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    What to do before leaving on vacation

    I leave for 12 days later this week, and I'm wondering how exactly to prepare the pool for this. I've currrently got the pool balanced so I just add 1 full bottle of bleach every 2-3 days, usually 3. So can I just so OK, put in 4 bottles of bleach, throw the solar cover on, and be good...
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    How much Chlorine are you using right now?

    I'm in Oklahoma City, and this week has been hot (high 90's) and humid. And my pool gets pretty direct sunlight from fairly early morning until about 5:30-6, when it starts to get shade, but isn't totally shaded until after 8PM So not the best conditions for keeping chlorine in the pool. But...
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    Sand coming out of filter

    SO opened my pool 2 weeks ago, and it has just been a constant battle the whole time. First some of the air mattresses we keep the cover off the water with deflated, and we ended up with puddles and leaves on it, and mixing into the pool water (my fault, could have stayed more on top of it). SO...
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    New pool owner - Shock worked, Floc not working

    Hello, we purchased our house last winter and with it the 24' above ground pool. It was closed for the winter when we moved in, and the previous owner took good care of it (we saw it opened when we first looked). However I stupidly uncovered it 2 weeks ago and just let it sit before I did...