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Rubber snakes. I had 4-6 scattered around the edge of the pool. Worked like a charm.

Re: Where can I shop for rectangular above ground pools onli Question... is it worth it or possible to get a vacuum robot for these? Do the robots work w/ a soft sided pool?

Re: Where can I shop for rectangular above ground pools onli Good to know. What state you in, if you don't mind me asking?

Re: Where can I shop for rectangular above ground pools onli I guess I should also clarify, I live in PA, where we do get snow and ice during the winter months. If you leave yours up, what conditions does it face? But thanks for the info!

Re: Where can I shop for rectangular above ground pools onli Do you take the soft sided pools down every year, and have to fill them each season?

Got it crystal clear, and am keeping it that way. Kids got to enjoy it this weekend. The liner has pulled away more this season, as the vinyl shrinks. Sad, but it may be the last year for the pool. Can't afford to replace it. :(

By the end of last year, I had a pattern down, every 2-3 days I would add 'so much' bleach and it was crystal. If I ever tested, it was right where I expected. (I had a lot of CYA last year, so I kept it around 6.) This year, after lowering the water and adding new, my CYA is a little lower, so...

Re: Where can I shop for rectangular above ground pools onli Is that a soft-sided pool? How are those? Do you have to take it down every season?

Never ignore checking the pool for a week. We had a lot going on last week, and left the solar cover on the pool. Every time I walked by I saw it was still blue and said, I'll have to check the chemistry later. Friday AM, still blue, Friday evening... green. I'm beating the bloom back into...

I guess if it's above ground, it doesn't really matter the shape, but I'd like to find an above ground pool that's rectangular. I'd do an in-ground, but they're out of my range right now. I've seen info about the Kayak pools, but no pricing. Who else makes rectangular pools?

The floor of the pool, as in, the bottom and slopes of the deep end. Is it just sand? Or is that cemented? How is it done?

I'm considering a DIY project. I have friends who are electricians, and I've done some in-house electrical. Plumbing I'm not afraid of either. It's mostly the digging and cement I'd be worried about. I like the Royal site. (http://www.royalswimmingpools.com/construction.htm) Are their any good...

They were saying $1500 for the liner, and the rest would be to re-level and all the work to install. It would have to be seamed together. Still, another friend said that pool company was pricey. I'd really like to wait a couple years and see if I could do an in-ground kit.

First off, I hope nobody takes offense to the donation link, it was a tongue-in-cheek kind of thing. Seriously... I didn't realize kits were so in-expensive. I looked here: http://www.royalswimmingpools.com/Polymer-swimming-pool.htm The 16'x32' (w/ 2' radius corners) looks tempting, I'd love a...

So, the Pool guys tell me it will be $3500 to replace my liner for my 15'x30' above ground pool since the frame is old and it would have to be a custom pool. I'm going to try to last a couple seasons with the liner the way it is, but I'm looking at options. I want to see what kind of a plan I...

Hmm... I'm interested... we are up north, things do freeze. I don't want my lines freezing... but could you give me more info? (Also, I'll probably need to drain it a lot to fix the liner that's getting pulled out of the track.)

Well, after a sloppy start (dumping the cover's sludge into the pool) my pool has been crystal clear all season! Didn't have to shock once (again, after the sloppy start). So, today, I brought the pool to shock level, cleaned it, pulled out the steps, and put the cover on. I didn't drain it yet...

Another one: http://thatwillbuffout.com/2010/10/02/f ... s-parties/

http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/SOPRecommendations.pdf

This pool has a fiberglass frame, and angled supports, and a deck and fence around the top. Do you still think it would cave in without the water? Also, you can see the liner issue here:

A successful first year with our pool! Yea! But the liner needs fixing. It's come out of the track at the top. We went the season like that, but I'd like to fix it. Calling around the only guy that would do it said I'd need to drain the pool out. I agree, having tried to unsuccessfully fix it...

Looks like my parents old TV sometimes did. :)

http://failblog.org/2010/07/25/epic-fail-photos-mosaic-fail/

I was told I'd pay $50 a month for pool chemicals from the pool store. I spend about $27/month on bleach. Savings? Yes.

Yea... Tiki torches would be just right. The 'pool light' we have is a 300Watt bulb. :shock: But the torches... that might be nice.

I'm pretty sure 'Slippery when wet' applies here. It may just be the nature of the material. Cement of course is more porous, and therefore offers more friction. A friend in my pool wondered if the liner could be 'epoxied', but I'm not sure what he was referring to. Perhaps I could get those...

I keep up on vacuuming my pool, the waters clean, still no overnight FC loss, so I don't think I have algae. But when moving about the pool, trying to play pool games, like volleyball and such, it's easy to lose traction. Of course, you're not going to move very quickly in the water, but I was...

Boy! What a summer so far. We've had our nephews over in the pool, 1.5 and 3.5, and they're learning to swim. (Now that they have a place to learn! :) ) Last night had our first 'non-family' cookout/pool party. Boy it was fun. The 'big' kids (adults acting like kids) had a lot of fun, and then...

I really appreciate all the help I've gotten from this forum, and all the people. Do you know of a forum this helpful about yard care and landscaping?

Yea, I'm hoping it's a cement pool. Tile or Vinyl might be a bit trickier. On the plus side, any oil dripping off the thing would lube the pump! Perhaps they were hoping to start an in-pool reef. :)