New Pool Cleaner

I checked our faulty pool cleaner before the pool service happened this morning. It has been going in circles around the drain. The service man suggested we take it to the pool shop for repair, but they probably want over $100 just to look at it and give an estimate of the cost of repair.

After removing a wheel and looking at the plastic gears, I decided it would not be cost effective to buy new parts or have it assessed by a repairer. We did some online research, and Anita made some phone calls, before we decided to drive to Captain Nemo’s Pool Supplies at Helensvale.

We first stopped at our caravan storage depot to drop off some gear. Anita spotted a pool supplies outlet we had not previously noticed, so we called in. The worker was very helpful and we bought a new pool cleaner.

I put the bits together and it works fine, even climbing the walls. The kit came with a device to measure the water pressure in the pool hose, so it could be set to the minimum as recommended to prolong its useful life.

Bluey saw three of his friends this afternoon but could not be tempted to play. It was high tide so there was no exposed wet sand for him to run on, which is his preferred play ground.