Recent content by Lowarea

I need to change the liner in my 21,000gal IG pool. I've just begun researching ways to temporarily save the pool water during pump out and reuse. The liner change out will be quick, so the storage is very short term. I see that water storage bags can be rented in some parts of the country...

Planning to install solar this season. I've read many reviews on TFP for two of the brands I'm interested in (Aquatherm and Vortex) but I can find very little about Hi-Tec Solar panels. Any reviews or comments? I'm planning on installing 8 - 4 x 12 panels with 2" headers, including a solar...

How well do they drain when it comes time to winterize? I've not seriously considered horizontal runs for that reason, but maybe I should. Nice setup btw.

Just finished trying to work out the wrinkles on the bottom and the looseness along the wall and floor in the shallow end. I made no real progress. The wrinkles came right back. There is definitely water still trapped behind the liner and pool wall and floor. It is most obvious in the...

After heavy rains all week and a big down pour two nights ago I came home yesterday to a floated liner. (see pics) I've reasearched on this site, but I didn't come away with a consensus on what to do next. It seems some say wait and it may go back, others suggest trying to pump water out...

I used a filter additive (forgot which one) that my PS carried and it did the trick. I had a slight off color in the deep end that I tried to convince myself was my imagination as I wanted to stop the shock process because all the other criteria was met. I filtered and maintained shock...

Thanks for the posts. I'll check out the jet ski. The rounded nose makes sense.

Life threw my 6yr old son a curve last week when on the first day of summer vacation he broke is forearm...add to that the fact that this is our first summer in a our recently purchased home with a ig pool. The pool is ready thanks to TFP, but he's largely sidelined because of the cast. We...

Do you have an update? I have a similar situation. What did you end up using?

why do you suspect an ammonia problem? My circumstances are similar to yours and I'm new to opening a pool as well. I'm asking simply to learn more. My opening is going well. Still at shock levels but FC and Cc is stabilizing.

Thanks. Tested FC=6.5 and CC=1.0 CYA=0 with about 2.5# stabilizer dissolved as of 5am. I'll continue trying to raise and maintain FC while the stabilizer dissolves. All the while vacuuming and scrubbing. It looked pretty good this morning but it's a clear sunny day today. I'll be...

I'm new to pool ownership and opening a pool that was not opened last year. There is a brown layer coating everything and there was a modest amount of leaves/pine needles and debris in the deep end. I spent time this weekend cleaning out the heavy stuff. So last night I began vacuuming the...

I got the cover off and the pump/filter working today and should be in good shape to open for good next weekend. I recovered the pool to keep debris out while I learn to test the water and round up supplies. The pool was not used last season and had cover on all winter. I have a layer of...

Thanks for the info! Can I get liner lock at the local pool store? Should it be installed all the way around the pool and should I pull out any other bead trim I find? I'm not sure how the liner is held in place.

I'm new to pool ownership and psyched to get it opened in a few weeks. I'm getting more confident about a successful opening thanks to the many resources on this site. I've read pool school a few times and have poured over many posts. I just purchased the house in mid winter and know the...