and Reviews

The Volt FX-8Li is now the premiere Water Tech Pool Blaster Unit on the market for 2017. It also sports some nifty new features which I cover in detail in the video for you. Bottom line, if you are looking to purchase or upgrade your Pool Blaster cleaner, the Volt FX-8Li would be a great choice. The FX-8Li is a retail pool store cleaner and cannot be purchased online. Over 600 retail locations should stock this cleaner, and if not, your local pool store can order you one. As a reward for supporting your local brick and mortar pool store, Water Tech will give you a 2 year warranty on the FX-8Li. Let me start with the two major upgrades that the Volt FX-8Li comes with. The twist plug and charging port have been completely redesigned. It is now a simple on/off button and the charger never has to actually enter the motor/battery chamber, which means there is a complete water seal with this cleaner. It is an awesome improvement and eliminates user error which could ca

The T-Bar Mount is designed for pool service professionals who wish to connect tow service carts to their truck at the same time. The T-Bar mount was created by T.Dula Inc., in order to make it easy to mount two service carts to your truck. The T-Bar is quick and easy to install and is also less expensive than having two receivers welded onto your truck frame. The T-Bar mount can be ordered directly from T.Dula Inc and it runs around the $250 price range. It is less expensive than leaving your truck all day at the welder to have two receivers welded on. All you need is a standard Class III Receiver mounted to the bottom of your truck. To order the T-Bar mount contact T.Dula directly thru their website: http://www.tdula.com/ The anti-wobble bolt is pretty effective, I also had my welder shimmy a piece of metal into the Receiver to help make it even more stable. I also have a piece of wood taped on between the T-Bar Mount and my truck bumper to eliminate all wobble.

This is the Kreepy Krauly VTX-3 which is only available in the Australian pool market. If you live outside of Australia you will not be able to purchase this cleaner. Which is too bad because this is a great suction side cleaner made by Kreepy Krauly AU. Kreepy Krauly AU holds the patent for the Kreepy Krauly cleaner but only in Australia. You may be familiar with the Pentair version which is sold in all other regions. The difference is that Kreepy Krauly AU has kept refining the Kreepy Krauly cleaner making changes here and there until their models work great. They also make their cleaners to last much longer and the VTX-3 comes with a one year full warranty and a 10 year warranty on the drive system. The VTX-3 would be ideal for a Vinyl or Fiberglass pool, although it can be used in all pool types. I prefer the VTX-7 for plaster pools but the VTX-3 will also work fine. The parts are very long lasting and the silicone seal will last for at least 3 years and is specially desi

This is CelaPool™, a revolutionary new low dust diatomaceous earth (DE) filter aid by EP Minerals. CelaPool is a form of DE that produces very little dust, in fact none at all in my testing. It is a relatively new product and it is not widely available yet. PoolCorp (SCP & Superior) will be stocking it sometime in 2017 for the pool service professional. Leslie's Pools should also stock it for the retail pool customer so check with your local pool store. Since it is new it is rather expensive online but available: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-CelaPool-Diatomaceous-Swimming-Filter/dp/B01KYAIX2M/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=swimmingpooll-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=bf85fb78b4d97c3b6f650a92b88cceee&creativeASIN=B01KYAIX2M It should retail for about $25 for a 24 lbs bag. The smaller bags will be less. Comparable to the price of a regular bag of DE. Here is what I like about the CelaPool DE powder. There is no dust. The dust from regular DE is a an i

The Pentair Dorado is a fairly easy cleaner to install in your pool. If you have a Kreepy Krauly Great White, follow these same instructions. I will touch on some of the installation problems you may run into below. All the parts that you will need to connect the Dorado to your Skimmer or Side Port/ Vacuum Port are included in the box. I really like Pentair's Vacuum Regulator as it can be manually set for the optimal suction with ease. It is also a bonus that Pentair also includes a Vacuum Port Fitting. Also included are 12 one meter hoses with one being the lead hose. It is a pretty easy to determine how many hoses you need, simply stretch the cleaner out from the point of connection, either the skimmer or vacuum port to the furthest point in the pool. For the ideal hose length you should have 4 feet of hose sticking out onto the deck. If you have a little bit more tha nthat, you are fine. This will allow the Dorado plenty of slack to get out of corners and to get