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I'd appreciate any thoughts forum members might have on what the cause of this might be. I kept my in-ground vinyl pool uncovered and maintained through this past mild South Carolina winter. The vinyl is not new (8 years old) and I have had to patch it a few times to seal holes/leaks so I was...

My pool was left open and untreated throughout the relatively mild South Carolina winter. The water is thick with algae and pollen. I've begun running the pump and have been using a nylon in the skimmer basket. To give you an idea how thick the algae is I have to rinse the nylon at least every...

I'm hoping some of you faithful TFP's who read in the off season can help me out. As a result of lack of commitment to maintaining it, and the fact that the swim season was over, I lost my pool to green algae in October. I made the same mistake the previous year and was able to clear it in...

I have a Hayward sand filter (I'm not near it now but I believe it is a pro-series. In any case a standard sand filter with a control valve handle at the top to move between filter, waste, backwash, recirculate, etc.) It has been in use for seven seasons with no maintenance other than...

I'm ashamed to admit it but I'm a 47 year old man and I use women's nylons. Knee highs to be exact. Get your mind out of the gutter! I fit them over my pool strainer basket not over my pale legs. Here's my question. I always buy the biggest pair of knee highs I can find but when I stretch...

Is it worth buying CYA? I had a new vinyl liner installed over the winter and fresh water was put in. I've got it all cleaned up and it's ready to go but there's no CYA in the water (and I mean no) so it's burning through chlorine. I currently use the liquidator but before my rebirth I used...

I live in South Carolina and the weather has bounced around a lot this year. It was quite warm recently, I didn't have much chlorine in the pool and the obvious result is an algae bloom. Here's my question. I don't really want to clear the pool and begin having to maintain it regularly as we...

I had to remove my pump from the strainer housing to replace a gasket. I had no problems whatsoever initially. I removed the four bolts changed the gasket put the pump back in place and tightened the bolts without incident. I turned the power back on and when I hit the on switch for the pump...

I'm leaving on a vacation to Costa Rica shortly and have been pegged to assist in some pool maintenance while I'm down there. For background this is an inground pool at a private home made of concrete or gunite or plaster. (I'm only slightly familiar with the differences in these because my...

I've had my 21000 gallon inground vinyl pool for four years now and I don't know how to drain it. I'm not talking about draining it completely (though I don't know how to do that either) but if I want to lower the water anywhere below the skimmer basket I'm not sure how. I know how to put it...

The only time I see water in my sight glass is when I backwash. Isn't the water supposed to be visible when the filter is operating in the regular mode. As a possibly related issue the PSI on my gauge isn't creeping up. Any info would be appreciated.

Should I leave the pump running (without pumping in chlorine of course) when doing the overnight free chlorine test? Is there a specific setting I should use? Recirculate perhaps?

Is there any reason I can't use a plaster vacuum to clean my vinyl pool? I find the wheels glide better along the bottom than does the bristles from the vinyl vacuum head.

This is my first posting but I’ve been lurking on this site since the beginning of the summer and its been extremely helpful. I’d like to thank the board for all the information I’ve gleaned. I have a reoccurring problem. I started the summer with a green swamp but I was able to...