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AG 24' Round pool Deck fence surrounding pool so really hard to work on both sides of pool for 1 person. I had a steady leak but not huge in the old cracked skimmer mouth (about an ounce a minute). I got a new Hayward skimmer (SP1091WM) and my friend offered to help saying it would take about...

Thanks for the good input. I ran the filter 24/7 for the first 3 or 4 days after the initial shock and that cleared up any cloudiness I had at first. After the settling dust/dead algae problem started I shut the filter off for 2 days after vacuuming to waste (water bill!) and the pool stayed...

That is a good point. I had been neglecting the "Rinse" cycle the first 2 times and only the last 2 times have I used it. I will keep the same sand for while (maybe) and try several vacuum/backwash/rinse cycles over the next week to see if it makes a difference. Someone (my neighbor) suggested...

Thanks so much for answering. I use standard test strips and a 4-way test kit (5 drop solution bottles) to test my water. The test strips are a puzzle to read (a little) because the top and bottom are not showing a solid color but a faded shade or tint of a color so I estimate the closest...

Hi, I am new to this forum and joined because it looks like a good one. I inherited a 24' round pool when I bought this house 3 years ago. It has a Hayward S210T sand filter with a Vari Flo 711 Multivalve on top, all Hayward product. The first year I discovered (while changing the sand) that the...