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I need a way to cover a pool, to block most of the light, but to keep water off the cover. Ideally I really need it to cover completely so that an animal couldn't drink out of it. Basically I need one of those nice mesh covers, but have to spend as little as possible. Could I make hundreds of...

I do have a working sand filter, however I am wanting to filter the pool faster. I don't know what my pump is rated at. I will start running it 24 hours a day obviously. I read you could add a 2nd pump, or more, to get your pool cleaner faster. Would above ground pool filters not do much...

Two years ago I had a friend helping and we used BBB. I struggled a lot with my pool last year, trying to do BBB. The same friend helped a little and during the first half of the season I was doing okay. I would mess up and it would start going green, but I'd just shock it. At the end of the...

This is my first time having to close my pool by myself. I should have checked here before I worked on it, but I didn't. I was trying to remember my friend's advice and I seem to have done some things wrong. I am not worried about getting it perfect right now, but temps are supposed to be low...

Okay, my TA is 22 or 23, and apparently for my pool it should be more like 90 (70-90). So the pool calculator tells me for a 27000 gal pool, I need to add around 26 lbs of baking soda to get it to 90. Around 18 lbs to get it to 70... is this right? Is it worth doing? Should I just get the level...

I am interested in this, or anything else that would help prevent algae in the first place: so-you-want-to-add-borates-to-your-pool-why-and-how-t4921.html But since I have algae right now, I should forget about this until I get rid of algae?

Okay, so I am still barely getting the hang of it, but I'm doing BBB. I'm to the point where I want a little more help, so a liquidator sounds good. I would go for the bigger one and do that tubing upgrade and apparently it's like $200 plus a few hours of install time by an average semi-handy...

Well, I let the pool turn green again :( So I am getting good at fixing it from the green algae state because of having to do it many times. For various reasons I need to pare it down the major concepts... What would be the main key things I need to do to avoid it going green on me? My list...

I'm still a newbie, and I screwed up and switched the valve while the pump was running. Water squirted out while switching it, and now it's not working. Initially I switched from Filter to Closed and then switched to Waste and back to Closed, before realizing the mistake. I was wondering if...

The pool store is always rushing and trying to swipe my credit card as fast as possible, and I avoid going there, but I did this time. They sold me a bottle of winter algaecide that was over $40 after tax. Should I return it and if so, what can I get? I am really needing to not waste money...

Well, I am still trying to pick out the right cover. I saw one chart where they are claiming that clear is way better than black(+blue) or silver(+blue), but I am not sure about trusting one source. Other places seem to charge less for clear compared to black or silver. Then there's...

I want to build my own heater like the one on: http://ffaat.pointclark.net/blog/archiv ... eater.html I am hoping someone here has knowledge about these things. I am not very good at DIY and working with tools and not strong. But I really need a heater and this type works for many people, so I...

My liner is old. I don't know how old, maybe 9-12 years. I believe it would be fine for years more, except that it's falling down around the edges. The concrete around the pool is somewhat broken and falling, due to the ground being uneven and slowly eroding away. Yes, I know this is a crappy...

I debated indoor vs outdoor a few times in the past and always decided to go with indoor. However, now I have less space inside due to getting a desk, etc. I am hoping to get some encouragement to spend the time and effort and put it outdoors. Maybe tips that would help avoid a lot of the...

I am going to try to follow the advice on here: turning-your-green-swamp-back-into-a-sparking-oasis-t4147.html I've read it a bunch but need to keep refreshing myself on it. And I am hoping to get a little extra help along the way in this thread. I am hoping to swim in the pool in 10 days or...

As I learned on this forum -- I was planning to scoop out as much of the solid matter as I could, then run the Dolphin and filter a bunch, check the cya levels, ph should be fine but maybe add a little to balance it, shock the pool with lots of bleach for days, etc, etc. Well that is what I...

Are there basically two types of nets that you use to scoop things from the pool, or are there other types that I need to know about? So far I just see the big "bag" looking type for scooping leaves from the bottom of the pool, and then the shallow skimmer net for scooping from the surface. I...

I was wondering if there's a list of what I would need for my pool, I thought maybe I should order it all at once. (Pool specs in my sig.) So far I have: bleach, borax I have to find somewhere and buy, baking soda. Good to have pH up from the pool store? Should I also buy the cover cleaner...

Sorry I haven't searched for this answer yet. I was wondering if there are cheap substitutes for the bottles of Pool Cover Cleaner. For solar covers and/or winter covers -- I am interested in both. Also for Spa Cover Cleaner.

I need to buy a winter cover ASAP, and I am a little confused since I haven't bought one before. I looked at some of the options and the cheaper ones are like $60-$75 and they say there is an 8 year warranty. But I read that these lower end covers only last like one year in reality...?! Then...

I want to purchase a solar cover or similar, for the purpose of helping to heat my pool obviously. And I think they are good because they help keep debris out a little bit? I looked around at what's available, and IF I buy a solar cover I want a 12 mil so it can go on a reel. And they claim...

We began vacuuming the bottom of the pool. It has a year's worth of Crud there, basically. Soon after starting to vac, the little plastic strainer gets clogged so then we have to stop the vac, go over to the hose, wash out the strainer, put it back, turn on the vac again. Then repeat. At this...

I have an inground pool, approx 25000-30000 gallons, vinyl, sand filter. I don't have current measurements to report. Last year the pool was opened, but then the filter broke, and I left the pool just sitting there, so it got very green and murky. Stupidly, I think the solar cover was on it for...