Recent content by diloglm

I have a robotic vacuum and the sand is what is in the bag...from the filter or under the pool, not sure. Do not see any obvious rips or tears in liner. What really boggles my mind is that I saw the puddle last week and it went away. If it was a true leak wouldn`t it be constant??? I vacuumed...

:( Ok, so I get my pool cleaned up and algae free after leaving it uncovered this past winter (technical difficulties with my cover). Everything was great until I noticed a puddle of water around the one side of the pool closest to the return. Saw no active leaking and there had been no...

Thanks, I`ll get it running asap!!!

OK, so I was planning on covering my pool last winter, but....it never happened. Almost glad I didn`t with the ferocious blizzards we had to contend with! Now I am stuck with a green pool with the water level below the skimmer. I have been using my robotic vacuum to get as much of the crud as...

Yes, TFP has been a saving grace in more ways than one!!! I too want to thank everyone who contributes to this very informative site and for Sean for maintaining it. I have learned so much about pools so now I am no longer intimidated by it. Saving money, understanding pool chemistry, the BBB...

I am also in area where I get strong cross winds. I have the decking around the pool which makes securing the cover even complicated. 2 years ago I used the jug method. I found it very time consuming and it pulled my grommets apart. So last year I used ~3feet long bungee cord and large stakes in...

I am also debating which type of cover to buy...my solid cover lasted 2 years and seemed to always have excess, gross water on the top which I siphoned off! I am seriously considering the mesh cover. Waste, you had suggestions on how to use/install the mesh cover to make life easier. Could...

Here`s another suggestion, last winter I used bungee cords which went through the grommets of the liner and then attached them to stakes in the ground. Prior to that I had used the milk jugs and had the same problem with chafing and rubbing off of the paint. It was also a time consuming task! I...