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I've added bags of ph down, half a bag at a time... so far added two bags. I figured if the pH was red it was on the upper scale. It hasn't really come down. Am I reading this right that my ph is high? Just wanted to get a second opinion before I run out and get more ph down. All the other...

Did a lot of new decking around my pool as part of a renovation. The concrete has been done for a couple weeks. See pictures... the coloring seems off especially around the joints. I was hoping after a couple of days of drying it would go away but doesn't appear to be. I am going to reach out...

I am doing a pool renovation and am updating the electrical box I am going to remove the two timers in my box - don't really use them for anything. The new pump I got is a black and decker and has a controller attached to it. Don't really see the need for the timers in here.... thoughts? I...

We are doing a renovation and are replacing our 20 year old brushed concrete decking with stamped concrete. Also new liner, equipment, coping, etc. We were original thinking of doing a pool house, but it didn't make the budget. That may happen down the road, but has anyone done a stand alone...

We need a new vinyl liner. I am looking to re-do the coping as well as a part of a larger pool renovation. The current coping is some white bullnose material, I think painted aluminum or something. My question is, how does the liner interact with the coping? If I change the liner now, is the...

Want to pressure test some of my lines, was trying to track down a thread where someone has put together their own kit, but couldn't find anything. There is a kit for sale on the internet that looks like this: This kit goes for around $220. Wouldn't it be fairly easy to put this together for...

I am looking to re do my pool equipment. I have a roughly 25k vinyl liner in ground pool. Chlorine but looking to convert to salt water during this process. I already have the Hayward W3AQR15 unit for the salt water generator. First thing I am going to do is repour the pad (its not level)...

I have a leak somewhere in my pool, hoping to get some tips from people who have been down this. A few days ago my pool was at the proper level, half way up the skimmer. I noticed it dropping after a couple days and was hoping it was evaporating a little. But then it lost another couple inches...

Apologize if this gets a little long winded. We are looking to do a renovation on our pool. I'd like to expand the patio/decking and replace some of the white concrete. The pool was build about 10-15 years ago (not by us). Hoping to get some feedback from some people who have been down this road...

A little late closing my pool but trying to get it done. First year doing it myself... thought I was paying attention previous years but I guess not. I am trying to blow out the skimmers first (is that correct?) With my multi valve in closed, I can't build up and air pressure. I hear gurgling...

Closing my pool by myself for the first time. We've had it for three seasons so I've seen it done a couple times. However I have a couple questions. It's a vinyl pool, about 30,000 gallons. I have a solid cover. My first question is about water level and blowing out the returns. Has anyone used...

I am looking to expand the area around our pool. It has concrete currently but as you can see in the pictures, on one side there is no much room to walk around the pool. I am looking to add some additional space. I am thinking pavers but wanted to get some thoughts from others. In addition to...

I'm getting info on installing a heater. We have a 22k in ground pool, live in eastern PA. Our home is oil heated, but I have a 100 gallon propane tank for the oven. In my research, the consensus seems to go with a larger heater (more BTU) to heat the pool faster. So I'm looking to do that...

I have two lights in my pool, neither of them work. I pulled one bulb out and it seems burnt out. It was a 500W 120V bulb, and I am just trying to make sure that's the correct bulb for this housing. But I'm having trouble figuring exactly which model number I have. Here are a couple pictures...

Before I forget, here is a link to the video: Dropbox - VID_20170708_205223174.mp4 It's making this sound and I am having a real hard time getting rid of it. What is causing this? Air trapped in the valve? I recently replaced the spider gasket, thought that might help with the noise but it...

When I backwash and add DE power to my filter, some of it returns to the pool through the jets. I've read some about it, and I know that somewhere in the filter system something is going wrong. I suspect the multiport valve... although I haven't seen that mentioned in many of the...

I bought a house last fall that has a pool, took the cover off about a month ago and the pool is pretty green. But it was in better shape than I thought it would be. I a little overwhelmed at where to begin. I have no pool experience. I brought a pool guy out to open it who was giving me lots...