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    New Pool Build In Progress - IG Vinyl

    We are planning on getting an inground 14' x 28' vinyl liner pool. I've laid out where we want our pool and equipment pad along with extra concrete and new sidewalks. We've had 3 different PB's come and look at our site, 2 gave us quotes the 3rd (who is a friend that owns a pool company) said...
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    Swamp Fever...First Time Pool Opening....SLAM Time

    I'm finally getting some free time where I can get my pool open and oh what a mess it is. The mesh cover was full of leaves under the surface of the water. Got out all I could but I had to take the cover off myself since I was home alone. I'm getting leaves off the bottom of the pool but I can...
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    Southeast Missouri Pool Opening

    I'd like to open my pool in a few weeks, depending on the weather and no rain on a free weekend. Only thing I keep thinking about is all the catkins that are going to be falling from our two big oak trees. I bought a mesh cover when I closed the pool and let me say the water looks pretty nasty...
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    Backfill and Slurry Question

    My pool is about 2.5' into the ground on the high side and 5" on the low side. I need to backfill it but not sure which way to proceed??? We have pretty cold winters here and I'm worried about frost heave if I just backfill dirt up against the pool. Do I do a slurry mix and if so what is the...
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    AGP Erosion & Drainage Issues

    Basically we had to dig about 2.5 down on one side of the pool to get the pool base level. Which also creates a little bit of a drain issue when it rains like it did yesterday. Doesn't look like we had and dirt wash down between the pool and the ground but what dirt was around the bottom of the...
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    TF100 Newbie and Test Results

    Just received my TF100 today so I was anxious to see what my numbers are. Test results from this evening. Ph - 7.5 FC - 4 CYA - 20 CC - 0 TC - 4 TA - 110 I knew CYA would be low because I only added enough to get it to 20 because I didn't have my test kit yet and didn't want to add to much...
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    Pool Filled, Question about chemical levels

    Hi all, First time to own a pool and had some questions. I just finished installing a 21' round above ground pool myself, got the pump up and running today after getting the pool filled yesterday with city water, water level is 4' deep. I have 10,000 gallons in it +/- a few hundred. I added...