Recent content by Notacop

Only reason I don't is because I post about a couple different pools. I have a 10k gallon above ground and my parents have a 18k gallon fiberglass. Mine is BBB, theirs is saltwater with no borax. I also help open/close a friend's 20k gallon above ground on trichlor (tried to convince them on BBB...

I have always been under the impression that draining a fiberglass in-ground pool was a bad idea, especially with as soggy as our ground is this spring. The pool does have a sump pit under it to try and prevent any issues. How far would you recommend draining it? The specs on the shell say...

I am trying to help my dad with a pool crisis. Last fall his cover failed and let leaves into the pool it was a huge mess by the spring. Pool is now free of leaves and pump has been running. It seems that no matter how much chlorine is added, it registers at zero. According to my Dad, he has...

Well the response didn't quite answer my questions. Apparently there is about a 2 week turn around time on getting a replacement. My question regarding shipping charges was not answered. Neither was my question regarding what to do about an empty pool. I'm starting to think they make this...

I don't really have the funds to buy a second liner while waiting on the warranty. I will be self installing the replacement as I did the initial install myself as well. The patch idea might work. I'm sure I can find someone with a scrap liner on Craig's list or Facebook. Is there an adhesive...

We installed our 21 foot pool last summer. Over the course of the winter I lost 2/3 of the water in the pool and had a large sheet of ice next to the pool where it all leaked out. Last weekend I took the cover off to go exploring for the leak. I didn't see anything near the water line but...

I picked up a used 21 foot ovation fantasy for a great price. It appears to be all aluminum but the manufacturer no longer exists. I found a 2 page sales brochure but I am hoping to get my hand on an install/owners manual. Until then I have one pressing question... What are the rules on back...

Get lots of bids. Some excavators don't like doing pools since they are smaller jobs. My pool is only 21 feet and our ground is mostly clay. The first guys I talked to quoted $500 if under 4 hours, $1000 if over. They really wanted to do a retaining wall and were not all that interested in our...

Wow this is an old thread but timely. I was going to dig mine myself but ran out of time with a borrowed tractor. Instead I posted on a local Facebook classified site looking for recommendations for an excavating company. A few days and a few calls later (called 5 different people) and I have a...

Emptied my stash...6 boxes of borax and 1 of washing soda and it looks like the pH is up to acceptable but I am going to let the pump run a couple days to be sure.

A friend of my wife asked me to help her winterize her above ground pool. She said she would shock it and I would just need to clean out the leaves and manage the equipment. The pool is owned and "maintained" by an elderly couple and is chlorinated exclusively with trichlor. I brought my test...

Construction started week of 6/4, pool has been done for a little while. Fence posts were set yesterday, waiting for the PB to come back and install auto cover "guts". Other contractors are here replacing old rotting cedar porch with ultra dek composite and installing an under-deck ceiling...

My daughter will be starting swim lessons a month before her 3rd birthday in the middle of July. My son will turn 1 at the same time. My parents are putting in a big fiberglass pool in their backyard (construction to start in the next week or two) but that is 25 miles away and going to...

The pool will be going in on the FAR west side of Springfield, half way to Pleasant Plains. Who is your quote from? We didn't like Springfield Fiberglass Pools (San Juan Pools dealer) and are pretty set on a FG pool. This led us up to Bloomington for a PB, but we are thinking of checking if...