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My kreepy krawly does a GREAT job on 1/2 of the pool, the deep end. The shallow end appears to never be touched. Anyone have any ideas or little hints that will make it clean the entire pool? Without doing the shallow end it is pointless to use the thing at all. if not, I have a kreepy krawly...

opening for the first time does it matter if the filter is empty of water? (de filter) would it help if I filled it up with water? Thanks for all the replies!

My pump is up a hill from my pool approx 20 feet away, 6 feet higher than the pool itself. I have only had the pool 2 yrs and the first year I had it opened by someone else. Is there a secret to getting a pump primed in this configuration? When opening the pool, should I attempt to fill the...

Still here, trying to figure out why I wanted to move back to the midwest :cry: Pool is closed up, I think about it daily because I closed it myself for the first time this year I hope everything stays tight!

My whole pool surface turns yellowish brown except for a checkerboard pattern where I assume there is some type of fiberglass seaming or taping

Our water contains a ton of iron so I am constantly adding sequestrant to prevent and ascorbic acid to remove stains. My question is this, the metal sequestrant wraps the iron and keeps the iron disolved. I continue to add iron to my pool every time that I add water.. How do I get this iron...

I had that happen to me and I took the battery and sim card out and put the phone in the oven at 150 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours.. the phone worked great after that!

I really like the looks of it but on mine, the styrofoam forms slipped in a few places and once that happens, theres not much you can do so mine taks a dip of a few inches in a couple of places. It really stands out like a sore thumb to me.

What exactly is polyquat and what other names does this go under? Is there a non pool store version? Thanks

very elegant setting. I like the addition of the street lamp style lighting!

Anyone ever have one of these air filled domes over their pool? http://rontimco.com/poolpg.htm Is it easy / cheap to heat in the winter time? Are they difficult to keep installed? Good / Bad / indifferent? Thanks!! Mike

Poolio, maybe you should switch to decaf Often those with money are constantly being frugal, those without money spend like there's no tomorrow wanting to portray something that they are not. You don't always get what you pay for 'nuff said. My simple question was whether or not there was an...

All things being equal, what's everyone's choice for a cheap metal sequestrant? I use it often as our water has a ton of iron in it. It would be great to find a place online to get it on the cheap. There seems to be common household equivalants to just about everything, I guess that's no so...

so not much can be done then? I don't mind watering the area while it is germinating but I can't water the whole yard after the grass takes off. I had hoped that there would be a drought resistent grass that would look decent

I understand that this is some nasty stuff, I have started using it instead of the dry acid based on folks on this forums recommendations to reduce my ph every 3-4 days. Are there any known problems with long term use?

They had to build my yard up quite a bit when they put in my pool and it seems that I have very little topsoil, then clay on top of gravel around my pool. I have put approx 140 pounds of ky bluegrass seed down and it takes off after a few weeks only to die after 10 -15 days. I'm assuming it's...

I may be wrong but the BBB method doesn't have anything to do with calcium, BBB is sanitation / PH Even using BBB method you will still need to add certain chemicals to your pool i.e. Calcium, Metal Sequesterant, Stabilizer, etc. The calcium prevents your liner from becoming brittle I believe. Mike

http://www.amazon.com/Ascorbic-Acid-Pow ... 620&sr=1-1 Amazon dot com has it... not sure how much to ship as I haven't added it to cart . If that's a good price I guess I'll move on it. Anyone else got a cheap link? Mike

I'm looking for a decent source for Ascorbic acid, I have to use this fairly frequently as we have a lot of iron in our water. I have found it online at 3Lbs for approx $27.00 Anyone got a good source that is cheaper? Thanks!!! Mike

Thanks for the replies, the outdoor temp is reading a good 10-12 degrees over what a normal outdoor thermometer reads.. It's really not a huge issue but it is kindof annoying. I will look when I get home for the temp probe and see if I can find it. 'is it just a small wire attached to some...

Anyone know if there is a way to calibrate - recalibrate the thermometer in my Goldline unit? The reading is several degrees high . Thanks. Mike

Plus those blue/purple lights they use are very romantic

Did you do all the work yourself or did you have to contract it out? Looks great! I really like the colors you chose

I was pool stored into buying calcium for my fiberglass pool because I was told that it would etch the fiberglass if I didn't have it in there. My calcium was zero and they sold me on buying a 20 pound bag.. I agree, getting people to buy stuff they don't need is wrong and they need to be...

I have concrete cantilever coping which hangs over the edge 2" or so. My wan't sealed when the pool was put in and I haven't a clue about concrete whatsoever. Does it need to be sealed? Will it erode away in a few years from all the splashing water and waves when jumping in? If so can anyone...

I have read that all the jets are to point in the same direction for best circulation. Is this true? with a rectangle pool I have 2 jets on a short edge and 1 on a long edge directly accross from the skimmer, they all just point to the middle of the pool. Mike

Yeah, we get lots of critters in the pool. Geese, snakes, and frogs. The deer have gotten a drink from it but the oddest one was a mole, I never would have guessed that moles could swim but he was having quite a good time! As for the stairs, prior there was nothing there and the land is a...

Yes we are very rural. There are no neighborhood kids to speak of. Our house is surrounded by woods so if you are in our back yard, you pretty much need to be invited! As for the fence, We have drilled and drilled and continue to drill my youngest (4) about the dangers of the pool. She...

Nice... what did you do to your concrete? It looks almost like how you would orange peel drywall then paint it.

Found It! Lowes had it, I was lucky enough to talk to a young lady who knew what it was. I looked in the pool section but it was actually in the paint section next to the paint thinner!