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We were doing this, too, but the problem last year was that more and more snow & ice built up on the cover, as it never thawed enough to pump off.

I have an in-ground pool in PA that we’re about to close. It has a solid safety cover. Last year we had a lot of water accumulation on the cover and, combined with the cold temps, the automatic electric pump we keep on the cover froze and didn’t work. We had so much ice and snow on the cover...

Thanks so much for the great suggestions and pics, this helps a lot! I like the idea of a wall, we'll see what the budget has left over :)

Hi, We are having our pool constructed now and have just gotten the equipment in -- pump, heater, fountain valves and soon propane tanks. It's a bigger footprint than expected, what do most folks do for camouflage while still allowing access? Fencing, landscaping, both? We are not fans of the...

Thanks so much for the response -- checked out your beautiful pool pics, the grey plaster resulted in a very pretty blue, that sets my mind at ease :)

We are in the midst of our new pool build and at the point of picking waterline tile and plaster color. We plan on a bluestone coping and are leaning toward Pearl Matrix Smokey Grey. Has anyone used this and have any guidance on the pool color? Our PB has advised that it will produce a light...

THE STAINS ARE BACK!!! I don't understand!?!? I followed the Jack's Magic instructions to a tee. I rechlorinated slowly, never shocking and never going above 3ppm, yet the metal stains are back. I've also been adding 16oz of Jack's Magic Blue Stuff per week. The good news is that the house...

Just a quick update: I came home to a nice, blue pool this afternoon. It looks a tiny bit cloudy, possibly from the heavy rain or low chlorine level during the stain treatment. The rust spots also look to be lighter even though I haven't treated them with vitamin C tablets yet. The Jack's...

It definitely got bluer and the stains have lessened - and only I n a matter of several hours! I'm hoping that as the chlorine level drops a little more that it will clear up even more. Time to sequester this d@mn metal! On a side note, there are several rust spots on the bottom that never came...

I just got back from the pool store and the undiluted pool water tested at 7.4 ppm. I also tested it myself diluted 4 to 1 and it appears to be about 8 (2x4). I won't be buying anymore neutralizer. Terrible timing, but I'm going away for three nights starting Sunday. Any suggestions for what to...

Thanks, everyone. I ordered the suggested test kit on Amazon. In the meantime, I bought a cheaper one to tide me over and had the pool store test the water while I was there: The store's system stops at 15ppm, so I assume it's significantly higher. I bought chlorine neutralizer and, according...

60ppm!!!!! Not only did the guy at the pool store tell me to do that, but he also told me to add more! Unbelievable. I'm going to a different pool store tomorrow for sure. Any chance of that high of chlorine level damaging anything?

I forgot to mention that there was a higher level of copper present in the water. I'll post my water specs in the morning when I get them.

I'm flipping a house with a 20,000 gallon in-ground pool with a vinyl liner. The liner had/has yellowish mottling throughout. I used Jack's Magic Stain ID Kit and the solution was Solution #1 (Jack's Magic Iron, Cobalt, and Spot Etching). I used the product and the next day the stains were -...