Recent content by Spitdog

What’s The dist. From top of tile to top lip of pool? How thick does the ice get typically? Is it possible to fill it to the top and the ice thickness never reach the tile.

I have vinyl so it’s not a concern for me with freezing. If I had tile , I would be sure and keep it below the tile at least 3 or 4 inches. I would be concerned about moisture behind and around the tile when it freezes and expands . Look at it this way, it can’t hurt to keep it below and be...

This yr. I just used the garden hose siphon trick and set the elevation of the hose in the pool where I wanted it to stop. Of course it takes 3 or 4 days, but that was all part of the plan.

I close my pool when the leaves start dropping, I just put the cover on and run the pump about 1 hr a day until the water temp is in the 50’s. At that time I bring The pool up to shock level, blow the lines and put the pump in the basement. When I open in the spring, I first leave the cover on ...

I use a small pancake compressor and blow through the drain screw at the pump basket. I don’t build up pressure in the tank, I just hook up the compressor and turn it on. The compressor will gradually push air through the lines and push out the water. It won’t clear like a pool blower will , but...

I pour it in a small Bucket and throw it right in the middle of the pool all in one motion. Like I was throwing a bucket of water on a fire. 😂 Then rinse the bucket.

I just hooked up the pump today. Cover is still on, I will leave it on until the oak trees quit blossoming. Water temp was 59.5. I added a little chlorine and ran the pump for a couple of hrs. It was clear with a few leaves on the bottom and the pump worked good. Put a new gaskets and seal on...

I would get the leak fixed now, your gonna have to fix it sooner or later. I would call the guys back that failed to fix correctly the first time.

If you hook up the compressor hose like I stated above, your compressor will not build pressure Into the storage tank because the air is constantly being pumped into your pool lines. Thus no setting pressure manually. Now if you removEd the hose from the nipple at the pump basket, then yes your...

I have 2 skimmers and they both have 1 permanently closed hole, the other hole in each skimmer is able to be plugged. When I blow my lines, I hook up my compressor to the pump through the drain screw at the basket area, turn on the compressor and air start to enter the pump and lines, as it...

My loop lock 16x32 was $1800. 4 yrs ago. That was a replacement. I already had the anchors in the deck.

I always hook up the pump in early spring and circulate some chlorine in the water with the cover still on. With the cover still on the chlorine last a long time as long as there is not a lot of organic junk in there.

The sand filter should have a screw cap at the back bottom of the filter, after you blow the lines, remove that plug for the winter and loosen the top plug so air will get into the filter and help it drain more. Leave off the bottom plug and water will drain by gravity as needed. Don’t forget...

No, I drain my pool below the deck about 16 to 18”. I put the cover on and that’s it. I keep leaves off the cover durning the winter. I keep water below the bottom lip of the skimmers when it fills up with a small pump. That’s it. I hook up the pump in the spring when the water is below 60...

I have one ( loop loc). I like it and when it wears out I will buy another. I monitor the water level when it gets to high and simply pop a corner in the shallow end and put in a small pump and lower it as needed. I use to use the siphon method, but now the little electric pump is much easier...