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I’m in CT. The pool is still closed with a cover on it. It’s a 26,000 gallon pool. I have a visible leak on the side of the pool. I’m loosing about 3/16 of an inch of water over a 10 day period so it’s not a huge leak. I’ve pulled the cover open enough to look at the area of where the leak is...

So I’ve had this pool for 8 years now. It’s an agp. I’m in CT so the pool will freeze a foot or 2 thick in the dead of winter. I’ve been gone for a month and now have to get it closed before winter. We already had snow and temps of 24 while I’ve been gone. Anyway I’ve always used the plastic...

I have a 26,000 gallon agp. I want better filtering than the sand filter I have. Is there anything I need to be aware of when looking at cartridge filters for this? I was going to try and find something used.

I have a 21x43 AGP with a 7 ft deepend. It was installed in 2012. So it looks like the skimmer has a small leak I haven’t noticed and there is rust forming. Also on one of the oval ends at the bottom there is some rust forming. So I’m looking for some advice and experience anyone else may...

So starting to think about opening the pool this year. Looking around I’m seeing about half of the wall around the bottom of the pool is starting to rust from where it sits in the track working it’s way up. Also one corner of the skimmer hole is rusted. It doesn’t spread to be leaking at this...

Im just getting the pool going this year. Its been open for 2 weeks now but we haven't been in it yet. The water is clear. Mainly I'm wondering if I should bump my CYA up and my PH? Numbers as of now: FC 5.5 CC 0 TA 80 CH 30 CYA 20 PH 7.2 I just added the Luiquidator to my system when I...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this but I'm sure someone will move it if needed. Anyway I have to find a solution to my problem before I can open my pool this season. Due to some life changing events I need to figure out how to add bleach to my pool automatically. For work I...

I just read the oclt section how to perform. It didn't really answer my question directly so I thought I would ask. Does the oclt need to be done at an FC of shock level or can it be done from any FC level? The directions say to just test it after no sun and at least 30 mins after chemical...

Everything has been fine until yesterday. I took the solar cover off since it had been on the last few days and put my robot in to clean up the pool. I usually robot clean it once a week. I didn't even pay any attention to the water clarity. We came home yesterday afternoon to a clean pool but...

We opened the pool a few weeks ago. All is well so far with the look of the water. I just wanted to post our numbers to see what the experts thought. We are unsure if we need to adjust the ph still? I think all else is fine. We added stabilizer and borax right after it was opened to get the ph...

I did a little research on the subject but didn't come across what I was looking for yet. 2 things: 1. Will regular PVC threaded fittings from had or lowes work on my filter, skimmer, and return? 2. I want to add a second return. Any suggestion on the best way to drill the hole without dumping...

We have had it for a week now and used it a few times. We ran it on the 3 hour timer the first time and was amazed at how much it picked up. Now we just throw it in on the 1 hour timer every now and then to keep the pool sparkling clean on the bottom. Even with our 7 foot deep end it seems to...

In the pool calcuLator it says to maintain the FC for our pool between 4 and 8. So what does this mean and what do you guys do? Since this is our first full summer with the pool we are still learning a lot and trying to figure it out. I have figured out that depending on the day we loose...

The wife and I are kicking the idea around of getting a robot for routine cleaning. I can't stand seeing stuff laying in the pool and usually spend 30 min every time I get in the pool just trying to gather stuff with the leaf net. I'm thinking the robot would be great for this. Weare looking...

I have a few questions since I'm new to this. The deal was I build it and you maintain it. Well she has been working more than me lately so I have started to get more involved maintaining it to help out. But it is driving me nuts! We had the algae problem a few weeks back and it took a few...

We have a 21x43 agp and it came with only 1 skimmer and return. We haven't had it a full year yet but it just seems to me that if we had 2 skimmers at least and maybe just the 1 return we would get much better flow,movement, and filtration. Right now it seems we always have stuff floating on...

Well, after a 2.5 mo install, we finally have water in the pool. But now what do I do? My husband and I have been lurking on this website for well over 3 months now and are going the BBB way. So after lurking for so long and reading everything I could find on BBB, I thought I would know what...

I started this project the beginning of June with clearing 12 trees and digging up the stumps. I still, as of today, do not have the wall up. This project is taking everything I have. We have hit so many obstacles along the way. The latest this weekend was the discovery of the builders...

Well..............the project has begun. I am 1 week into my 21X43 AGP with hopper liner. I just poured the concrete footers yesterday for the deep end side uprights. So here is my question for planning ahead. I have a dig sheet for the beaded hopper liner, but am wondering if this is the...

My wife just bought a 21x43x54 agp with a hopper. I am the lucky one who gets to install this thing. We have never had a pool before. I am looking for someone who may have done a hopper install before that can point me in the right direction, and maybe have some pics, and advice! I hope! Thanks