Recent content by jasaxon

Not growing under/in the bottom rail. It is set in crushed stone. There is lots of vegetation around (bushes / flowers) but nothing within 8' of the equipment pad.

They don't appear to be getting water - where they are congregating (bottom of wall on outside of pool) there isn't any standing water. There is lots of other water elsewhere on the property (fishpond in the neighbors yard, etc.). If they were landing on the solar cover or rails of the pool I...

The bees aren't bothering anybody - they are back in the corner by the equipment pad. Just wondering what they are doing. Not looking to get rid of them - SAVE THE BEES - just curious

I have a bunch of honey bees that congregate around my bottom rail on the outside of the pool wall. It is just in the spot under the skimmer location. There isn't any leaking (bucket test) and the ground is relatively dry (no wetter than any other location with all the rain we have had). Any...

Have you tried ebay? I am also in SW Ontario. There appear to be lots available on ebay.COM and you will pay for shipping to Canada, but there were options that were cheaper than the $50 you quoted.

Nope - they are not standard fittings (like everything else INTEX). Most people just leave the electrode in place but unplug the cord (it no longer releases copper ions into the water when unplugged). I haven't seen anyone actually remove that completely. There are older posts on here where...

I don't know if those inflatable top ring pools can be winterized?? They aren't the same as metal walled above ground pools. If you did it last year and had no problems - I guess keep at it. As far as finding the leak in the top ring - soapy water is the best tool for that. However, there are...

You won't be able to reuse the liner. Many have tried - don't think anyone has been successful. The liners are made small and then stretch when filled with water. When the water is drained they shrink. But then the vinyl has lost its elasticity (from the UV, chlorine, etc) and it won't stretch...

Is there any benefit or negative effect of adding some extra chlorine at closing. We get a hard freeze with temps in the single digits (or below) for about 2 months of the winter so the pool is completely frozen. I have some extra chlorine from this summer as the SWCG kept up to demand and I...

Really depends if you have the $$ now and storage space to keep all the boxes protected over the winter. If you can save $$ (or get a better package now for the same $$ you would spend next spring) then I would go for it. The other benefit of having it now is that you can start the assembly...

Get these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TYBCEG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The convert the intex threads to standard plumbing fittings. There are 2 in the package. They ship to Canada.

Just got my Intex auto pool cleaner (the one that hooks to the return water flow). However, it really likes to get stuck behind the ladder (half an 'A-frame' that sits on the pool bottom). The ladder can't be removed as it is bolted down to the outside. I don't know how often I will have to run...

Unfortunately you have been duped buy the marketing jargon of the pool liner suppliers! MIL thickness and GAUGE are not the same thing. MIL thickness is an actual measurement whereas GAUGE is just a 'fabricated' number that has no real basis in reality. There is some correlation between them but...

Also, be careful with Chlorox. That brand has changed a lot (all??) of their formulas to include extra 'stuff' in their bleach (scents, chloromax, fabricgard, etc). This is all stuff that you do not want to be adding to your pool. You want plain liquid bleach or liquid pool chlorine...

I thought the reagents in the test kits were only good for about a year? But you are saying they last multiple years before expiring?