Recent content by floatmaster2020

Hello, How do you all handle leaving the pool when going on vacation? What's the longest you can leave a pool on its own? Do you hire people to come and take care of the pool?

Hi all, We live in Massachusetts and it's been brutal winter in terms of ice. When I closed our above ground 21' round pool in September, I lowered the water below the skimmer. Today, I noticed a small icicle coming from the hose coupler at the bottom of the skimmer. My guess is the ice in...

Hi all, we have a 21' above ground pool. Here's a pic of our solar cover. We're curious what your routine is? Okay, so we lay it out in the pool, obviously. Where do you put it when you take it off? We don't want to get a bunch of dirt and junk on it. Do you roll it up? Lay it on the ground...

Thanks all. We don't want to fight with the inspector at all. We were just wondering if the electrician knew what he was talking about to guide whether we continue with him. Our pool walls are 52" high. We want to err on the side of safety. We've decided to move on from this electrician and find...

Brett, you are my husband's and my new favorite person! Yes! That's exactly right. No mention of filling it but vague mention of draining it. We called the company and they said to fill it with water or sand if need be, but we're nervous about sand because it has holes in it. Going to try the...

Hello, Do above ground pools need to be bonded? This is our new pool with plastic uprights. The electrician said it does not need to be bonded. Our town inspector said it does? Thanks!

Our directions say it's ladder inside the pool and steps outside.

Our directions say it's ladder inside the pool and steps outside.

Hi everyone, We are new pool owners and need help. My husband put this ladder together today. He tried to put it over the side of the pool with the ladder portion in the water and the steps outside of the pool. It wouldn't go down to the bottom. It was basically floating up. Should these steps...

Thank you! We heard back from the contractor who installed the pool and he basically said the same thing, that the other guy was really pushing it, and that with some basic landscaping we'd be fine. We're going to have our landscaper come look at it just in case, but feel much better.

Hi all, We just had a 21' above ground pool installed. Our yard has a slight slope. They had to dig a bit past 6" and charged us $350 for that, but no big deal. Done. Today, a different contractor came over to give us a deck estimate. He saw the pool and said we're going to need a retaining...