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Re: some easy questions....when to use solar blanket, pump.. I leave my solar cover on all the time. The water gets nice and warm (when the sun shines - we haven't had a sunny day here in MO for weeks!) and last year I barely had to add any chemicals. When you take the cover off through the...

I'm getting ready to pump water up to my roof to 2 - 4' x 20' solar panels. 1.) Do you need the two Vacuum Relief valves? Where do you buy them at? 2.) Where do you buy the isolation ball valves?

I would put them to the west (straight out from the pool in the picture) or to the north side (to the right of the pool in the picture). The pump is under the stairs to the right of the pool. The trees in the picture are 30-40 foot from the deck. But off that side of the deck is really high...

So I would need a little over 600 sq feet. Is my pump strong enough for that? Thanks!

Cost isn't a major issue, but the more we keep in our pocket the better. I have a great solar cover that almost eliminated chemicals this summer. It helps keep it up, but we lose a lot at night. Do you think one set of solar panels would do the trick? Or should we use more? What type of gas...

I have a 28' round AGP. It has a flexible liner and a deep end. I have a 2 hp motor and 300lb sand filter. I live in Northwest Missouri. I would like to extend my pool a little longer in the fall, and also open it a little earlier in the spring (March was 80-90 here this spring but couldn't...

The pool after install, July 2011.

About 90% done with our deck. Having a friend weld gates and then need to install rock between the old patio and the deck. Pool is 28' with a deep end. I'll post more pics later....

I added the dry acid. Added between 3-4 lbs. How long should i wait before adding chlorine? I have a lot of the granular chlorine (calcium hypochlorite). Should I use that (and how much) or should I use the chlorine bleach. The pool calculator says we should add 167 oz of 6% bleach.

We originally added 6 lbs of stabilizer.

They recommended a copper treatment for the algae. Should we use it?

The pool person also stated that it takes a month for stabilizer to show up on the test. Do we need to add more or was she right??