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    reappearing algae

    Hi everyone. I am in year 4 of this process and it has worked fantastically thanks to this forum. This year we went away for a week and my neighbor did not keep up they way I asked. I had cloudy water and algae on the bottom on sides. I have been slamming for 3 days now and water was totally...
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    Agae with CC=0 ??

    ok What am I missing. Everything going great this year until 2 inches of rain in a day somehow threw me off. I noticed some green on the bottom so figured I was slacking a bit so brought out the official test kit (haven't needed it in a while since I was on a roll) Here is where I got confused...
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    How to bleed Air out of lines

    Hi Pool Opened crystal clear thanks to this site. :) So when I closed I completely drained everything including my sand filter tank and blew out lines. Put all plumbing back together and no leaks or cracked pipes. I used gizzmo's. They are awesome. So as I starting running the pump I tried to...
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    First pool closing questions

    Hi Sorry for the questions but after reading a ton I am confused on a few things. 4ft to 8ft deep inground vinyl liner pool. Steel structure framing. I live in Northeast PA so I expect a tough winter. Question #1) With vinyl liner do I still drain water below the skimmer or is that a problem...
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    Closing Pool with no cover

    I live in Northeast PA and have a new in-ground pool. Been totally clear all year with zero issues thanks to this forum !!!! So for closing I plan on lowering water below skimmer and returns, blowing out lines, draining filter and putting on WINTER, and undoing pvc connections and blow those...
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    New Pool Owner Starting aok so far

    Hi We just had our IG pool installed 4 weeks ago (21K gallons, vinyl liner, sand filter). Been a BBB method user for a few years now for in an above ground pool but never had it working perfectly. I think I go the groove on now but just wanted to make sure what I was doing is correct. I read...