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Salt Water Chlorinator is the only way to go.

I have friends who have taken buckets of water and frozen them to bring the temp down. My Oak trees have grown so much in the last two years that the pool is shaded from 3 pm till the next morning and although the temp of the pool still rises, it is much more comfortable. For long range...

I have a deck that runs about 4-5 inches under the railing. The only couple of issues with this I see is 1) a kid could accidentally hook their foot between the rail and the deck when running and jumping in the pool.....2) ours has a small gap and occassionally some of the smaller pool...

Last year the weather turned cold on us fairly quick and I didn't have a pool cover ordered in the proper amount of time. So I never really "closed" our pool(We live in Arkansas). But I did seem to fish a LOT of leaves and acorns out of our pool all year long. Our temps only dipped below...

We get these too. Ours are little bitty orange looking ones. Bite the devil out of you. Stay in the water and off the raft.....LOL! When it gets real hot they tend to go away. I wonder if any of that bug/sunscreen lotion would work for you? I don't notice them as bad when I have a thick...

I guess it might depend on where you get your water from, but last year opening a new pool I only had to put Borax & CYA to mine. I think I added a bottle or two of chlorine just to give it a boost until my SWG got in full swing and I could figure out which setting it needed to be placed on...

What about a patio heater? I found an electric one at Sam's for under $200 http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/naviga ... sku=905228 There are also propane ones available if electricity is not available. Just a thought. :lol:

Our pool survived Ike but the roof did not. :( I was a little worried the pool was going to end up in my house. I'm not in the Texas area or I would loan you a cleaner. I spent the better part of the evening cleaning leaves myself. Good luck.

Gustav just came over Arkansas. I didn't think about how much rain we were going to have or the wind. We had VERY large Oak trees down everywhere. Thankfully, the AGP seemed to do okay. It's still raining but the brunt of the storm has moved on. Since I have a SWG, I plan to do some salt...

The guy who constructed our pool said it was probably okay to stand on the upright supports but for us to try to avoid standing on the railing which is only supported by the wall. Makes sense, since it does give a little. I'm sure the age of the pool, materials and all that are a factor. I...

This may sound stupid, but could you not use some sort of regular household degreasing spray on a rag and rub the tile? Maybe even with a little baking soda paste for a mild abbrasive? You could lower the water an inch and clean again until the sticky mess was clean. Let me say, I'm NO expert...

OMG!! I AM ROLLING!! In regards to the deaf comment, I think I would have been a smart *** , pulled my hair back to show the hearing device and say "DUH??????" Why would someone say that to a customer? How rude! I have my own little pool stories. #1 When I went to shop for an AG pool, I...

I bought Morton's pool salt from Sam's Wholesale. I think it was $4-5.00 for a 40 lb bag. I didn't wait a month to start up my SWG. Did it week one, poured it in, brushed it around and made my kids play with it until it dissolved. (I know, I'm a terrible mom.) No problems. My pool is AG so...

I bought a pool rover jr. It works fairly well. It is able to pick up leaves with ease. Since my deck is not complete (1 more week, yeah!) my kids have tracked in a lot of dirt. It gets a little bit of that, but it seems to stir it up as well. So I'm somewhat satisfied, but I wish it did a...

Thanks for the advice. I just wasn't sure it would slide down around the pool. I wasn't sure how they were made exactly, being a new pool owner. Thanks.