How effective is it in Texas (DFW). I have a pool and I get eaten alive in 10 min.
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We tried it here (live in Lewisville near Lewisville Lake), and it seemed to do very little on Texas mosquitoes. Might have been our terrain and bushes.We just unpacked it again this year, but the fan had quit working (it is about 9 years old). Back in MN we had the perfect setup -- we put it at the high weed line next to our little stream, and we were bothered by very few mosquitoes. My biggest challenge was keeping the tree frogs out of it because they'd be attracted by the black light, crawl inside, and get munched by the fan.
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Live in Tampa FL and we have LOTS of mosquitos and flying bugs in general. Seems to be working pretty good, the container at the bottom gets pretty full with those pesky bugs. We're in the pool in the evening and we are not getting bombarded with Mosquitos. It works better than any of the other bug zappers I have tried. I would recommend you try it and give it a few days to work as the instruction direct.
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I bought one of these for my sister up in McKinney. She says it really works well! She couldn't go in her backyard without being eaten. Now she can enjoy her patio once again. Yes, I recommend it!
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Wes, did you get this? I'm in southern AZ and have exactly the same problem. OFF doesn't work well in the pool esp lounging on a flotation device. I feel like a skeeter buffet and its embarassing when friends and neighbors go home bit. Cheers.
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One more thought, she uses both kinds of bait to cover all kinds of Mosquitos. One is octenal and one other kind. That could also make a difference. And don't put it where a sprinkler system can spray it directly. Many mosquito devices have been ruined due to the side spray of a sprinkler system!
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mine has never gotten stuck - I have a 20 by 40 pool with an 8 ft deep end. It did take me about 30 minutes to get the drain and skimmer value set correctly for the wheel to turn the correct rotational number per minute. Once I did that, I haven't touched it since. If he gets slow, I backwash - which is usually every other week. I did learn not to use the Sam's chlorine - I get alga on the sides - when I use Costco - it is gone and I don't even have to shock. I am in SC so it gets rainy and hot and still no problems. LOVE IT a year later
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Unfortunately, I am from New Hampshire so I would not be the best one to answer this particular question. I don't see the temperature issue being a major one, other than the water would become quite warm, but that would happen with even in-ground pools in your part of the country. You might have to use a little more in the way of chemicals and have to "top off" the water every few days due to evaporation (but that would also keep the pool water cooler). In any event, we bought our intex easy set pool for $200 and for that money, we felt it was worth the experiment of trying an above-ground pool. It was a definite success. Good luck with your decision. Unfortunately, I am from New Hampshire so I would not be the best one to answer this particular question. I don't see the temperature issue being a major one, other than the water would become quite warm, but that would happen with even in-ground pools in your part of the country. You might have to use a little more in the way of chemicals and have to "top off" the water every few days due to evaporation (but that would also keep the pool water cooler). In any event, we bought our intex easy set pool for $200 and for that money, we felt it was worth the experiment of trying an... » Read More Unfortunately, I am from New Hampshire so I would not be the best one to answer this particular question. I don't see the temperature issue being a major one, other than the water would become quite warm, but that would happen with even in-ground pools in your part of the country. You might have to use a little more in the way of chemicals and have to "top off" the water every few days due to evaporation (but that would also keep the pool water cooler). In any event, we bought our intex easy set pool for $200 and for that money, we felt it was worth the experiment of trying an above-ground pool. It was a definite success. Good luck with your decision. « Show Less
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I used it in Texas and it worked pretty well. I think it would work even better in Nebraska because of the milder temperatures. As soon as we hit our summer temperatures here, this stuff will die out for sure.
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I lived in Las Vegas and I could never keep them on the pool long enough to test that theory. Since the outer ring is filled with air, it caught any breeze that came along and left the pool. I found them on the fence, in the neighbors yard, or all piled on one side of the pool. I tried EVERYTHING to keep them on, tied on water bottles to each disk, threw a fishnet over the whole thing and weighted it down. No luck =(
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My pool is spprox 30k gal. Will raise temp from 80-90 degrees in about 8 hrs.
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i am using it to cover 6ft pool at my mom's house and it works good keeping bugs & stuff out. it is small pool for aqua therapy for my dog and is not in all day sun so not sure if it is actually heating the water or not. i bought as add on item and it's totally worth the few bucks that i spent on it. we only use the pool a few days a week.
