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There was a leak in the pool near the area of the light. I couldn't figure out exactly where so I attempted to remove the light. The light did not want to cooperate and I ended up trying to pry it off with a screwdriver. That didn't work so I got my husband to saw it off. Obviously it won't be...

Our pump went out and we had to replace it. My husband took off the old one and hooked the new one into the plumbing. He did it as soon as we got it, and said it was amazingly easy, but then stated I needed to read the manual because there was something about grounding in there and he didn't...

For unknown reasons my jet is now facing a different direction. How could this happen? No one touched it. Thanks!

The hose from my pump to my filter developed a hole, so I bought a new one. The three foot hose turned into a 5 foot hose when I turned on the pump. The pressure stretched it out. I went back and bought what was supposed to be a high pressure hose that I was assured would not expand, and was...

i think I have a leak in my pool. I have a bottom drain. Can I close the skimmer valve and run the pump using only the bottom drain while I watch the water fall to find the leak? Thanks as always for help!

I have not needed help with my pool chemistry in a long time because of the great people here! I thought I was well educated on pool chemistry, but this is all new to me. We installed a new pool liner in May and the chemicals were balanced. Then...we have only been swimming once in the past...

1. When I turn the handle on my sand filter it makes clicking noises. It didn't used to. Is this a problem? 2. I am using Wanda the Whale to clean and there are a little bit of pine needles on the bottom. Not much but enough to clog the pump basket. When I empty the basket and start to run the...

My husband wants to extend the backflow hose. He is also talking about digging a trench and making a longer run with pvc pipe. He wants it to go about 120 feet back. Is this do-able? We have a 1 1/2 HP pump. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Has anyone used this? It says it can keep out nut grass which the Happy Bottom can't. Is it a hard enough to keep out chewing bugs like termites and ants? Thanks!

We fought several tiny holes in the bottom corner of the liner last year. Patched and patched. It seems we have more as we are losing water in that same area (ground wet). Pool installer said it was probably ants or termites. The house next door to us had termites, and we did have the area...

When I got home today I noticed the pool was way too low. I ran out, turned off the pump, and saw water pouring out at ground level. I grabbed my patch kit, jumped in, and found a thin line about 1 1/2 inches long. Immediately after I put the patch on, it opened up into a hole. I put down a...

Could I put a chlorine floater up under my steps to help prevent algae growth under there? I have three sets of steps so I struggle with algae under there. I would use chlorine only tablets in them to prevent my CYA from going up. Whatcha think?

I couldn't figure out why I was using so much liquid chlorine (put in 2 jugs of 2 1/2 gallon 10 percent before I went out of town for 2 days) until I tested my CYA (which was around 50) and now it is 0. FC was also 0 but that's no surprise with fun sun, 90 degree temperatures, and 0 CYA. Is...

We have had a small leak in our pool but have not been able to find it...until yesterday. It is at the bottom corner of the pool. There seems to be a metal bar and pieces of it stick up and made the small hole. You can feel about a six inch section of thin metal rod and the sand in the area...

Our pool is only one and a half years old. Recently we have been losing water quickly. It stops at the same part of the skimmer. The dirt off to one side of the skimmer (an area about six feet wide) is wet. I don't see anything leaking. Nothing is wet but the dirt. I did the bucket test and a...

Is it ok to store it in the attic? The only other option is in an outside closet. Thanks!

I knew we were going to have some rain so I had drained to pool some to prepare. That is what I usually do so the pool won't overflow, which sucks when it doesn't rain as much as they say it will. Well, we got 8 inches of rain in about 2 1/2 hours yesterday. It was insane. I freaked out when I...

I have read some other posts about solar covers but I still have a few questions that I would love some help with. 1. If I buy the 12 mil clear, can I leave it on day and night or does it have to be removed every day? 2. How does the skimmer and return work with the cover on? Can you run the...

I have been thinking that I have a pollen problem because my overnight FC test had a zero drop, I have no CC, my white wedding cake steps keep turning yellow, the pool water is clear unless the gunk gets stirred up, I saw nothing green when I sucked up a spot into a turkey baster, and because we...

I would like some help in trying to figure out just how much my pool pump is costing me to run. We have reduced our AC usage quite a bit (3 degrees higher during the day and 4 degrees higher at night) but our electric bill has gone up a lot! I need to get a grip on what costs what so I can...

I have an above ground pool with three sets of wedding cake steps and I live in North Florida 5 miles from the coast (but in the woods...such a contradiction :roll: ). One day in the winter months it will be a high of 60. The next day it will be a high of 80. Most days the high is at least 70...

Will a sand filter be able to catch pollen or should I use that stuff that makes small particles clump? The pollen is really bad here. I just brushed my steps a few hours ago and they are yellow again! I'm not sure if when I vacuum and skim the filter is catching the pollen or if the pollen is...

How strong is typical above ground pool? Can I swim laps, as in flip and push off the wall to go to the other side? Thanks!

Can anyone please direct me to a link for a weather site that provides information that is up to date on lightning strikes? I somehow ran across one on weather.com but haven't been able to get to it again, but it was about an hour behind anyway so that is not good enough. We have these sudden...

I recently read a post that gave a great reason (for those whose electric rates are the same all day and night) to break up the times you run your pump into two sections. It makes sense that there would be less time the pool is uncirculated if I run the pump from 6-11 am and again at 6-11 pm...

I did an overnight FC test and lost no chlorine, and we have high pollen alerts in my area pretty much every day for most of the year and this has been happening since I got the pool a few months ago, so I'm pretty sure the stuff I find in the bottom of my pool is just collected pollen. Now...

It is hard to read my pressure sometimes because of the water bubbles on the glass (or plastic, whichever it is). There isn't water pooling in the bottom, there are just water bubles kinda like your house windows can get when it's real humid outside but cool in your house. Is this ok? Is there...

I went out of town for 5 days and came back to a milky/green pool. Next time I will just use the tablets instead of hoping my husband will add chlorine. Anyway, I've shocked the Crud out of it and it is getting better quickly, I just have a question: I keep getting dark colored lines/clumps of...

I have the TF100 test kit. I have a very hard time matching the colors of the pH. The color I get when I test my water is never any of the options (7.5, 7.8, 8.2) and I just have a hard time guessing whether it is 7.7 or 8.0. I'm pretty sure it is high, I just don't know by how much. In an...

Our water temperature is up to around 93 degrees, and it is supposed to be even hotter here over the next few days so I imagine the pool temperature is going to keep going up. I've seen people talk about fountains to cool the water and about using jets. I only have one return to my pool (I...