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im having a liner replaced and the walls bubbled at the bottom of the shallow end and they had to drain and reset it. now the bottom of the walls are not flush again maybe 5 inches away from walls a little better then before but I don't think that's normal. my old liner was flush around all the...

didnt really know where to put this but my question is, if i completly drain my inground pool 20x40 3' to 8' deep. is there a time frame of how long the pool could be empty? is there a possibilty of collapse? or could it go a long while w/ no problems?

my pool lost 4-5 inches in one nite. any ideas what could have happened? (20x40) i.g. yesturday at 5:00 pm pool water was at normal level, filter ran from 4:00 till 10:00 pm, 3:00 pm today all that water was gone, nothing visible, no leaks in the filter area, pump runs good with normal psi...

i was wondrering if there is somthing to seal of my main drain other then a screw in cover, w/ pool still filled w/ water, somthing like a suction cup, just temperary for winter that i can install quickly holding my breath as i do not have scuba gear lol, i know this sounds silly but i figured i...

"TMT® Boraxo® Powdered Hand Soap - 90% fine mesh borax, 10% soap. " would this work or would the 10% soap part turn my pool into a giant bubble bath, just wondering cause i have tons of this stuff on my job.

i was wondering what the "normal" water loss would be for a 20x40 in ground pool. i lose about an inch a week, my neighbor loses much less and his pool is a litltle smaller but not much. just wondering if this is normal, or at least hoping lol

i have a hayward ec75a d.e. filter and all three threaded connections leak. first i used teflon tape and they leaked. then i used pipe sealant rector # 5 and still leaks my next move is applying both together. any thoughts or ideas? are my threads worn out or somthing is that possible?

i was wondering if anyone knows a place online to get a cover for a good price. the specific model i want is "ARTIC ARMOR WC970 30'X50' 15YR WRNTY" the lowest ive come up w/ so far is poolsupplyworld.com at $172.00 incudes shipping, maybe someone can chime in w/ somthing better or at least...

hey guys, i learned how to use the pool calc, and i know it has a range for the targets for each of the chems, but you have to know your target for it to work, so in others words, what are my exact targets for each chem? what should i shoot for everytime i use the pool calc? or is it any number...

hey guys, its been a week since i added 6lbs of cya which was at 0 last week here are my results, how am i doing? ph 7.2 fc 4 cc .5 ta 90 ch 50 cya 25 i have not lost more then a .5 of fc for a few days now im using 12.5 chlorine its about the same if not cheaper then chlorox for me...

i installed this intermatic t101r3 120v timer today, and the manual lever kicks on no problem, but the timer itself does not move/work, i cant see what i did wrong, as the clock motor wires, neutral/hot are pre installed, and are allready mounted w/ eyelets on the terminals, am i missing...

does anyone know how to identify the differnce between the- hayward ec65 and the hayward ec75 they share the same manual, i guess one is a tad bit bigger one gets 6lbs of earth the other gets 7 lbs of earth, its because i dont know which one i have, the sticker has both model numbers w/ two...

i cant find where i saw it, im tring to raise my ph right now and forgot which to do first, do i broadcat borax directly in pool, or do i dissolve it first?

ok its the day after my first opening and here is what i got, the water is still cloudy but not that bad pretty much only in the deep end ph 7.2 fc 5.0 tc 4.0 cc 0 ta 100 ch 50 cya 20 i added 5 lbs yesterday as it was zero so this test i guess will not be accurate for a week right that...

i have 3 jets and only one is functional, is that o.k.?

hey guys, my hayward super pump is very loud, if two people are standing next to it, you have to almost yell at each other to hear each other talk, im new, and wondering if this is normal. i dont know how old it is.

i got my tf-100 today and have been testing all day. my pool is not yet open and tommorrow i will be taking the cover off and doing the opening ph 7.2 cl 0 these two were the block test ta 80 w/ my leslie dpd kit tested 5 times ta 120 w/ my new tf-100 kit also tested 5 times, im confused...

when is the right time (if any) to set the timer on? morning, noon, or night, a buddy of mine said night, so i just wanted to know for sure.

i am opening my pool for the first time on friday, i have a chlorinater w/ 3" tabs left over, i was told to put 3 at a time in is that about right (pool info in sig). do i load the tabs at the same time i start to shock the pool? or should i bypass the filter and circulate the shock first for...

i know its petty but, i check the "log me in automatticaly" box every time i log in, and it just doesnt work. ive got to log in constantly.

hey guys, i was wondering what most people do as far as the percentage of flow of suction from skimmer and main drain? i have one skimmer and one drain, w/ a jandy diverter valve connecting both, i can only close one at any givin time, but cannot close both. anyway, what should i do? leave both...

hey guys, im a first time home buyer and first time pool owner. and i hope to have fun w/ it and learn as much as possible, cause im also a avid, do-it-yourselfer. thanks.

hey guys, ive got an inground pool, and as i fill the suction line to the skimmer, thru the pump, it fills the pool w/ water instead of coming back and overflowing the pump to get a prime. i am new at pool ownership, this is my first season ever. i caught the tail end last september when i...