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The gasket/o-ring for the sight glass has dried up, so the seal isn’t there. Would a hose washer work as a replacement? I’m trying to save myself a long trip to the pool store.

This is my first year teaching full-time, and I’ve been dragging my feet about opening the pool because I know how much time it takes to get it cleared up. Does anyone have any tips on how to SLAM when you’re not home for a good chunk of the day?

Does anyone have any advice on how to get a large, fast frog out of the pool? It’s hanging out at the bottom of the deep end, and it’s really fast! And bigger than any other frog I’ve had to dig out. I need to get the vacuum going😖

I’m not a science person, so I have no idea if this would work, and if this is a stupid question, no one knows who I am here 😁. Our pool is surrounded by trees that aren’t ours, so the sun hits the water from about 11:00 in the morning to around 4:00. Every summer I have trouble trying to get...

I’m trying to figure out what’s going on with my pump. It’s a Hayward Pro Series sand filter. I have it on a timer, and manually turned it on this morning. There was no suction and the small filter that you prime next to the pump didn’t have water flowing around like usual. I tried re-priming...

I think I may be ready to bite the bullet and buy a pool heater, but I don’t know what would be best for our pool. It’s inground, 16x36, and gets sun from late morning to mid to late afternoon. I keep a solar blanket on it at night, but even with the temps this summer of upper 80s, it stays...

Is anyone else having trouble finding borax? I’m in western Virginia and every Walmart and grocery store and Target are out and have been out. Is there an alternative? My pool is in need!!!

This is my first time opening on my own. I got the mesh cover off, and there is a layer of debris on the steps and bottom of pool. I know there are leaves in there, too. We’ve had a lot of rain, so there’s more water than needed in the pool. My question is, should I vacuum to waste first or try...

Now that my water is clearing up, I can see big wrinkles in the shallow end. Some of the bigger ones flap over about an inch. I went in today with a clean plunger and tried to suction them out like I’ve read in other posts, but nothing moved. The liner is only 3 years old and the water is...

I just opened my pool Sunday, and began to SLAM yesterday. I just noticed there’s water coming out of the pump at the bottom. How do I even begin to figure out where the leak is coming from? It sounds like there’s water swishing around where the dial is (don’t remember if that was normal. Only...

I've SLAMmed my pool, and am going to do the OCLT tonight. Here are the numbers I just got from testing: FC=6.5 CC=0 CYA=30 pH=7.2 So my question is, do I need to add more chlorine to get back up to the SLAM level, or do I leave everything as it is since they're at the normal levels?

I was wondering how long after adding the stabilizer you have to wait before SLAMming the pool. The previous owners had the pool refilled last spring, so it's only had one summer of pool store maintenance. I tested the water this past Monday and Tuesday with the TF-100 kit, and both tests came...

So I finally got all the gunk and debris vacuumed out of my pool, and then tested the water with the TF-100 test kit. My results were: FC=0 CC=0 TC=0 TA=90...

First, I'm so glad I found this site! When we bought our house last spring, I was dreading having to learn how to take care of the pool on top of unpacking and taking care of the kids. I muddled through it and quickly learned the importance of staying on top of pool maintaining (and how quickly...