Recent content by shivan000

Haha I didn't realize there was a plug in the skimmer. It's sucking more. Pressure gauge still doesn't work though. Guess I know what I'll be buying tomorrow. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

Help! I got most of the leaves out, and the pool is filled. The water is still swampy but I'm trying to turn the filter on to fix some of that. I have the pump running, but the pressure gauge on the sand filter isn't moving. Water is flowing through the pump though, I can see it. Water is...

Ah hah, that is good reading, but it's also very confusing. I'm sure I'll need some help when I get to that point. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

I'll test it once I get the cover off. I'd like to go cheap, but I also have boxes of chemicals in the garage I can use for free. So that's also cheap. What's this forums recommended method of getting rid of algae and other green things? Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

Alright. What I've done so far: Purchased a small pool cover pump for $50. 500 gal/hr capacity, though it seems to be going very slowly. I also pulled the tarp off of the pump so I could see what exactly I have: I have a mechanical timer in the basement attached to the 220V pump. I...

Thanks for the help so far. I didn't mean to imply that I was going to just throw all my chemicals in the pool and see what happened. I'll figure out what I need and post what I have when I get them out. I'll look around for that small pump. I haven't seen anything like it, but that doesn't...

I bought a house in November. This house has a small in-ground pool that looked very nice when we looked at the house. As my location is in northern Indiana and November may as well be winter, I had the previous owner close the pool. It appears this consisted of him draining the water about...