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    Above Ground Solar Cover Reel

    That's the one! I found it for less than $300, so I don't mind spending the money. The issue is not only is it a pain to take off and fold it up daily, but my wife has a hard time doing it while I'm working. This may make it easier for my wife to take off the solar cover as well. Do you know if...
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    Above Ground Solar Cover Reel

    I know this is an OLD post, but we have had our 27' round above ground for 3 years and pulling off the solar cover and folding it up ever year/day is driving me nuts! I am thinking of this reel, but would also love to see some pics of your installs. Thanks in advance!
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    Lets hear your pool critter stories.

    Now to plant leaves at the bottom of the pool and ask my wife if she wants to sit quietly poolside. :whoot:
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    Lets hear your pool critter stories.

    At $26/gallon, it did just that!
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    Lets hear your pool critter stories.

    Geez. I feel like I just got spanked. I'm obviously a newbie, and yes, I tripled the amount of shock powder that would normally be used. This was at the direction of the pool company whom I called after I found the dead, bloated skunk. Their reasoning was to kill off anything the animal might...
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    Lets hear your pool critter stories.

    We've had our pool since May and found our first casualty 2 days ago. I took the solar cover off to get ready for the day, and found a dead skunk floating by the side. We used the pool last on Saturday evening and covered it around 9 PM. We didn't use it on Sunday due to bad weather. Then found...
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Re: Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & quest Thanks. The girls loved it at 50 degrees while it was filling. Such a great memory. The chlorinator was the way all companies told me to go. I can dial it up or down dependant on how my free clorine tests. That's what we did. I'm...
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Re: Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & quest Mike... The pics show up, so I'm not sure why you can't see them. Odd. Actually, the "pool School" we went to didn't try to sell us chemicals and actually told us what we need, how to test, and we could get our chemicals anywhere we...
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    Hello from a pool newbie!

    Hi all... Just a quick hello to a pool newbie. Our girls weren't into our boat anymore, so we sold it and got into a Distinction LX 27' round x 52". An in-ground just wasn't in the budget, but our girls are loving every minute of the new pool and watching it all come together. The install...
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions No Woody, they won't. It only temporary as well. We have a nice deck going in in a couple weeks. Thanks for the concern.
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Re: Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & quest Water and weed border installation as of 10 June. The actual work was completed between 18 May and 03 June. 75 12" border bricks ready top lay. I'll probably need 30 or 40 more after getting these home. 4 yards of stone delivered...
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Re: Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & quest Thanks Mike! Girls are 9 and 7 and were tired of boating and really only liked to swim and forego the tubing and rides. Although we are not complete, they are loving it! The company we bought the pool from had a free "Pool School"...
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Re: Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & quest Here are the pics of the install as of 10 June. The actual work was completed between 18 May and 03 June. 12 tress felled and counting during Fall 2011 and Winter 2012. Pool area dug out w/ Bobcat and clay/silt mix ready to be...
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    Sold our boat for our first pool-Install process & questions

    Hi alll... I'm a newbie here and a now retired boater. We sold our boat because the girls wanted a pool more than a boat. Since an in-ground pool was beyond our budget, we went for a 27' round at 52" high. I know I'll have questions and wanted to start a thread to show the install process. We...