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Hello! First time opening pool with a safety cover. Are the cleaning solutions necessary to spray on before storage? I have seen people use dawn and some bleach and lightly scrub the cover. Is this fine? or should I buy a solution/cleaner? Thank you

Looking for some ideas for pool float storage for larger pool floats. I used to leave them on the deck but they blow away and eventually get rips in them. Any ideas for LARGER pool floats???

Are small bubbles coming from returns an issue? Every time I vacuum I try to not get any air in but I always manage to get some air In my lines it seems. I have very small bubbles coming from one of my returns. How do I get rid of the air? Is this a big problem?

Hey everyone, can anyone recommend a specific manufacturer/model you had good luck with for your solar pool cover? I was told clear and 16mil but a lot of the ones I have been seeing have bad reviews. I don’t mind spending money so any budget you can recommend, thank you.

My pools freezing and got a quote For 7k for solar pool panels that supposedly raise the temp 10-15 degrees. Anyone have them? Worth it?

Sick of my water bags every winter getting destroyed and buying new ones. I plan to eventually get a safety cover but does anyone have any luck using 5 gallon buckets with lids? I have a 20x40 pool and will prob need about 30 of them? Hows does everyone keep their covers down???

Hello, Not sure what they are called - i am looking for a way to close/seal the holes where the rope hooks into to divide the pool from shallow and deep end. I have a problem with algae hiding in there and it’s hard to get out. Can anyone help?

Not to sure where to post this. I had some muriatic acid spill on my concrete pool deck and left a big stain. Can someone tell me how to remove the stain from the concrete?

Has anyone ever painted their pool coping? Mine is looking a little on the dingy side as its old concrete. I plan on painting the deck and scrubbing and power washing the coping part but a, wondering if it will look better if I either paint the coping a different color or the same color as the...

Helloeveryone, So I can’t seem to figure out this problem. So I replaced the weir doors on my pool because of this problem and make sure they stop at the tab when the pump goes off to trap in debris (which is working). Instead of the smaller debris getting trapped in the basket It tends to...

Hello everyone. I usually keep all of my valves open - meaning my 2 skimmers and main drain. The suction seems pretty low this way, when I vacuum the pool I shut off the main drains and grab suction from one skimmer and the difference in suction is amazing. My question is what valve settings...

My pool doesn’t seem to do well after a big rain storm and loses most of its chlorine. Is it recommended to shock or add chlorine before or after a storm ??

I have a big bucket of ph up from last summer and I’ve been using it to get my ph up from 7.0 to at least 7.2. The PH HAS NOT RISEN AT ALL. Could it be the the PH UP is bad? Or something else?

For some reason when my pump is just turned off some of my smaller surface debris on my pool comes back out my skimmers. I am guessing this is a weir door issue? Anyone have a fix for this?

At what number should a DE FILTER be backwashes that is normally 10PSI?

Checked filter seems to be in good working order. I’m guessing the CC is causing cloudiness? Going to try and SLAM tonight. Water is blue but very cloudy. Can someone tell me the right amount of chlorine to add? I am using a Taylor 2005 and Taylor fas -dpd

How’s long Should I wait between the different chemical applications? Chlorine , acid, etc?

Can you use a skimmer sock for the CYA sock method? Or does it have to be a regular sock? (Skimmer socks are a lot thinner in material and am worried about adding to much CYA at once)

Which one should I tackle first? PH, CYA, OR Chlorine?

Is this the right lubricant for my filter o rings?

Considering having a SWG installed. Would this cut down pool maintenance time in regards to adding chlorine daily? What about costs in chlorine/bleach is there a significant savings? I am also concerned with salt causing damage to the pool and surroundings. Any feedback is appreciated!

What parts of pool equipment need lubrication for opening?

Can anyone post photos of their speaker setups/designs? I am looking for some ideas to setup some quality outdoor sound. I basically want to have a outdoor volume control knob with a total of 4 outdoor speakers and possibly some kind of in ground sub as I don't have much coverage/over hang in my...

Can anyone tell me what date this bleach is from? And what the window of effectiveness would be?

Walk around the pool pouring it? Or slowly in front of the returns? Any preferred method? *I have an old pool with no eyelets and my returns are not that strong, would walking it around the pool be a better application?

I live in Northern NJ Essex County and cant seem to find anywhere that carries pure bleach or liquid chlorine for a reasonable price. The Home Depot HDX is all sold out near me. Anyone in the area can recommend where to go???

So last year I became a new pool owner and before I found this site, I added about 6 bags of cal hypo to my pool to shock it and ran the filter for a few days non-stop. The cal-hypo of course raised my CH but kept it within safe range. Once I found this site, I tried to apply the slam process...

To all of the members on the East Coast when do you usually open your pool? I know people say to open early, but when exactly?

Hello!! I am a total novice and need some help. I have some concrete damage around my pool deck and am looking to patch the damage and possibly paint the concrete with some kind of kool deck or concrete paint made for a pool area. Can someone tell me if this is easy to do? Do you just roll the...

my pool is 18x36 and my winter cover 20x40 to full cover it because of its kidney shape. What size solar cover do I need>?