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    Winter cover for a MN winter

    Hi there, fellow Minnesotan!! I know this was posted a long time ago, but I found the thread and purchased this same cover for my AG pool. We did all the things and put the cover on a week or two ago, I just went to look at it and the middle of the cover has sank down in the water about a foot...
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    Ran out of R-0871!!!

    Argh! I ran out of R-0871 FAS-DPD. I did order some from the Taylor site yesterday but I'm not sure when it's going to get here. What can I use to test the Free Chlorine?? Should I just put a little bit of bleach in the pool each day to ensure I dont get low? Or should I go to the pool store and...
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    Rookie Mistake

    I’m just realizing now that I made a big rookie mistake. Last year was our first year owning an above ground pool. I have a sand filter that I didn’t winterize. I just drained all the water out and then closed it back up and stored it in our screen porch. 🤦🏻‍♀️ We live in MN so we have pretty...
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    Pool is filling now, wanting to be prepared!

    Hi there! I tried to see if this was posted already and in the pool school but could find it, so I apologize in advance. We just installed our 18x52 Intex above ground pool. We have a sand filter and SWG. From my understanding, once the pool is filled, I’ll test the water, put in salt...
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    New!

    Hi there! We got our first pool this spring! It’s a 18x52 Intex SWG set up. Our three kids can’t wait for it to be ready. Although we are running it to problems already. Lol We got it partially up last night but the ground is unlevel (even after hiring someone to do it) I’ve been reading the...