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How much should a pool cover cost for a 20x40 in-ground pool? The kind of cover that anchors into the concrete.

I've now put in two 4-lb. bottles of stabilizer...one a couple of weeks ago that I did through the skimmer....tested and my CYA was 0. The next I put in a knee-high and hung in front of a return. I squeezed it, too, helping it disperse. Just tested by CYA, a week later, and it's still 0. On my...

I started with 0 CYA this season. Last Thursday night, I added 167 oz. of solid stabilizer...slowly pouring it in the skimmer...it took me an hour...and I waited 5 days to backwash. I tested it tonight with my new TF-100 test kit...went all the way up to the top of the tube and was clear as a...

Hi guys. What's a good pool cleaner for a 20x40 vinyl pool?

Copy from a local news story on a small municipality's council meeting: "While not an agenda item, the council held an active discussion on the condition of the city’s public pool. For the second time this summer, the pool had to be drained and treated for black algae earlier this week...

I have the old-school round light under water, about 4 feet under the diving board. I had the bulb replaced last summer, and it went out about two weeks ago. Is that normal? Could it be another problem?

So, I'm still battling algae. I thought I was finished, was going to vacuum tonight and be done and clear, but the stuff on the bottom that I thought was dead was not. It barely came up with the vacuum. I had to scrub, and I mean scrub hard, to get this stuff up. And when I did, it became these...

How long should it take for them to dissolve? I put a nylon full in each skimmer and one in front of our main return yesterday and they look no different as of right now. ??

I really don't want to step foot in the pool store. eek! lol I know Lowe's and Wal-Mart sell stabilizer...any advice on who has the best? Or are they all pretty much the same?

I got a late start opening the pool this year..well, let me correct that. I kept it open all winter, and it was clear all winter, then when it first got warm, our pump had to be repaired. Seven days no pump= swamp. So I started dumping bleach in, waiting for my test kit refills. Tested tonight...

Does anyone have any experience with the Leaf Master? Amazon.com : LEAF MASTER : Swimming Pool Handheld Vacuums : Patio, Lawn Garden It seems like this (or something like it) would be absolutely perfect for what I need. Any thoughts?

Ha. :D So, we decided to forge ahead with simply keeping the pool open all winter this year. Not so bad, not using much bleach or anything, but holy crackers, the leaves! I feel like I spend half of my life using the leaf rake or sweeping the deck. Those evil things sink to the bottom before I...

Recently, my Polaris 360 has started doing this thing where it always ends up in the same corner of the pool and gets stuck. Yesterday I found it lying on its side in the shallow end. Any ideas on what might be causing this? I'm really hoping it's an easy fix, as I don't really want to buy a new...

first of all, sorry for so many noob questions... So, if you keep your pool open all winter, do you cover it with anything at all or just leave it alone?

Where's the best place to buy a pool cover? There are so many options online it's a little overwhelming.

For those of you who close down and cover your pools..what do they look like when you open them in the spring?

I know that some people in warmer climates leave their pools open year-round. What is the criteria for this decision? I feel like we could go either way, being in north AL. What are the pros and cons of doing a full close vs. leaving the pool open and using a mesh cover for leaves, etc.?

I keep going around and around about this...I don't know if we should do a full close of our pool or if we should just cover it. This is our first pool. It doesn't get super cold here in the winter, but I definitely want to keep the leaves and debris out. I know there are some other members...

Anyone else encountered this? Does it have to do with the bleach?

Where is the best place to buy one?

You know you're hooked on the TFP method when you start talking to strangers about it in Wal-Mart! Was in their pool section tonight looking around and was approached by someone for help with a green pool. I gave her this web address and sent her over to the grocery section to buy bleach...

FC: 5 CC: .5 TC: 6 TA: 130 CYA: 40 CH: 200 pH: 7.8 So, my deep end is cloudy AGAIN. I let me FC fall to 3.5 one time, and I'm sure this is the result... :( SO...I should get me pH to 7.2 before I start, right? Luckily, I don't think I'm too far gone, so this hopefully shouldn't take long? Big...

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I need advice on purchasing a good pool cover. I know closing is still a few months away, but I want to be prepared. This is our first pool (came with the house), and it did not come with a cover. Any recommendations?

Just did a full testing: FC: 5.5 CC: .5 (This one confused me. The water turned clear with one drop. I put the cylinder to the side to do another test, and a couple of minutes later the water was pink again. It took two drops to turn it back clear. What gives???) TC: 6 TA: 130 (This one also...

Just hooked up the Polaris 360..and it's making my water cloudy! It did this last time, too. Am I doing something wrong? Isn't it supposed to eat the dirt and not MAKE a cloud? :brickwall:

Brushed today and with every pass, little brown clouds appeared. Pool was SLAMmed several days back and has not dipped below recommended FC. Please tell me this is normal when brushing? :calm: Water looks great. FC: 6 CC: .5 pH: 7.8 TA: 110 CYA: 40 CH: 200

So, now that I have my pool properly SLAMed, I'm a little paranoid about letting the FC get too low. Here are my current numbers: pH: 7.8 CYA: 40 TA: 110 FC: 6.5 CC: 0 Based on these, my target FC is 5. So, knowing the blazing sun is going to eat up some FC tomorrow, should I go ahead and...

**warning: gross** After reading this today, I will never step foot in another public pool! Crypto in swimming pools: Swimmerst kill.

I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I wanted to see if anyone else has dealt with this. Our pool is over 30 years old. It was built on the side of a hill, with the backside of the structure built up with soil and covered with rock. I have been told that the walls are steel, with...