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    Help with a skimmer door problem

    I think I found a solution. I trimmed it a little on the sides and put it in upsid down so instead of pushing it down on the pins I put it under the pins. It was a pain to do but it won't fall off now (I hope). Thanks!
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    Help with a skimmer door problem

    I inherited the pool when I bought the house. I have no ideal what the brand is. The problem is the skimmer door. It doesn't have pins. The pins are on the skimmer and the door snaps into the pins. The problem is when we a swimming in the pool the door comes off. Which in turns all the...
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    Should I be concern

    Thanks for the reply, guess I should have said that altho its in the trench the pool liner is on the ground and when waling on it it feels solid the dip is not that deep maybe 3in. But I can walk on it with a problem it just doesn't look good. I think I can wait till next spring and make the...
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    Best way to stabilize a wobbly ladder?

    put stakes in the ground connect ratchet straps to stakes and the top of ladder on both sides and tighten, but not to tight.
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    Should I be concern

    I have somewhat of a dilemma. This spring I had a contractor install a new liner. After draining as much water as he could he used a shovel and made a trench so all the water and debris would flow out the back of the pool. Before installing he covered back the whole and smooth all the sand and...
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    Help Identifying Pool Make/Model

    I had the same problem I asked a few weeks ago. I never could find my tops. lucky for me ,mine where plastic so I just got some epoxy and repaired them the worst one went under the ladder so no one see it. Good luck on your search
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    above ground top rail cap

    pool noodle will probably be the cheapest and best. Good idea thanks!
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    above ground top rail cap

    I've been looking there, but can't seem to find something that will work. does anybody have a suggestion on how to cover the sharp edges on that one rail then I'll put the pool ladder over it. thanks
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    above ground top rail cap

    I tried leslie's no help and the other 2 stores no help I called inyopools no help the part # are 2463 and 2464 I tried uploading a pic but it did not work
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    Buying a new liner online??

    I bought a liner from linerworld in march. I bought their "best" 25 gauge for an 18ft round. The price was 148.00 free shipping. They tacked on a 20.00 surcharge that I had not notice at first total was 168 shipped. ( I complained about the surcharge and got the 20.00 back) The liner came...
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    above ground top rail cap

    quick question. One of my top rail caps is missing, and can't find it anywhere. I inherited the pool when I bought the house and have no idea who made the pool. The pool is probably 7 years old. Anybody know where I could find a generic cap or some way to cover the sharp edges and screws that...
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    help with a new intex sweg

    yep I did disconnected the bars, but did not remove them. I also ordered the better test kit from tft testkits. I sure those strips where messed up. Thanks for your help!
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    help with a new intex sweg

    Thanks for all the replies!!! :cheers: I did lower it, the strips says 2500 and it is working great!!! I have always used the 52 in and that may be why nothing was working out as far as the calculator. I was putting in 9500 gallons. I did not figure the 6 in less of water. Thank you for...
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    help with a new intex sweg

    well i'm droping more water to see what is going on. Its strange that the first time it works and the second or third it doesn't.
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    help with a new intex sweg

    Hello All! I just bought a new intex sweg, got it hooked up put in 250 lbs of salt, had the kids swim and ran the filter for 1 1/2 days. I have the salt test strips that were recommended on this board. Tested the water it was 2700. Started the sweg ran it for 2 hours stopped it started it...