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We live in a rural area surrounded by open fields. When we have used regular winter covers in the past they don’t even make it through winter because of wind. Even had the wind pull the cover up so hard it ripped a couple of the vertical side rails out of the ground last year. Would a micro mesh...

We live in a rural area surrounded by open fields. When we have used regular winter covers in the past they don’t even make it through winter because of wind. Even had the wind pull the cover up so hard it ripped a couple of the vertical side rails out of the ground. Would a micro mesh cover...

As noted in another thread, I'm afraid my agp may need a new liner. The pool store wants $1500 to for the liner and installation which is more money then we want to put into right now while building a new house. It looks like we can buy liners ourselves for around $200-$250 from various...

Our AGP had a leak that we have yet to be able to find and we think it may end up needing a new liner. We are planning on moving to a new home in January and considered the possibility of leaving the pool empty and then offering a credit to the buyer for the cost of having a new liner installed...

Last summer I noticed sand coming back into the pool but decided to wait till spring before opening to try and fix it. I took the sand and laterals out today to look for cracks. I didn't see any cracks in the laterals themselves but there are what appear to be cracks around the parts that hold...

I use the BBB method and my water always looks great and my chlorine levels are good but the walls on a little over half my poo(24' round) is always covers with brown stuff. I'm assuming it's dirt and grime and not algae but I don't know any more. It is all over the wall in the direction...

I've got an older Hayward sand filter that came with the pool when we bought the house and it is blowing sand into the pool via the return line. Is it possible to fix it somehow or does it need to be replaced?

Just purchased a Hayward aquacritter and having some trouble. After a few minutes the pump starts having a low water level like enough water is not coming through. It's a Hayward 1 hp pump so I think it should be plenty strong. Any thoughts on what's going on? Question 2) the instructions say...

Just purchased a Hayward aquacritter and having some trouble. After a few minutes the pump starts having a low water level like enough water is not coming through. It's a Hayward 1 hp pump so I think it should be plenty strong. Any thoughts on what's going on? Question 2) the instructions say...

I have a 24' round agp with 1hp hayward pump and a Hayward sand filter. I cannot get sufficient circulation throughout the whole pool. The side opposite the direction the eyeball points always ends up with standing dirt on the floor and filthy walls. The side the eye points stays clean. I've...

I have a 24' round agp with 1hp hayward pump and a Hayward sand filter. I cannot get sufficient circulation throughout the whole pool. The side opposite the direction the eyeball points always ends up with standing dirt on the floor and filthy walls. The side the eye points stays clean. I've...

We have a 24' round above ground pool in central Indiana. The house included a old propane heater but the pilot will not light and with the cost of propane I'm not sure it's with having someone come to try and fix it. So I was wondering if there are any relatively simple to install solar heating...

We live in a wide open area surrounded by fields and tend to get a lot of wind which makes solar covers difficult to keep in place. They always want to blow to one side of the pool or blow off making them not worth the effort. We have a 24 foot round pool. We bought a new cover last year that...

We have a leak in our pool. Losing 1-2 inches per day but have been unable to find the leak. We tried using the leak dye but not luck. Just put some "fix a leak" in it today and am hoping it fixes the leak(s) but if not may have to go with a new liner. Local pool stool said it cost around 2k...

Opened the pool last week and discovered we have a leak. Losing about 1-2 inches per day. The pool was drained to just below the return all winter and didn't appear to be losing water so either it is a new leak that just appeared or the leak is higher than the return. No visible leaks on any of...

The pool that came with our house also has a Hayward H150 heater next to it. The previous owners said they never used it and we have not used it since moving it, so it likely has not been used in 6 years. Do you think that it should still work at this point in time? Is there anything we should...

We are working on getting our pool up and running and everything is looking good except the water is kind of cloudy. It's clear enough we can see the bottom of the pool but it is not as clear as it was before we added water this year. I've also noticed that the cloudiness becomes worse after...

We are nearing the end of our first of pool owners (existing pool, new home) and things have went well this summer. Now it's time to start planning for closing. We moved in last fall and had a winter cover on the pool which ripped off several times and nearly took the side of the pool with it...

Our First spring with pool and the water is looking good as are all the numbers except ph. Ph always wants to float up and stay around 8. We can get it down to about 7.6 with muriatic acid then it's back up to 8 again in a few day. So far this spring I've used a large container of ph down and a...

So it's our first year with the pool and we are wondering about when it will be enough to swim. What's the minimum water temp you guys wait for before getting in an outdoor pool?

I got the Taylor test kit today with fas/dpd and am wondering about the safety of the chemicals. They all have warning labels and the msds says to wear gloves and a mask for the powder for example. Are these things actually dangerous in normal usage? Does anyone where ppe? Second question are...

I've been reading a lot in here but would appreciate some specific feedback in my case. We moved in the fall so this is our first time opening the pool. Water was pretty darn clear when the winter cover came off but a little low (8 inches below return) because we accidentally pumped out some...

So our winter cover has blown off and torn and we are starting to get some warm temp days out so I was thinking about getting the pool the rest of the way filled up and opening it for the year. But I am not sure if we can because of the temp swings. For example the highs are in the 70s the next...

In our latest wind storm the cover blew off and along with it went a piece I am going to call a rail cap (see included picture). It covers and connects where to rail sections intersection (piece with Jacuzzi name in pic). The one that is blew off appears to be long gone and after a quick...

Our first winter with a pool has been a pain. We bought a heavy duty winter cover with cable winch. We live in the open in the country and within a few weeks the cable had ripped cover blew half way off and ripped a couple do top pool rails off. Fixed it and out it back on. Later in the winter...

We moved into our new house in late September and closed the above ground pool in October. Pumped water level down below the return and covered it with a solid tarp like cover. A few weeks ago I checked the water level when I changed a seal around the return that was worn out and the level was...

Looking for guidance connecting my pump to filter. I have a bunch if the white flexible PVC? Stuff seen in the included pic. From the skimmer to my pump is hard pipe with a screw on connection. My outlet on my pump has a barbed connector as seen in the background of this picture. My filter has a...

We would like to purchase an automatic pool cleaner for our 1st year with our agp but don't kmow which kind is best. Here are the options we are looking at but are also open to other suggestion. 1) aquabot rover jr -robot cleaned-$280 2) Polaris 65- pressure side cleaner- $170 3) kreepy...

Are the clear ones worth the extra money? They are supposed to heat better? Will they let extra chlorine burn off. What thickness should I get? I don't what something that is going to tear too easy but not something too heavy to move easily.

I already have a basic OTO/PH test kit at home so I am trying to decide if I need the TF-100 or the TF-50? The only differences that I caught for sure is the TF-100 includes the basic test kit I already have as well as more solutions to complete more tests...but since these things expire over...