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    New pressure gauge question

    Hello I just had my older pressure gauge fall off actually fall off.i guess from the rust so I got a new one installed it and now the gauge is showering a pressure of a line before 20 and with the older gauge it was like 25-30. at 30 I would back wash. What would cause the drop in pressure...
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    Pool factory liner and wall problem and question

    Goodorning this would be my third season opening my new pool we ordered from pool factory. I had it install from local pool installer now my question is. I spent the extra money on a 25 mil liner is it possible that 25 mil would have 2 holes in it? That I only noticed when the pool walls were...
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    No chlor orb and skimmer basket

    Good afternoon everyone I have question. I have a 21ft round AGP I decided to to try the no chlor orb this season as a helping hand with my chlorine. I read review l say it got like a 50/50 reviews. And why it try it if it will help with saving on chlorine. is says to put in skimmer basket I did...
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    question about self draining pool cover

    hello all i just covered my pool for the winter months comming. i have had a self draining winter cover for the past 3 seasons and it has never worked right. one of my questions is can the hose line that comes from the cover and connects to the return where the water soppsed to drain out can...
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    This cant be happening after 2 years leaking. Need advice

    Good morning all. Yesterday I was pulling weeds out from around the pool and I noticed on the bottom of the pool a rust spot on the out side of the pool wall. I touched it and I felt water on my hand then I dried it up and saw a slow but steady stream of water comming out of the pool. This...
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    21ft round agp pool heater question

    Hello all I have a 21ft round pool that's about 10,000 gallons. I would like to try and see if I can get a heater for it to extend season. In currently in New York so our summers aren't that hot only maybe for a month. I have no natural gas. My only option is electric or propane. We dont a...
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    Cloudy and algie after using opening kit

    Hello I had my pool open for 2 week's I used an opening kit and vacuumed and ran filter but I still have cloudy water and some spots of alge all over pool. I did shock it but maybe it is not enough. I did also do a setup with 1 1/2 pvc this season and my psi is between the two lines after 20...
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    Sand filter question.

    Hello all i have a question about switching my sand filter from winterized to running. This is the first time i actually did this. I decided to read up on leaving sand filter out all winter. So i drained all water from filter and switched it to winterize. Now i also set up pvc piping. So do i...
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    What to do with abg filter

    Hello I have my pool winterized. With the weather being so cold in ny now i already drained water from filter and switched it to closed position. Now is it best to put it inside shed juat to keep it away from snow and rain i always dumped my sand out but this year i thought i would keep it in...
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    Filter placement for winter

    Hello all I just finished closing up my agp. I have a question about my sand filter I spoke to the pool store by me and they said i don't need to dump sand out every year just drain the water out of it and it will be fine through the winter. So now i have my valve set at closed and i had it...
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    2 questions about closing

    Hello all I have a new pool 21ft above ground pool that I'm about to close. I have a wide mouth skimmer and I got the cover that connects to the return to drain the water from the cover. Now my question is I believe u have to drain some water from the pool to get that middle drain low enough to...
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    Pool ladder question

    Hello I have a 21x54 in round abg pool I have received and assembled the Confer Plastics A-Frame 7200 Above Ground Adjustable Pool Roll-Guard Safety Ladder. My problem is when I get to put it in the pool the outside ground is not flat the middle of the ladder looks like it's poiting forward alil...
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    Brand new pool could it be leaking?

    Hello all Just a about two weeks ago I had a 21x54 abg pool installed I slowly filled it up then had the guys come back to install skimmer and return . I didn't notice anything till now. I did hook up filter over the weekend just started running it Monday had to clean and backwash new sand. I...
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    Intex pool with hayward sand filter?

    Hello all I originally​ had a 21ft round abg pool and i got rod of it last season it was old but i did buy a new hayward sand filter and new aqua jet vaccum. We were thinking of buying a intex pool this summer the 20ft round one and i read that the filter is no good. Would my hayward work on...
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    Any thoughts on this pool and price?

    Hello what does anyone think of this pool im on a budget with replacing my old 21ft round pool Sent from my LGLS676 using Tapatalk
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    Pool factory pool question/review

    Hello im looking to order a new pool and being that places around me are expensive i found pool factory and i seen this pool 21'x54" Cameo Round Pool.just wondering if anyone has delt woth pool factory before i seen great reviews and also it anyone has ordered this pool from them. Sent from...
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    New pool extras

    Hello im interested in replacing my 21ft round pool that i took down last season. I want the same size. I see some nice ones from pool factoy but my question is. I want a 25mill liner but i also see wall foam, liner cove and floor foam i was wondering is that all needed ? Is it important to...
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    buying pool on vs in store

    hello i have been looking around for a new pool to replace old pool. its a 21ft round pool. it was here when we bought the house so im guessing it about 10 years old maybe older. i was shopping arounf for a new pool due to the rusting and liner problems i purchased a new sand filter last summer...
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    is this algae?

    this is very hard to get off my liner dont want to scrub to hard liner is old. how to clear it up vaccum brush dont pick it up. is it a stain havent been in pool yet to try and clean it off. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    quistion about haywood vareflow valve.

    hello i did a back wash hesterday evening and alot of sand was comming out via the back wasing i then rinsed it and filtered it. my question is when i added sand to the canister i covered the pipe that leads down to the legs of the filter so no sand would get in. when i installed the variflow...
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    Another rust question.

    Hello i posted a question regarding rust hole on end of pool no where near skimmer actualy on other side. Im taking care of that this weekend. Next question is skimmer dripping caused rust down the pool wall. I want to install a pool skimmer rust repair kit on it. Is that something a newbie can...
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    21ft above ground pool wall rusting. Help??

    Hello i just noticed today that the outside of my pool is rusted and its actually leaking there is a small hole in the liner. Pics are attached. Is there a way to fix this i want to get one more summer out if this pool before new on. Im in new your so our winters are cold could it been the water...
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    Pool skimmer slow drip

    Hello i have moved into a house two years ago they already had a pool set up i believe it was from 2007. I bought new filter last summer. The summer i moved in i bought a new hayward skimmer. I installed it put a beed of silacone outside of the pool around the skimmer as well.i noticed since...
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    How far can i set up pump?

    Hello all I bought a new filter system for my 21ft round pool last season. Its a hayward. I love it. I have had hoses hooked up to ut but now for this season i wanted to do pvc piping. I have a 1.5 hp motor i want to know if i set ut up three ft away from pool would i need a stronger pump...
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    Getting ready to close

    Hello all i got my solar cover off and now vaccuming pool i notice some green alge on bottom of pool i had solor cover one and ran filter everyday they are hard spots of alge. Yesterdsy i vaccumed allday now km vaccuming and filtering also want to use closeing chemicals later today. What im...
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    New pool blaster speed jet

    Good morning i decided to switch to a robot cleaner for my 21ft above ground pool it took to much time to vaccum via the filter. Its brand new i used it twice once this past weekend and when i first got it three weeks ago. the line does get tangled but im working on that fix. My question or...
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    Water tests question

    Good evening I have been getting high ph and alk results with the last tests. I have a 21 ft round pool I believe it holds 10,000 gals of water. I had to empty it and patch a whole which seems to be leaking a little still so I have to refill a few inch of water every three days or so. Now I...
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    rust around skimmer question

    hello I have recently bought a house with a pool installed in the yard. I have some work to do like find a leak, patch it and my problem I am having now is I noticed the old skimmer was broken and had rust all around it I bought a new skimmer installed it and now I still see the leak coming...