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Have an AGP with a winter cover (located in New England). Cover has a bunch of water on it, so I dropped the pump in yesterday afternoon, on top of the cover, to drain the cover. Before I did I looked through the skimmer box and the water level in the pool was about 2" below the bottom of the...

We have a 15x35-ish foot Doughboy oval that we inherited. I appreciate the responses to my post last week about rust on the walls...and seeing what I'm seeing on the outside of the pool, I am budgeting to resolve this issue after this summer. I have NO interest in waiting for this thing to...

I've had an AGP since I was a kid, and have had them in a couple homes as an adult, and never heard of one blowing out and failing until last summer, when a local family had their AGP fail and blow out. I started googling to see how it happened and learned that rust, often caused by leaks, is...

Third year with this pool, previous homeowner had it for a while. So not sure how old the components are. Opened two weeks ago - was a bit green so went through the shock/vac/clean filter routine many times. I've been down this road before so comfortable with the process. Got it clear in about...

We just bought this house late last summer, and only used the pool for a few weeks before closing it. I didn't make a note of which direction my eyeball should be pointed in. I previously have had round pools, and I just pointed them away from the skimmer box to create a circulation. On this...

We are under agreement on a home that has a Dougboy AGP installed in 2013. Obviously we had lots of questions before putting in the offer, and in the midst of the madness I forgot to ask the agent about the pool walls. We noticed when walking around that the walls bulged out in between the...

I got a used set of these on CL this past week. After cleaning them with a pressure washer, they're good as new. The instructions state that you should put sand in the white side panels to weigh the unit down, but this used unit appears empty, as if the prior owner didn't put anything in...

I'm pretty psyched, just landed a set of Confer Plastics pool steps for $75. Stock photo, but I got these: Only problem is they've been outside under a deck for a year and they're pretty nasty. I don't own a pressure washer (though I may try to borrow one), so what's the best way to clean...

I have an 18' AGP, and will be pouring a small concrete pad to hard-plumb my filter for next season. I use the BBB method, and would love to have some small cabinet or storage near the filter so I don't have to lug my toolbox (test kit, etc) and bleach bottles from the garage each time. Does...

Hi all, Here in NH, we typically open around Memorial Day. But a week or so ago, as the ice on my pool cover finally started to thaw, my cover ripped. Doesn't appear to be a leak, as the water level is right where I left it, but I did have a lot of water/ice on it for a long time. Anyways, I...

Do they mean for a given CYA level? Some of us have a shock level of 12ppm, while others are in the mid-20's or higher. Does that mean each of us has a different "safety" threshold for when you can swim? Similar topic...given a standard TF100-type kit, what other thresholds would cause one to...

Background: second year with this 15' round AGP, have never truly gotten it clear. Last year I didn't have a proper test kit so I floundered, then closed it. This year I went to open in early June and found a cracked filter. FINALLY got a new (used) cartridge filter in late June. I also went to...

I have a 15' round AGP with a new-to-me Waterways cartridge filter. Right now, the hose runs right from my skimmer box into my Hayward pump, then directly into the filter, then out to a single return. There are no shutoff valves anywhere, so when I need to clean the cartridge or do anything with...

Man, I really stink at owning a pool. Just don't have the time the last two summers. For the second year in a row, I'm the owner of a frog pond, that I'd like to try to get a couple of months out of. A broken filter slowed me down but I have a replacement and I'm ready to get started. Today, as...

Pool is a 15' round above ground. Went to set up the pool last week and found that somehow over the winter the outside of the filter had cracked significantly. Hoping to replace it on the cheap. Here are two images, one from the current pump and one from the current filter. I'm hoping I can...

I'm a pool rookie. I left my drained Hayward-Perflex EC40 in my garage over the winter, and when I brought it out last month, I noticed the outer plastic casing was significantly cracked. Not sure if someone hit it or it had anything to do with the cold weather. Can this be replaced or...

I have a Hayward-Perflex DE filter. Last week I drained the filter and refilled the DE, but I wanted to make sure I did it right. Filter says it needs 4lbs, I've read you should refill with 80% of that, or 3.2lbs. What I did was I took an old plastic cup (think gas station big gulp) and filled...

Pool info is in signature. We opened the pool to mostly clear water, and got it nice for a couple weeks back in June. For most of the last month, though, it's been so cloudy you can't see the bottom (and it's not a large pool). I'm a new pool owner (got it off Craigslist last year, installed...