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The pool company came yesterday evening and put a pump in the bottom of the deep end and then came back this morning to finish the job. They started at 7:30AM this morning and by 4:00PM they had the new liner in with the vac pump sucking out the air behind the liner. The installer was...

Today, they finally killed the Green Monster.

No exemption. They claim they don't have the manpower to record your meter before/after and won't take your word. My liner was a year old when the ants trashed it. Now I spend at least $30/year for the Terro ant killer to prevent it from happening again.

Water choices in Toledo. 1. Fill from your hose and pay sewage charges on the water your meter records (about three times the water charge). 2. Get a hydrant meter from the city and pay just for the water it records, but it's a huge hassle and most pool companies don't do it anymore. 3. Truck...

Well, the pool company that was out on the 18th came in with way too high of a bid and some no-name outfit is to do the job now for $2,100 plus $170 for water. Neighbor claims that this guy can get a liner for his 16x32x8 IG with 6" radius corners in a week, so we'll see what results from this...

I was rethinking my response earlier about fixing the sand bottom of the Green Monster. This pool has been seeping algae filled water under the liner for nearly a year now. The sand of the shallow end and the hopper in the deep end have got to be completely saturated with this stuff. Not...

The bottom is sand on that pool. Sand bottoms always have to be redone, or reshaped, to fit the new liner's shape. It's not usually a big issue, just two or three hours of trowel work before they drop the new liner in if the shape is different. Worst case is they have to dig out the very...

Was out in the pool today with the grandkids and saw a guy from one of the local pool companies walk in the backyard next door. I saw him mouth "Oh My God" when he looked into the open maw of the Green Monster. The liner has begun to tear horizontally across the tile pattern area now. He took...

Next door neighbor once had a contaminated solar cover. Every time he'd put it on, he'd get algae in the pool. He took the lazy way out and simply replaced the cover. When I went through a SLAM last month, I put the cover on and put everything (toys, tools, floats, etc) in the pool under the...

Talked to the Green Monster's owner tonight, as they have done nothing with the slime pit since returning from vacation. They were sitting out in their driveway watching the world go by, so I asked what their plan was for GM. Wife says they are going to get a new liner put in at the end of...

This year, I discovered "Jacks Formula 327 Gasket Lube". I've been plagued with o-ring and gasket leaks every year when opening the pool. This stuff is used very, very sparingly, but it works great on all of those leaky points. I now assemble all pool parts with it and never a leak when...

The city has done over a hundred sample tests at 4 differet EPA labs so far and they can't get the same results from any of them. No idea when the use ban will be lifted and how they are going to purge the system when they do have a fix. Just brought home 7 gallons of bottled water for SWMBO...

OP, are you getting a pressure rise between backwashes? What is your psi after and before a backwash? Everyone has told me you don't need to replace sand (unless you're pumping into the pool), just clean it.

Yes, but what the skimmer does take in will be from the water surface with the weir door in place. Otherwise, the skimmer would pull most of its water from the floor of the skimmer box. It's not the amount of water in question, but where it's taken in. The purpose of the weir door is to force...

I can't recall when the pool looked this good after the deep cleaning (and the SLAM). It's been nearly 15 years since I had the filter apart for anything, but I will do this more often now. Even though you have to take an S-200 apart to do it, it's worth it. Great tip and video.