Recent content by miguelrg

Hi everyone, last year I finally got rid of our summer pool cover. It was disintegrating and the little blue dots were showing up everywhere in the pool, skimmer, etc. It was a pain. The cover we had was from the previous owners, I think it was this model...

Thanks everyone for the responses. In the end I stuffed a noddle at the bottom of the skimmer, next to the rubber plugs. That hopefully will help with ice forming/expansion. With the rubber plugs I don't think any water should get into the lines. I guess I'll find out in the spring.

Thanks! What you describe is what I did (I did not use foam rope or antifreeze as the pool company didn't seem to use any of those). "Now your skimmer is dry" This is what concerns me: as soon as I get rain/snow, the skimmer starts filling up (like I showed in the picture). Will that crack the...

Hi everyone! Sorry this is a topic that has been brought up again and again, and after reading through many posts and forums I still haven't found a convincing explanation that also fits what I've seen pool professionals do. This year is the first I've decided to close the pool myself so I am...