Recent content by awalters143

I will be gone 6 days and I have an automatic chlorinator installed so it can continue to add while the filter is running.

question - why would I want to add algaecide if I have no algae? Sorry, if that's a dumb question. I will never have a test kit ordered and arrived before I leave with the holiday on Thursday. Unless I can get one at a pool store locally. What do you recommend I do in the mean time and while...

I apologize for the length, but I need to get all details so that hopefully someone can help me. When I opened my pool, I had some discoloration on my steps. Water was nice and clear and had no issues with balancing and starting up. The discoloration was bothering me so I looked online and...

Re: Discovered leak in a 1 yr old inground pool!!! Now what Tested water in the hole, again to be sure. There is no stabilizer showing and where I marked the water level 21 he's ago - there is no change in the pool water level. I have not run the pump and filter in over 24 hours.

Re: Discovered leak in a 1 yr old inground pool!!! Now what The returns on my steps are on a seperate line and also has a value that we can open and close them. So, I have the valve closed and the returns blocks. I have my pump and filter turned off. I have marked the water level in the...

Re: Discovered leak in a 1 yr old inground pool!!! Now what So, here's a thought and another question - if the water that is in the hole is pool water - it should have chlorine in it, right?? It shows nothing, no chlorine at all!! I emptied the water that was in the hole and waited. After a...

Re: Discovered leak in a 1 yr old inground pool!!! Now what At this point, its practically impossible to tell if we are losing water. It's been almost 90 for a week and I have an 8 yr old son who is in it constantly. Add in to that, I have a slide which we have a hose connected to that is...

Just discovered last night, while prepping the area around the sidewalk for pavers, that we have a leak. The ground was very "squishy" (for lack of better word) in one area. So, we started to dig and the ground was very wet. Our ground has a lot of clay in it, which makes it difficult for the...

I read the algae post and the method of getting rid of it with high shock levels. I uncovered my pool on Tuesday and got everything up and running. The pool was green with algae. The week before we pulled the corner back and it was crystal clear, but I suspect a warm spell of 3 days over 80...

Looking for some suggestions and ideas on finishing off around the bottom of our fence. We just installed almost 200 feet of fence around our pool to include a nice amount of our back yard. Now, the question is - how to finish around the bottom? We were thinking maybe 12" of larger sized...