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When the pool company closed the pool for winter, they left the plug out of the deep end skimmer. Now when I turn that skimmer on, it creates a problem with the filter (whirling water, loss of prime). I think something critter-wise may have gotten in there. I've called the company repeatedly but...

I have a leak where the pipe comes out of the pump (behind the basket) and goes up into the filter. I've seen what I think are the right replacement parts but I can't figure out what I have to remove or how to do it. The piece I'm talking about has a bottom ring that turns, a smaller ring above...

Live in western NJ. Don't open until first part of June usually. The primary reason is the electric bill - more than doubles even without the heat pump running. Didn't have to run the heat at all last year. This year I'm going to open it myself (with some help from friends who open their own)...

Thanks, all, some really helpful suggestions. I really appreciate the quick responses and the detail as well as the safety advice. I'll see which of those sturdier things I have on hand and keep everything by the pool.

I'm a little afraid to handle this even though I have added some once to my pool. I mixed it in with water in a leftover pool chemical bucket . Then I put it in the pool in front of a deep end return. Was this correct? And what's the best way to measure it out of the gallon? I measured in a...

Thank you both for the concise answers..sometimes I have trouble seeing the trees for the forest! Also bookmarked the CYA/Chlorine chart, just what I need. Thanks again.

Not using my Frog and going to BBB but I'm still confused about the different kinds of chlorine between tabs, shock and bleach. I have on-hand some 3" chlorine tabs from last year and 2 years ago, some shock and a big bottle of bleach. My pool opened beautifully clear last week and I've added...

Thanks for the help. It's good to know I wasn't too far afield with what I was using. I'll try the fiberglass idea, sounds like a good trick.

Pics of hole problem The tiny hole that I can't get to well is in the Hayward filter itself. The silver in the pics here show the metal drain that I put on coming out of the filter. (The dark brown is the filter) That doesn't leak. What I can't take a picture of is under the drain in the very...

Maybe more of a "handyman" question but I'm hoping someone here can help me. A couple of years ago, a big mouse or rat (ugh) chewed the threads on the filter drain valve. He/she chewed a V shape up (widest part of V at bottom) to slightly into the filter itself. I had enough threads to screw on...

Just a warning if you have a Foxx pool cover that locks into the coping. They really mean it when they say to cover it with pool water when you store it. I didn't get mine covered well enough this past year and it shrunk so badly it wouldn't go on the pool. It really kept the pool sparkling...