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    Dirt in pool

    We had a flash flood here on Sat evening and a river of dirt/mud ran into my pool and turned my crystal clear water into this! I've read several posts here and decided to try and let it settle and vac to waste to try and clear it. Since Sat I've cleaned out the debris with a leaf rake, let it...
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    Help, floating liner

    All, This my second season with a pool. When I opened it this weekend I found a significant portion of the liner floating, mainly along the walls approximately 2-3 feet below the water line. I drained about 6-8 inches of water when I closed last November. I believe the liner is approximately...
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    Leak at pump junction

    Found a small leak at the junction of of the 1.5" PVC where it exits my pump. It appears to be a threaded connection. Is it possible to simply unscrew the connection and either replace or add teflon tape and retighten? Or, should I plan to cut the PVC, remove the threaded connection, replace...
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    Tear in automatic safety cover

    I've never owned a pool before, bought a house this year that had a pool installed in 2004. This website has been a great resource in helping take care of it so far, thank you! It is a Pacific Pools pool and automatic safety cover. One side has a rip or tear in the material that holds the...
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    Help with possible mustard algae!

    New to forum, just bought a house this year with pool, first time pool owner with long story! Pool had green algae upon opening with pool guy, he shocked with diclor, ran SWG randomly at about 20% at his recommendation, only occasionally tested pH and FC with OTO kit, usually above 5 ppm FC and...