Recent content by Cannonballer

It sounds like I have to become invested in this and learn the ins and outs of this. I will do that, but I was hoping for an easier solution that'd save time. If I become this invested, and I have to personally deal with this, I don't see the point of keeping my pool guy. Thanks everyone. Just...

Thank you. However, I need someone to help me confirm if what I have is live or dead algae. If it's dead, I can just buy the vacuum. If it's live, then I have to do the methods suggested above. By my pictures, can you tell? I think it's live only because when I sweep it up, it returns within an...

So I neglected my above ground pool last winter and the algae problem became unruly. It was a swamp. I hired a pool guy to fix the problem and he did by about 90%! However, it's been a couple months now and I see sporadic algae throughout the pool. He told me to buy a bigger pump so I did. It...

Hello I'm in sort of a similar situation. I neglected my above ground pool last winter and the algae problem became unruly. It was a swamp. I hired a pool guy to fix the problem and he did by about 90%! However, it's been a couple months now and I see sporadic algae throughout the pool. He told...

I bought 5 used Heliocol solar panels for $500 off FB marketplace. Great deal but I had to use JB weld to seal up some leaks/holes. Works great when temps are hot and I've gotten the pool to 91⁰ this season so far! It's pretty useless when temps drop though and I've struggled keeping temps...

Yes, but I take it off during the day when the sun is out. Should I not even bother with this cover? I'm thinking a heat pump may be in the cards. Not sure why I invested in solar if the pool doesn't retain the heat for very long....

Hello all, I'm a new pool owner and a big fan of warm pools above 84⁰. Temps are rising here and on a very hot day, I got my pool at 91⁰ with my solar panel system. It was awesome! However temps cooled, and within two days, my pool got back down to 76⁰. I've tried everything in my Intex: 1) I...