Just checking in to see if you're still happy with the floatron before i purchase. any updated comments would be helpful. thanks fellow pool owners!
1600333
This item has reduced pool maintenance, in regards to water purity, toy ZIP! I'm still using the same bucket of chlorine pucks that I bought the year before last. The Floatron goes in the pool at the season start/pool opening and stays there till seasons end/closing. I take it apart, clean it and store it. I am SO glad I found this item! BUY IT!!
1600334
We were WELL pleased with it's performance last year, we haven't started up yet this year but don't anticipate any problems. Our friends has had one for several years and they are still very pleased.
1600335
I have been very happy with the results of the floatron and would highly recomend this product for any pool
1600336
Yes the pool is much cleaner , it's coming into winter here and pool is not going green like it used to. Floatron has helped us cut down on chlorine tablet use a fair bit so a good thing to buy
1513194
Yes, I received the new one. The vertical plastic float could not be made any cheaper. I am a retired building contractor.
1599497
I bought the 58001 on 8/28/11. Have I been satisfied with it? No. I wish I had paid more money and bought a better one from In the Swim; one that had a crank on both ends. I paid $193.22 for mine, but it is not worth it to me. My pool is 20'x40' and this set has a hard time holding the weight of a cover this heavy. It would be so much easier to roll the cover up if it had a double crank as my last pole did. I hope that this post will be of some help to you.
601635
I have gone through two of the factory motors that were with my StaRite pump for my pool pump.I purchased this motor last summer as an alternative to paying the high StaRite price and look forward to see how it will compare. I have only had two months use out of mine so far. I would happy to see 5 years out of it as I have not gotten more than 3 years out of the factory motors.
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I have a 32 x 15 IG pool. Two 3" in the float, and 1 in the Skimmer. I never have Algae or low chlorine issues. run2-3 ppm of FC. (I also run an Ozone generator) I just add a tab as the existing tabs get to less than half their original size.
933419
It's discontinued by Jandy - PoolPlaza.com offers a replacement but I hear it's not as good. If you find one I'd like to know.
1117008
I used one in my 10x30 pool last year and it worked pretty well. I wouldn't recommend using it without one of those chlorine floaters, though. The tablet takes a few days to dissolve and is concentrated enough that you probably don't want the bare tablet touching the liner of your pool or the swimmers.
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We had so many issues finding the tiny pin holes at the top that we finally gave up. It gave us almost 3 seasons which seems to be the average. I wish I had some better news for you. We've moved on to the 18 x 48 Intex frame pool this year along with a salt water pump. So far so good. Good luck!
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Less than a week, I seriously loved it but I got sick of sending it back and getting it replaced. We only used it in our home pool, no one was misusing it either(no jumping, etc) just floating around. Both floats got the hole in the same exact spot, nothing a patch kit could fix since it was on a seam! :( Good luck.
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While still a float valve on a pole - it works quite well as long as you ensure that the float is unencumbered. I've had mine a year now it have had not problems. Got in the crawl space a week ago to check cause I hadn't heard it running. Still works - sump was empty and dry.
987472
I am very satisfy for now I tryed it.seem to be good.I am gone to use it this summer. So will see.Tanks.pierre
8060
I have a 2150 GPH pump and it works great!...also..the user manual that comes with the saltwater system tells you how much salt to add based on the size of your pool. It shows specific amounts for Intex brand pools, as well as, if you are trying to use it on an non Intex pool. I highly recommend this system, as it keeps the water sparkly clean. I have a small pool and only had to add about 150 lbs of salt..and the salt is about $5 for 40 lbs at my local store. The salt system has a timer that will "chlorinate" your water for a up to 12 hours a day. you can set the time to run for 1 hour..all the way up to 12 hours. My small pool...i have the main filter pump running for 6 hours, and the salt system running for 2...and I have had zero problems with water quality..all I have done is add salt at start up. Word of warning: err to the low side when adding salt...as you can always add a lil more to get the concentration right...if you add to much salt, you may have to partial drain the pool and re-add fresh water to dilute the concentration if its too high. better to have low salt than too much salt. the salt will not evaporate..but the water will in the hot summer months...thus increasing the concentraion slightly. adding a little water from the hose will get the concentration back correct, due to the evaporated water from the sun...but only if you start out with the correct amount and don't totally over salt it. mine called for 160lbs...i added 140, for example...then added a few cups of salt to bring it up a little. the saltwater system has alarms to warn you of : low water flow, high salt, and low salt. You will like it! thumbs up from me :)
1746461
Mine is still working great, have used about 30-40 times and works as well as when I bought it. Great product for someone that swims a lot of laps, or distance.
1367614
Good call, Amer! I should've posted last week when I also picked one up at Target :)We're pretty happy with it - but haven't tested out the underwater capabilities yet...
8061
Im wondering if this worked for you? I have the same pool which is about 10,000 gallons- higher than the 7,000 it states. I read that you just need to look at how much the pump cycles per hour- was this one big enough for you? How's it working?
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Search for my review on the SFS1500. I describe how we converted from the SFS1500 piece-o'crap to an fantastic Intex sand filter/pump on our Summer Escapes pool, links included to the products we used. The Summer Escapes pool has been GREAT, but their SFS1500 pump is like month-old seafood... it stinks on ice. Yes, you will spend about $250 for an Intex sand filter/pump and an Intex plunger valve set, but if your experience is like ours, you will spend $140 per SFS1500 pump. Our original SFS1500 (which came with the pool) lasted three to four months, and died before the end of summer. The replacement SFS1500 lasted about a month. I would not install another SFS1500 if someone gave it to me for free. Search for my review on the SFS1500. I describe how we converted from the SFS1500 piece-o'crap to an fantastic Intex sand filter/pump on our Summer Escapes pool, links included to the products we used. The Summer Escapes pool has been GREAT, but their SFS1500 pump is like month-old seafood... it stinks on ice. Yes, you will spend about $250 for an Intex sand filter/pump and an Intex plunger valve set, but if your experience is like ours, you will spend $140 per SFS1500 pump. Our original SFS1500 (which came with the pool) lasted three to four months, and died before the end of... » Read More Search for my review on the SFS1500. I describe how we converted from the SFS1500 piece-o'crap to an fantastic Intex sand filter/pump on our Summer Escapes pool, links included to the products we used. The Summer Escapes pool has been GREAT, but their SFS1500 pump is like month-old seafood... it stinks on ice. Yes, you will spend about $250 for an Intex sand filter/pump and an Intex plunger valve set, but if your experience is like ours, you will spend $140 per SFS1500 pump. Our original SFS1500 (which came with the pool) lasted three to four months, and died before the end of summer. The replacement SFS1500 lasted about a month. I would not install another SFS1500 if someone gave it to me for free. « Show Less
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We bought this pool this year and am going to try and see what happens leaving it up this winter. All the recommendations from Intex say you shouldn't but we had an issue with ours and after their very unfriendly and unsupportive staff ticked me off I don't care if it voids the warranty or not. There are instructions on how to "winterize" it on Youtube and we ordered the supplies to do it right here on amazon. Cost us about 70 bucks. When you order the kit make sure you get the right one for your pool. Ours came with the saltwater system so we went with the non-chlorine kit. Oh yea we are in Northwest Ohio so not sure how our winters compare but last year ..... Good Luck and can't wait to see how it holds up for you and us.