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    Needing a new liner :(

    At the end of the last season, our super cool pool robot ripped a massive hole in our liner. I had been chatting with a guy from Pools Inc about getting the new liner...but now I'm not sure if they are still in operation. I can't get anyone to respond. Any recommendations on where to buy one...
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    Looking for help with vinyl replacement

    Hello everyone! We have a standard 16' x 24' x 42' liner pool. After 12 years, the liner is shot. We have up trying to patch it half way through the summer and just let the water drain about halfway out till it stopped at a big rip. We need to buy a new liner for next season, the problem is that...
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    Losing 2” water a day...

    Hello everyone!! I have started losing around 2” of water a day. When we took the cover off, the water was almost to the top of the pool. After we turned everything on is when we started losing water. Is there a way to check the plumbing for leaks?? I have everything turned off for the night...
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    Drop water line below return?

    Hello everyone! Every year when I close the pool, I drop the water line below the return jets and add antifreeze and plug them after blowing all the lines out with a compressor. This year I finally bought a nice safety cover...yay!! It’s supposed to hold up to 4,000 pounds. We live in KC and...
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    Wife says we need to drain and start over

    Hello everyone! We didn’t put a cover on our pool after we closed it last year. Now it’s a nasty mess. I have already scooped out a ton of leaves and branches. My wife thinks we need to drain it and start again since it looks like a green / black swamp! Any thoughts on what we should do? It’s...
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    advice needed for removing mesh cover

    Hello everyone! This last fall we bought a mesh cover for the first time. We have always just left it uncovered, but I got tired of getting out all leaves and **** in the spring. The problem i am having is that there is now about 6 inches of water on top of the mesh cover, along with all the...
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    ic 40 finally died..need help with replacement

    Hello everyone! At the end of this last season, our ic40 fianlly gave up the ghost after almost 5 years The first two years I had it running at almost 100 % because I didnt know it would eventally need to be replaced...DUH! Anyway, I am just making sure that i need to replace the whole unit...
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    my SWG died before being able to close pool, what do I do??

    Hello everyone! I knew that our SWG was on its last leg right before we left on our 2 week trip to Thailand. When we returned home, it had died and now we have a nasty green swamp. I have used this forum to help me close the pool for several years, but it has always been crystal clear when I...
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    Help with my TA 50 sand filter

    Hello everyone! After reading here about sand channeling, I decided to go ahead and use our garden hose to clean out the sand. When I went to take off the multi port valve, the whole standpipe and laterals came with it!!!!!!! Can i get the laterlas back don to the bottom of the filter without...
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    IntelliChlor ic 40, does cell light still come on after cell

    Hello everyone! At the end of last season, my "life" light started flashing. The cell light still comes on. Does anyone know when the cell does ultimately die if the cell light no longer comes on?? I know there is no way to tell exactly how much life is left in it, i just want to be able to know...
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    My MD will not seal...

    Hello everyone, first time poster here. I closed down the pool yestreday and things went ok. I blew out all the lines and filled the skimmer lines with antifreeze, as well as the pump. I have two main questions. 1. ON one of the skimmer lines, the antifreeze comes almost all the way back up...