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I have a goldline aquatrol and two solar panels. For the last two years I have been manually turning my valves to regulate the water flow to the solar panels. I am interested in purchasing a goldline solar controller but my question is if the aquatrol has lugs or terminals to provide power to...

What is a safe FCL to swim in after shocking? I shocked around 30 ppm to kill off all the algae and want to know at what FCL level can we start swimming again? My daughter wants to jump back in the pool and we only have a few days of summer left. Thanks.

I pick up my new pool a 15' Sea spray allure tonight. I plan on installing it this weekend and I am just looking for tips on the overlap liner. On my last pool I used a unibead which it like a j bead liner. The install was easy but we did have one wrinkle we could not get out so we decided to go...

Our house has an existing deck that is 14 feet wide, 12 feet deep and about 30 inches high. We would like to put our new 16 foot the pool up to the deck so we can use a deck ladder to enter the pool and be able to watch people and children in the pool from the deck. The issues we are having are...

I will be putting up a new 16 foot 52 inch above gound pool next month at our new house. I was pondering the idea of putting the black landscaping fabric down under the pool before we lay down the sand to keep weeds and grass from growing up through the liner. I would like to use the black...

I need to buy a reel for our solar cover. I would like some suggestion so I don't buy a lemon. I will need one that can be operated buy my wife so her an my daughter can swim when I am not home. Also the reel need to pivot off to the side so it is not in there way. I have seen a few on the...

This weekend was the first time we have swam in our AG pool. My daughter who is 18 months old was able to enjoy the pool for her first time. She developed a slight rash / irritation on her skim after being in the water. About an hour or two after being out of the pool and getting a shower her...

I have an above ground pool with an aquatrol SWG. The manual states to keep Calcium Hardness at 200-400. I have a vinyl pool and I remember reading that you do not need to adjust the CH for a vinyl pool. Should I just leave the level alone or is it best for the SWG to get the CH with in range...

I need to replace my skimmer and I was thinking of buying a self winterizing skimmer. The kind that have a plate that keep water from entering the skimmer so you do not have to drain your pool in the winter. Does anyone have any experience with these or should I just stick with a standard...

I have a StaRite PLM 150 cartridge filter. I read the sticky that talked about using a brass nozzle, but I has a small gas power washer (2200 psi) and want to know if I can use the power washer on it with out destroying or damaging the filter since they are very expensive to replace. Thanks.

Last night we were setting up the pool wall and the wind blew it over and created a few creases or kinks is the wall. Is there a way to remove them or reduce there appearance? Will this harm or weaken the pool? Thanks.

I am in the process of setting up my 10,000 gallon above ground pool. I have read a lot of information on these forums about water balancing. My question is what order do I balance the new water. I will be filling my pool this weekend with tap water from the city. I was thinking balance PH...

I am in the process of putting up a 15'x24' 52 inch deep above ground pool. We have cleared the sod and are currently leveling the ground. I have done allot of reading on this forum, poolforum and pool solutions. I really would like to setup a salt water chlorinator but I am having a hard time...