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We installed our pool in 2009 and the original liner lasted 10 years. Since we had the new line installed --all but the first year--our pool leaks all but a foot of water out every winter. We are in NC and close it from late Sept to late April. We have searched and cannot find the leak. I am...

Our SWG kicked the bucket last year. We were using the Intex because of the cost. The last one actually made it a few summers before it died. I don't have to tell anyone how these things have skyrockected in cost. What are my best-most time and money efficient alternatives to a new SWG this...

We don't have a drain-it's a simple above ground pool so that is not an issue. I guess I will become the detective now and try to find the leak. LOL

We put a new liner in our pool 2 years ago so I don't want to do that, but we only have about 8 inches of water left. Most of our water leaked out over the winter. What is the best process to find that leak. I have bought a repair kit with patches and glue. My husband thinks it would be easier...

When we installed the new liner we used bleach until we got our salt and CYA added. Of course at the start I used borax, baking soda to get things balanced, but that has been 6 weeks ago. We added 360 lbs of salt which is what is recommended. It is very perplexing

Hi, I walked around the pool this morning to clean out the skimmer and noticed my salt water generator was "sleeping' due to high salt. We changed the liner this year and added the appropriate amount of salt and I tested it several times and it has been around 3200. I just checked it and added...

Hi, just had a new liner installed. I am going to add liquid bleach today and get the CYA started. In what order do I balance the chemicals? I understand that with brand new clean water I don't need a slam, but what level do I start?

We have slowly been watching our pool become empty over the winter. We knew we had a leak so we will getting a new liner in May.

Is it safe to swim with the FC at 24? The pool is crystal clear. We're just getting this algae outbreak under control.

Thanks. I didn't really want to hear that, but I'm glad I did.

We completed our slam several weeks ago and started up the salt water generator. I was tweaking the timing on the SWG and while I was busy I let the FC drop to 2.5. It was at this level for several days. I guess I should have added bleach instead of trying to get it up with the SWG. The poor...

I had already read the article on detecting leaks and it was VERY discouraging. The water continues to disappear. If it stops before the pool is empty, then we know it's somewhere on the wall and we might be able to find and patch it. We may just have a big, empty hole in the spring and in that...

Hi, We have had to add water to our pool all summer and have determined that we have a leak somewhere. We turned the pump off and plugged the in and out and the water has been gradually leaking out. We cannot find the leak. There is a damp place on the ground below the retaining wall which was...

We have owned our pool for 5 years. This is our 6th summer. We used Soft Swim from BioGuard for the first four summers and it costed us a fortune so last year we switched to SWG and love it. The question I have is related to the return in the pool wall. We had a little minor drip down the pool...

We pulled our cover off today and found a horrible mess. We should have bought a new cover last fall, but I thought we could get one more year out of it. The winter wind shredded it, so we have what looks like a farm pond instead of a pool. we usually open our cover to find a clear pool, but...