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    Not getting water flow

    My 3rd or 4th year opening the pool. Just hooked up my pump to sand filter yesterday and having an issue. I see water climbing the hose from the pump to the sand filter but not getting any water to come out no matter what setting I have on the multiport. The glass in the multiport gets...
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    Help with cloudy water

    Hello, Opened my pool Memorial Day weekend as usual. Have owned the pool for past 3 years and in the past I usually add 4lbs of stabilizer, some chlorine and 3 - 4 days later I can see the bottom. Not so this year. I'm a week in and still cloudy. I added the stabilizer on Day 1 and trying to...
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    Closing pool with loop loc cover

    Hi all, My first year that I'll be closing my IG pool on my own. Had local companies close it the first 2 years but now I'm going solo after learning tricks of the trade. One item I forgot to recall is how to put the loop loc cover back on. I feel like they mentioned starting from the sides...
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    Skimmer door necessary?

    Hello, When a pool company closed my pool last year, they took the skimmer door off my IG pool. I opened my pool this weekend. I wasn't sure how it goes back on so I asked a guy in the biz and he mentioned the door is better left off on my pool because I'll see less junk on the surface by the...
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    safety cover and snow question

    Earlier in the year I had a foot of snow or so on my loop lock safety cover. We then had a sudden thaw and there was a small puddle on top of the cover with a thin layer of ice. Is there a need to pump off water on this type of cover? I see the previous owners left a little giant submersible...
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    Lowering pool water causes loose liner

    I'm starting my pool closing for the first time. I see the suggestion to lower the pool below the skimmer. In doing so I'm noticing the vinyl liner in the sidewalls starting to wrinkle. Is this normal? Will it take shape again once the water is returned?
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    Shocking after adding CYA

    First year pool owner and learning alot!! Had a local company assist in opening my pool on 6/1. After the cover came off I thought I was looking at the black hole. It was pretty dark and nasty. They vacc'ed it added 10 gal of liquid chlorine. Don't think you could see your hand in the pool a...