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The heat pump was running overnight. The temp got down to 50 or so. There was ice all around the heat pump around 10am when I checked. Hosed it off with the hose and buckets of hot water as the pool company said to do. Unit came right on. At about 2pm, it was covered again in ice. I just find it...

ok, it's 75 outside. New heat pump installed 3 days ago. Why is it forming ice on the outside & inside? Looking in from the top, the brass/copper coils have ice all over them and the outside is covered with ice/frost snow white. Needless to say, I shut it off and pool company is closed. Was...

I run my pump 24/7. We open mid April/early May and close Oct. I have pop up cleaning heads in the pool and I like a clean pool. I only have to vacume on occasion, maybe once every 2 weeks with the cleaning system running. Been doing this for 5 years now and don't really notice a difference in...

I too use knee highs for a skimmer sock and have struggled with reaching in to pull out the skimmer basket, especially the first few days after opening from winter. I just tied a shoe lace on each side of the basket, put the knee high over the basket and drop in the basket using the shoe lace as...

Don't waste your money on those skimmer socks. Go to a cheap store and buy a 10 pack of ladies knee highs, cut the top band off of them and put knee high over your skimmer basket. Works the same as skimmer socks and you get 20 skimmer basket socks for $1! I have been doing this for 2 years now...