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Well, I'm not sure if anyone else has a similar problem but the squirrels in our backyard are out of control. They have chewed on my BBQ knobs, the wood on our deck, etc. My biggest gripe is that they seem to love chewing on the little pull-up knob on our safety fence (Magna Latch 3). Last...

Hi everyone, Back in the fall I posted about the estimates I got for replastering as compared with an Aqua Bright install (prices are CRAZY in the mid atlantic region!). Anyway, I decided to take the plunge and go for the Aqua Bright. They started the Reno last week. So far they have blasted...

All, A friend of mine just moved into a house with a pool (I just ordered him a TF100 kit as a house warming gift) and his first question for me was about replacing his safety cover. His cover is shot with several holes in it (larger than what can be patched with the small adhesive kits) so...

Hi all, So I've read on here before that one of the symptoms of a dying SWG cell is that the salt level reads lower than reality. Knowing this could be the case I picked up a Taylor Salt test kit from TFTest kits in the spring and have been monitoring the salt levels. At the moment the SWG is...

I figured I'd share my story of stupidity for all to enjoy: So I haven't backwashed in quite a while (over a month) and my pressure gage is suspect (the face came off and the needle indicator is open to the weather), but I figured since I'll be closing next weekend and tearing apart the filter...

So, our pool is about 27 years old and I believe it has the original plaster. Supposedly it was painted 8+ yrs ago rather than being replastered so the surface is marginal at best. There are areas where the paint has come off, some black spots and metal stains on the floor and walls. After...

So after I discovered that a neighborhood kitty took a dump in our pool last night I sucked out the waste and I was planning to zap the pool with a heavy dose of Chlorine just as assurance that the goobers are gone. Unless someone thinks otherwise, I was going to pour the recommended (by Pool...

So now that I've got my pool opened for the 1st time, got all chems are dialed in and replaced the pump, I'm now trying to chip away at some of the less critical maintenance items. The next thing on my list is to replace the missing weir doors for my two skimmers (both are missing). It looks...

Hi all, Since this forum has been so helpful, I figured I'd pay back with my green to clean pics. Note, my clean pic is out of date since I scrubbed everything and the bottom is looking much better (with the exception of where some of the plaster paint has come off). I also installed my new...

Hi all, Let me apologize in advance for the long post.... So I'm 9 days into the world of pool ownership and although I think I've gotten the chems dialed in, it looks like my next big hurtle will be replacing my pump. We have a 25+ year old plaster pool and the following are the details...

Hi all, First post, first pool opening, first pool ownership..... First question, in the Northern Virginia area, does anyone have a good source for the cheapest/highest concentration bleach? I haven't done an exhaustive search but right now I'm relying on the 10% from Leslie's which is...