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OK - so learned an important lesson today - do not leave your umbrella in the sleeve in the baja deck forever! We actually have 4 sleeves - 3 on the cooldeck and then one in the water in the 6" baja deck. Dust devil came in today and pulled two of our umbrellas up so high neighbors could...

Didn't see a forum for maintenance issues other than sort of this one. I recently posted and learned about calcium deposits. Today I made good progress with a pummice stone and bio dex 300 on the tiles themselves - but the acid didn't seem to do well on my test tile with the GROUT - or it...

Hi, So, pool completed in December in Arizona. Winter monitoring went pretty smoothly - low chemical usage and things stayed within target ranges - once a week brushing etc. Once in a while PH seemed to get a tiny bit high - but never over 8. This week I started noticing (although in...

SO, I ve been on TFP for a while but haven't needed help of late. We had an above ground at our old house that once I got in the groove, literally put 10 oz of Chlorine in a day (sometimes more in the AZ summer), and a bit of CYA once in awhile and it stayed perfect all year long. TFP was...

SO, been awhile - that is because thanks to you folks here our pool has been in place about 18 months in the AZ heat and winter with no troubles at all - pour a little chlorine in every day and done! THANKS! As a reminder - 18x9 Intex Metal Frame. But, finally our first little hiccup. I...

Hi, SO, our first summer with pool is coming to a close. As I have stated in the past, since we are in AZ I am going to try and just cover and leave the pool up over the winter. I am ready to cover it - but I am having a small problem. Our Intex auto pool cleaner (robot) is only going a...

SO, first little problem in awhile (other than the dust which is all cleared up now). When I installed the pool in the spring one of the "Drain Valve Covers" had a crack in the side and so it would not secure completely. I thought at the time this was going to be a problem until I got the...

Had one of our larger dust storms in Central AZ last night - came up on us too quickly to cover the pool, and frankly when they are this bad the dust gets in everywhere!! Picture won't post straight - but you get the idea - BLACK AS CAN BE!!! 12 hours later - some progress - but still...

Hi, OK - finally getting around to attaching the Intex LED fountain - simple enough right? Except that since I upgraded to a bigger pump to solve the issues I have posted about before - when attaching it close enough to the return hose from the pump it sprays all the way OVER our 9'...

Hi, Didn't know whether to post this in the AGP or the Chemistry part so... But - does the TFP method REALLY make things THIS easy? A month into it now and chemical wise once I got the stabilizer in (CYA is steady at about 45 now and I haven't added any more so far) - the ONLY thing I...

I Should Have Listened First Place! - Upgraded Pump & Intex Auto Cleaner Saves Day! Wow - what a difference!! Got my 2800 GPH Sand Filter/Pump changed out Thursday - immediately saw a difference in my "sand/dust on the floor" problem described in my earlier posts. Then yesterday got the...

Hi, I had this question posted at the end of a somewhat different topic other thread, so since I took the plunge and upgraded pumps to solve a couple of issues, I now need to make sure that (other than additional sand) - there is nothing else I need to get to make this switch? As my siggy...

Hi, Ok - so a month into this pool thing and thanks to many here things are going pretty well. Replacement pavers holding up - screen/fencing going up soon - got some use - we don't have kids still at home so it wont be an everyday thing for us...and the temps are just now (very late!)...

OK - so we ve had the pool up for 10 days or so and so far so good - weather actually was pretty chilly (AZ standards) for the last week or so - as a result somewhat limited use - but it will be hot from now on out. Here is the issue for this post - these big Intex rectangular pools are UGLY...

OK - YEAH - my ABG is filled - level - and the water is warming up! Broke out the TF100 last night for the first time - of course my FC was zero and my PH looked fine on the first test - I think about 7.6. Turned on the pump - added some chlorox (10%) and did my first turnover. This...

So in an attempt to avoid lesson #3 (see other posts) - I am posting this new thread. We will finally have this pool ready for swimming tomorrow. Now I am starting into the ongoing phases - chemistry and maintenance. HOWEVER, this is our first pool, and a large point of it was to "test the...

I promise I wont post every frustration forever - but MAYBE some of my lessons will help others. First lesson learned was don't skimp on pavers with your ABG installation (see other posts). Second Lesson learned - Leslie's is really expensive!! Went to Walmart and thanks to posts here...

Hi again, OK - repair job 99% complete (see other threads for me re-install after buckled pavers). Just waiting for the replacement support leg to arrive to refill pool. So today we need to make a Walmart run - I wanted to take advantage of the trip to get some BBB supplies - but I haven't...

SO, everything was going SOOOOO well - (see my other posts on my install as a newbie). Pool was perfectly level, pump was tested and worked great - just got my TF100 kit yesterday and was going to start fooling around with it today - but we still needed to put another 4 inches or so of water in...

Hello All, So much already learned here - Thanks! Awaiting arrival of our Intex 18'x9'x52". Gathering materials (and motivation!) to start the ground clearing and leveling process. To be honest - not looking forward to it, but have noted all the tricks here (and the Above Ground Pros...