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I've been using a layer of ice (thick enough to walk on) as a pool cover successfully for years now. The downside is a more difficult spring opening. Leaf soup, pine needles, turkey feathers and turkey poop (86 of them use my trees as a winter roost) and to top it off, someone in my area uses...

I have a Hayward SP1070B skimmer. Everywhere I look I see the float valve for it is SP1070-FV. But the float valve diameter is too small. It just sits on the bottom and doesn't leave enough room for bottom drain suction. I see a channel for an O ring in the bottom of the skimmer that's a larger...

The vitals: Day 8 of SLAM, FC topped off to 11 morning and dusk. Brushed 3x/day. CYA 28 (very top of Taylor test vial) CC usually 0, sometimes 0.5 OCLT down 3 to 4 ppm Taken pre-SLAM: PH 7.8 TA 60 CH 80 (adjusted to 250 during SLAM but not yet confirmed via test result) Temp 66 I have very...

I'm just preparing to open the pool (plaster in-ground). Haven't SLAMed yet or added anything. Just figuring out what I'll need. I'm a bit of an unusual case. You know the crazy snow out west this winter? That's me. I always remove a lot of water when I close in the fall (3ft) because the snow...

The nut on my filter's clamp band has stripped out due to age & use. The bolt isn't faring too well either. I need a new clamp band but I can't find any brand or model number on my filter. It looks like the label fell off or was removed. The only number I can find on it is on the band itself...

I'm rebuilding my pool shed and I have an opportunity to create a roofline conducive to solar heating for an in-ground pool. The roof would face directly south, full sun and I can angle the roof as I see fit. BUT the roof will only be about 25% of the pool surface, well below recommended size...

I'm a 1st year pool owner and I'm not sure if I should get a winter cover. This forum has provided great advice and I'm looking for it again! I'm in the Utah high-altitude desert. I'd like the cover for general safety and debris protection but I don't have any children or dogs to worry about...

New to the forum and new to pool maintenance. I recently purchased a house with a 20+ year old in-ground pool so I'm now a pool maintainer. I'm also an engineer with google skillz so I've done research and not at square one. Still, I can use some advice on what to do in my particular situation...