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Hi, My pH was 8.2 this morning. I failed to change the concentration on the pool math and ended up adding a gallon of MA which I should have added much less than that. When I checked the pH a few times this afternoon, at about 1 hr, 2 hours and about 4 hours it came back 7.2. I haven’t added...

Hi, Our pool was opened a couple of weeks ago and I noticed this tear in the cover. It is at the very end when it is open away from the motor. How to we mend this? It is only 2 1/2 years old and want to get a few more years left of the cover. Thanks!

Hi, We have an automatic cover that we use year round. Every winter I have worried about the water level being too low as first year it caved in due to a leak in the pool. Anyway, I cannot afford to purchase a safety cover and have thought of getting a tarp to use in the winter and not use...

Hi, We have had our auto cover two winters. The first winter our pool had a leak and water level dropped and cover caved in. Liner has been replaced and all seems well with the pool. I must say I am a little paranoid about the water level during the winter. Last winter was mild and I...

Hello, We are planning on closing our pool mid-October and have used our autocover the past two winters. I have seen these safety covers on Amazon and have thought of getting one to save wear on the auto cover. Has anyone used any of these covers? They seem much cheaper than other places...

Hi, Our pool liner will be replaced tomorrow finally! They were here doing prep work and the pool guy said should be able to swim tomorrow night but will be cold. Apparently he isn’t the pool company, but one that works with our pool company so he wasn’t sure who would be doing chemicals and...

Hello! So far, in central Indiana we have had a pretty mild winter. It was around 70 today. Our pool has a leak and I have added water on and off through the winter. Our liner is to be replaced and pool stairs where leak is repaired as soon as warm weather is consistently warm enough...

Hello, We have a leak (under the stairs that was repaired temporarily when pool was closed)and the liner and stairs will be replaced this spring. I opened the cover this afternoon as weather is warmer and we have lost a few inches it seems. I am putting pics on from today. When pool was...

Hi, Where should the water level be in our pool during winter. We have a leak that was repaired and new liner to be installed during the spring. When it was closed by pool company the level is lower and we are just to keep eye on the level of water. I just read today that some advise not...

Hello, We installed an auto cover last fall and are happy we did. I sold our old safety cover as our pool company said it is best to use the auto cover. Last winter we had a leak that was found late in summer. The leak was repaired, but we will have a new liner next spring. Last winter our...

Hello, I had posted recently we had a leak and they found the main leak under the stairs. Smaller leak on top step and chlorinator (which was removed as we don’t use it). So the leak under the stairs has been caulked and leak has stopped. Our pool company has suggested a new liner. The...

Hi, We found out this week our pool has 3 leaks. A small leak on the steps, the chlorinator (that we don’t use) and the worse leak is at the bottom of the stairs in the shallow end. Apparently there should be a seal there and there isn’t one. So our pool company called today saying temporary...

I know this isn’t the place to probably ask this, but has anyone here ever filled in their pool and then landscaped over and be happy with it? For the time and expense of the pool, honestly we don’t use it but a few times a year. We did get an auto cover last year which has helped a lot...

Hi, When our pool was opened they said they had to crank the pump to get it started. Today it died. I cleaned out the basket and it wouldn’t come back on. I had added chlorine a couple of hours prior, and then pH down right before I turned it off and it wouldn’t come back on. I attached a...

Hi, I hope I am picking the correct forum to post in. From searching, it seems pool chemicals are the same with auto cover. Is there a time to add chemicals? Do I need to wait to close cover after adding chemicals? I usually add them at night and now we have the cover to close. I added a...

Hi, I am just curious where our leak could be. We had one at the light a couple of years ago, but our waters didn’t get that low. I have included some pics of the pool (needs cleaned it seems too) to help determine where it may be. Our pool company will investigate further when we open the...

Hello, We had an automatic cover installed last fall. We will be leaving town for about a week. This spring when it rains I have moved the pump around on the cover to keep the water off. It looks like we should have rain when we are gone. Should I place the pump in the middle of the pool...

Hello, We had an auto cover out on our pool when we closed it in October (yay!). My question is we had a lot of snow last week, starting to melt today. My husband put pump out to drain where it was melted. There is still some snow on the sides which probably will melt tomorrow. My husband is...

Hello, My husband and I have decided to get an automatic cover! We received an estimate from the pool company that opens and closes our pool earlier this year, but due to many things did not act on it at that time. We trust him so most likely will not seek other estimates. His quote, which...

Hi, While I would love to have an automatic cover for our pool we cannot afford it. I have asked questions here about the safety nets, and they must not be popular as no one has answered. So here is another thought. Does anyone ever put their safety pool cover back on the pool during the...

Hello, We will be opening pool in about six weeks, and my annual pre-pool jitters are starting. We have fencing around the pool, when grandkids are here someone is always at pool side. We cannot afford an automatic cover. I have read some threads on the child safety ners, mainly AllSafe and...

Hi, I am in Indiana, plan to open pool 4/15. Anyone delaying opening due to possibility of not getting bleach? I have five gallons of pool sanitizer from last year, which I know is not as potent as when fresh, but at least have that. I do have chlorinator which we could add pucks, but I...

Hello! We are opening the pool end of April and getting my annual before pool opening anxiety. Our 11 year old grandson lives with us, and we have 11 other grandkids ages 1 yr to 12 years old. We added another fence around the pool last year, and doors to pool locked, and also blocked from...

Hi, I love our Dolphin except for the cord. It seems to be getting harder to untangle. We have only had it about a year, just not sure what to do? Can they be replaced? Are there any tricks to straighten it out? Thanks!

Hi, I am sure I am not the only one who has had a lot of rain so far this season. My husband and father-in-law have both been in hospital this past month as well. Needless to say I haven’t been maintaining pool like usual. Overall the water has remained sparkling for the most part. I have...

Hi, We opened the pool this spring, and now have a solar cover on the pool - mainly to keep as many of the leaves out of the pool as possible. I have noticed when the cover is on there doesn’t seem to be any dirt, or anything in the skimmer. My husband wondered if it creates some type of...

Hi, Before we closed pool last fall we had pool checked for leaks and nothing was found. Today weather was warmer and I peeked under cover and in our deep end which is 8’, there was at most 2’ water? This is our second spring with pool, and when we bought the house we ere told the liner was...

Hi This is our second winter with pool. We hadn’t had much rain or cold before snow this past weekend. Should the cover be sunk down that much? I am not sure what we would even do now, but did not know if we should be concerned or not. Thanks! - - - Updated - - - Here is another picture.

Hi! Last summer we moved into a great house with a pool. When we purchased the house we had custody of our ten year old grandson, and thought would be great to have, and have all other grandkids over. Grandson has moved back in with his mom, and while he is with us still minimum every other...

Hi, Not sure what is going on? This past Monday, when I was at work, apparently our water level got too low and pump didn’t work well during day and I came home to cloudy green pool. I couldn’t believe it as last weekend pool looked great! Anyway I started SLAM and pool is a little better...