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Yes it works, I was skeptical, but it works. Just clean the area inside pool, cut a piece of vinyl big enough to cover hole, cover patch with vinyl cement and get it in there over hole quickly, then put gentle pressure on patch. Pool fixed.
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I think it run about $10 a day if you got it cranked wide open. The up side is, I and bring temp up between 8 to 10 degrees in a day. It's a 33,000 pool(20'+40') . I you were just trying to maintain a temp a $1 or 2 at best. It the best way to go. The heater is very good, it lets you know the in-coming water and the out going water temps. I would recommend putting a valve in on the in let side to chock the water down. I got that tip from the factory. Gary
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Hi Irma, Do NOT swim or shower with your body bugg....sweat does not harm it, but immersing it will.
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My son and I did not empty our pool. In fact, the pool was 4-1/2 feet deep. It was kind of hard to stay down at the bottom since our rip was that far down. I do highly recommend wearing goggles while doing this. Some glue particles do float around in the pool and can get in your eyes if your not careful. My son and I both had goggles on and I was glad we did. Our patch from last year is still holding and I know for a fact that it is partly on the metal of the pool siding. I am completely happy with this patch.
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I have tried many other algie killers and had to constantly pour in weekly with algatec I put it in only once a month and it works great. My pool is cristal clear. It works!!!
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I have used mine for hrs at a time w/o rest pumping 100s of gallons from my pool. It has not gone off and on like you say so I don't know. I have pulled it out of water for a moment. It went off. Then it was immediately back on once it is back in the water.
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I used this in a fiberglass swimming pool. I worked well there. I wouldn't think the temp will bother it.
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Ragz, Let me start with the fact I have a 25000 gallon pool also and I use a Polaris 360 sweep on pressure side with out booster pump. I have set the Max speed to 2200 rpm. At 0730 in the morning the pump comes on at 1750 rpm and a auto valve opens to operate the sweep. It runs at this rate for 2 hours. At that time ,0930, the auto valve closes and the pump is then programed to run at 1250 rpm till 6:00 that evening, and then shuts off for the night. The only other change is for my solar heating which is handled by a auto solar control panel .if the pool water temp is lower then then solar heat set the pump will kick back up to 1600 rpm to circulate water through the solar panels. If the outside temp is hotter then the water temp it will extend the pump run time till air temp falls below pool temp. If you don't have the solar option by earlier suggestion works great for me. As a disclosure Im in northern California with out extreme low temps and hot summers
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absolutely! We live in AZ and the winter is the reason we bought it. Our temps have been dropping into the 40's at night and, by mid afternoon the pool is still warm enough to enjoy.
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yes It will kill them really well. They eat it and it don't kill them right away. They take it back to their nest. What they walk through it tracked back to nests to kill off the population. They crawl out looking for water (I guess since they turned up dead all around water sources) and then they die. The roaches not effected will eat the dead roaches and die too. (you won't have to leave dead roaches out...just good to know for ones that die inside walls) It is worth buying. Only issue I had Lynn was that I got 3 tubes when they advertised 4...but I wasn't even upset enough about it to bother contacting the seller. I was blown away with this product. yes It will kill them really well. They eat it and it don't kill them right away. They take it back to their nest. What they walk through it tracked back to nests to kill off the population. They crawl out looking for water (I guess since they turned up dead all around water sources) and then they die. The roaches not effected will eat the dead roaches and die too. (you won't have to leave dead roaches out...just good to know for ones that die inside walls) It is worth buying. Only issue I had Lynn was that I got 3 tubes when they advertised 4...but I wasn't even upset enough about it to... » Read More yes It will kill them really well. They eat it and it don't kill them right away. They take it back to their nest. What they walk through it tracked back to nests to kill off the population. They crawl out looking for water (I guess since they turned up dead all around water sources) and then they die. The roaches not effected will eat the dead roaches and die too. (you won't have to leave dead roaches out...just good to know for ones that die inside walls) It is worth buying. Only issue I had Lynn was that I got 3 tubes when they advertised 4...but I wasn't even upset enough about it to bother contacting the seller. I was blown away with this product. « Show Less