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Posted last year about our new doughboy pool, above ground 21 foot. Water stayed great all year, Got lazy at the end of the year, stopped running pump (light bill was high!) Never covered it over winter. Now its deep green. Has pinestraw, leaves. Even found a dead squirrel floating. Now its...

Seems to me to be a "cut it too early" issue, and a new liner should be installed.

I would have needed a new liner because of the bullet holes from attempting to shoot that spider with a rifle.

Sure thing..

Ah..my bad lol..I see what went wrong. I was referring to the ease of just plugging the vacuum into the skimmer through the flapper door...."inserting and removing" they thought I meant the skimmer lid.....clarified!

Here is a photo of it as it was filling, just realized I never put one up. I build decks...so this one here I intend on taking out the rails, extending out and then coping into the pool and then doing an elevated maybe 4" wide walkway around the pool then wrap around steps down to this level you...

I have an idea, and will post it up when I am done...!

Really? All my stuff is brand new! My skimmer lid has the tabs and you push the handle towards the pool to unlatch them then take the lid straight up...no issue. Its how I get the skimmer basket out to clean out bugs...

I plan to build a ramp this weekend...we have the pool in place near the existing deck but I havent been able to start the new pool deck...So for the time being Im gonna build a long walk up ramp off the existing deck to the pool..(2' difference) and at the end have a 4'x4' platform for them to...

Seems to me that the way I have been doing it is easier, no turning the pump on/off just insert/remove from the skimmer when Im done...

Sideways pics! Yippee!

Was at 91...used spray fountain two nights in a row to get it to 80..too cold. So I did the water hose trick to get it to 86/87....which is where we like it.

So I have this port/skimmer too and its called a vacuum port but theres no suction on it? I always go into the skimmer through the flapper door and insert my vacuum attachment directly to the port in the bottom of the skimmer....

I am one who cant leave anything alone. I always have to modify or tweak something. I realize most people with an above ground pool we are limited on what we can do with water fountains, jets, etc. But other than tapping into the return for a fountain...what else would be a safe thing to do with...

Im actually shocked to see that the 4x4s were used to support the structure, rather than 6x6.....

Sorry I haven't posted back. Everythings been great. PH was low, 2 boxes of borax got it where it needed to be. I got the CYA right and keep the FC level where it needs to be. The picture here is one from when it was filled , and the next picture was the very next day after running the filter...

Color after drops shake and 15 sec indicated 6.8

PH is low. They gave me a 2 way kito with the pool. FC is good but PH needs increased. Borax?

Got ya. I ordered the TF100 and will have it soon.

No test kit yet. Pool will be filled today. What's the best thing to do first...add what and how much?

Is stabilizer only available at a store or is there something generic that can be had elsewhere? Well co. called back and stated that the limit for copper is 1300, I am assuming these are ppm numbers, but that 3 sample homes returned a 0, 45 and a 25. The lead limit is 15 (ppm?) and returned...

The no digs are a no go around here. We have to dig footers, place minimum of 6x6 which are then notched and double 2x8 minmum joists are bolted with galvanized bolts and then the joists can sit on top of this and be cantilevered. Very strong, but labor intensive costly.

Great thanks for the prompt replies...I called the well co back and asked for the latest report and water sampling data. Ill get that info soon and report back.

Im in Middle Ga, and getting a 21' x52" Doughboy above ground this Thursday. I think the water volume is ~9500 gallons. Of course they are giving us a "starter pack" of chemicals. I think its some sort of frog system. Either way, I will fill it off a community well, which I am told by the...

I am a deck builder part time...have built up around Smyrna, Marietta. So yes, I do plan to build a deck. They are giving us loaners that come with a $200 credit once returned towards new ones. So by then, I intend to have the deck built so I can get some meant for pools w/ decks.

Hi folks. Getting a 21'x52" doughboy above ground installed Thursday. Everytime I research maintenance I come across this site so I decided to register. As Im sure I will have a question at some point. I have owned a 15"x42" intex with a salt system in the past and this is a new pool with...