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Okay thanks. It seems difficult to tighten the winch of this cover anymore to raise it up off the water. I might need to buy some cover clips to place around the top walls of the pool to raise this up off the water then. I find it confusing because the directions of this cover say to rest it...

The cover is actually on the surface, it is supposed to be - I think..... :?

Hi there: We got a new cover this year, one of those that allow water through - mesh cover. The first time it rained the water flowed through in a day, now several inches of water seems to stay on top. Is this right or do we still need to drain off this water? Thanks.

Yup, we have the same size and are averaging about 3 cups daily or closer to 5 if I've left a day in between.

Good luck on that one. This happened to us and we finally managed to pry it off by using leverage of two screwdrivers. Now we are careful not to lock it into place.

I am the waterbug! But I don't look like that............ :hammer: :hammer:

Welcome! Yes, once you get the hang of BBB and testing it is really easy and inexpensive. Enjoy and know that there are lots of folks here who can help out with any questions you may have.

Very nice! Love the little totems everywhere.

We have the royal entrance steps. Haven't noticed any algae. We needed to flush it all out this winter, because some water stayed in the back side of the steps but it cleaned up fine. We really enjoy these steps very much for easy access and a place to sit at times.

We certainly noticed no ill effects from adding the salt. We put in 80 lbs. last year and will be adding some more this year. Love the feel of it, and as Anna says, the sparkle is great!

Welcome aboard and very nice setup. It is amazing the pools that show up here - I have a small above ground and tiny deck, no where near as fancy as your set up, but as you say, it does the trick! Enjoy!

Went to Target at lunch and barbells are really too big on the ends to be of use. I guess one could also fill up plastic soda bottles and put them in? The other thing we thought about was that all the weight would then be in the bottom and that might be harmful to other parts of the steps as...

So, upon reading this thread and seeing Anna K's great weight system it occurs to me that I could make my royal entrance steps much more user friendly. Currently we cannot put the steps in or out ourselves due to the weight of the sand piece that hooks into the back of the steps. BUT...if we...

so, along those lines, if you run it just 12 hours is there a "best" time? Better to run overnight or during the day?

We have the Royal Entrance steps and love them! Yes, it takes up spacein the pool, but you can sit on the steps, and it just makes it so easy to get in or out regardless of age, shape or level of wine or beer consumed......seriously, it makes an AG feel like an IG.

Nice to get that cover off and test! So, I plan to go completely BBB this year and here are the test results after vacuuming and letting things circulate a few hours with about 3/4 of a gallon of 12.5 bleach. FC = 10.5 CC = 0 TA = 80 CYA = 60 PH - 7.4 Is it possible that there is no CC here...

The other great thing about the Bose Soundock with Ipod we have is we can pack it up in its little suitcase and take it with us wherever we go. We've taken it on vacation and had all our music with us. I believe that the latest version is battery operated as well and so you can dispense with...

As a longtime audiophile geek type of girl, I am almost embarrassed to say I really like my Bose set up for the Pool....We just set the Sound dock with the Ipod in the window and it gives us great tunes all summer long. Good volume and not bad sound at all. Mind you this is a for a small pool...

Wow! What a beautiful job! Great fun to watch a fellow forum member on TV.

I started giggling when I read your name under introductions, thinking this has to be a Canadian. I used to live in Orillia and was in Midland often! Welcome. I once got to have a drink at the Molson's summer home in Matise, friend of a friend of a friend kind of thing......

Hi folks - it's getting close to opening up time again - looking forward to that! Quick question - is it okay to test CYA before opening - before starting up the pump actually. I am thinking I may need to dump half the pool and would like to be able to do that and refill before starting the...

We're quite happy with our 18'. Just fine for the two of us and we do fine when we have a couple of friends over too. We can float around and read those mystery novels without bumping into each other much at all.

We ended up not using the pillow this year, but we are quite quick to remove excess water from the middle after each rain with a pump.

Hi pool friends: One of the best tips I got last year was to use solar salt to my above ground pool. We added two bags of it and loved the effect. My question is, do you add more each season or does it remain over winter. We are closed up and may end up draining half the pool as CYA was high...

Still check in once a week or so. Got my shelf of testing kit, water bottles etc. ready to go and making plans to go completely BBB this year! Got some rainwater off the pool cover yesterday, today what is left is frozen - Virginia finally got winter.

it's snowing in Central Virginia right now - not really sticking, but oh this Canadian is loving it!

Because my swim suit looks great with icicles hangng off it!

wow! Just beautiful.......

Beautiful! Do let us know when it airs - love my HGTV!

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