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Hi there, We opened late to clean and close, same as last year. On opening, water was clear with pH over 8 and grains on the walls (assumed minerals). TA 100. no CYA. Got algae and cloudiness over next few weeks due to a number of factors (mostly my fault). I did successive MAcid addition to...

Hi folks. I've been silent all summer because we ended up unfortunately NOT opening our pool this year. In the spring we had a windstorm which blew some of the cover into the pool and let some leaves/debris into the pool. I covered it up immediately and knew it could get bad but did plan on...

Hi there, I have my pool closed with cover and pillow, We are having a major wind storm in Indiana and somehow it upended the winch clamp and the cover has blown into the pool along with all the water on the cover, despite me checking the clamp recently. Now, the water level is almost to the top...

Hi. I need to close my pool ASAP, no more than 5 days from now due to temps of 22 F. Edit: it will be 24 F tomorrow night so maybe need to close tomorrow? It's 40 F day and 28 F nights now but my water is 50 F and I cover the pump overnight and run all night. (I don't think I can swing mid 20s F...

Hi, I did not open this year till a few weeks ago just to clean/check/close. When I opened I had to refill about a third of the water in the pool, so, untreated. I had a pump issue and an algae bloom (my first) while waiting to fix it. I have only added Chlorine so far and water is very cloudy...

Hi, long story short, we didn't open this year till last week. Crystal clear pool, no swimming. Had a broken pump hose and took a week to finally fix it, and water turned green in the meantime. I do NOT know any of my starting chemistry, but I dumped in a gallon of 10% chlorine last night, and...

Hi, Our pool hasn't had much use at all this year :( but I've maintained it. I am vacuuming my pool to close. I discovered a 4 inch round-shaped bulge on the pool bottom, about 2 feet away from the walls. We had our liner replaced last year so it's only 1 year old with hardly any use. The...

Hi, I'm having problems with my pool pump and decided to just replace it. I have a 17K above ground pool, 1.5 single flow older (5 years?) Waterway pump hooked up to Hayward Swimpro Voyager cartridge (15 years old). I have easy access to two Hayward pumps, a 1.5 HP single speed SwimPro LX or a...

Hi there, Today my pool pump wouldn't turn on. We have had no rain prior to this. I checked the electric box and was tripped so I reset it. Did some research on here to make sure the impeller would turn before I started it again. I turned it by hand (on the axle) and there was a "pop" sound, so...

Hi, I'm on year 3 of TFP-ing. The first two years I had a CYA at just 30 and had a hard time maintaining it there, adding a bit more mid summer. This year I thought hey, I'll add an extra pound and a half to make up for the loss in the cartridge or wherever it went. There was always the missing...

Hi - I just opened to silt/dirt at the bottom of my pool (which was closed last year TFP clear). It was the second year in Indiana winter for my Robelle Supreme Plus 12x12 scrim 3.26 oz/yd2 heavy duty, or so-called. I know I need a new cover this winter. 1. How long to you expect your to...

Hi, I just opened today (unfortunately - learned that lesson) to a pool that has medium brown debris flakes similar to what was on the top of the winter cover. Algae? Dirt? I wonder if it went through. Water is pretty clear, with possibly green tint towards the bottom but I can't tell. Hooking...

Hi, is the water level low enough for winterizing? I have pillows and live in southern IN/Louisville KY area. Both skimmer and return/Aqualuminator are plugged. Just worried about ice bumping the return (I have no idea how much freezing/ice occurs inside the pool.) But I also have a new liner...

Hi, this is my second winter closing my AGP. New vinyl liner approaching it's first winter. Last year I lowered the water level 6 inches below the skimmer and left the skimmer mouth open. This year, I got a skimmer plate plug (which has a slow leak, so the pool drained out to just the bottom of...

Hi, Change in plans. I need a new strategy to "partially close" my AGP tonight where it will be 28 F for 8-10 hrs. The next night will be 38. I am having my pump and filter assembly repaired in a few days so I can't fully close yet. (Weather is nice the next 10 days, just not tonight.) So far...

Hi, I'm in a dilemma. I'm in Indiana/Louisville with a 27' AGP, and it's set to freeze at 30 F on Sunday night...But....I have been waiting to close because my pump needs 2 new parts and they won't be available till next week (when pool repairman comes). My goal was to keep the pool open as long...

Hi, my second year closing my AGP. Last year I drained the water (Indiana winters) to 6 in. below the skimmer....BUT.......I did not plug the hose to the skimmer or the faceplate, and unknowingly left the Aqualuminator return bulb in. BUGS got into my crystal clear pool over winter. I'm thinking...

So, I was putting JB Water Weld on a hairline crack in my skimmer, all proud of myself, when I lost my balance and feel backwards on top of my pump/cartridge filter housing and knocked them both over. Epic fail. Here is a picture of the damage - cracked plastic 'station', which seems not too...

Hi, I just found out from a replacement liner installer (when my liner was replaced) that my pool has a stainless steel service panel that is still covered with a black thin film the installers (years ago) kept on. It looks really bad from the outside, black with white water staining. I searched...

Hi, we have these two small toads who make TONS of noise every night. They did mate on our pool cover earlier and I had tadpoles to remove before we opened. For the past week since we finally opened, they are back louder than ever. Tonight we had a family late evening swim, and they both came...

Hi, I have a 27 ft. AGP that gets full on sun for 80% of the day with fairly windy conditions. I want to prolong the season well into September without freezing cold water. I know we can use solar bubble covers to retain heat overnight, and heaters (solar, gas, or otherwise) to generate heat...

Hi, after adding CYA to get to about 40 (still waiting to confirm testing in a few more days), my pH went down from 7.2 to 7.0. I have never had to increase pH before...it always creeps up to 8 over time. I did pool math, which said NOT to add baking soda if your TA was high, and mine is a...

Hi - new liner, new water. First time balancing TA. Above ground, vinyl. Taylor testing first time: pH = 7.4 TA = 160 CH = 125 FC = assumed 0 CYA = assumed 0 I read to add dry acid (using pool math) to pH of 7.0, then aerate. I don't have anything to really aerate with. I also need to add...

Hi, this might be dumb, but I recently found out that our pool setup is 15 years old, and that electrical requirements for pools over 10 years ago might not have GFCI protection. I have a post by my ABP with one outlet for the pump and another, regular outlet next to it for the aqualuminator...

Hi, our solar cover died last year by breaking down into millions of plastic circles. We do have high winds here in southern Indiana and I want to use the pool into September as long as possible. If I used my broken-down bubble one from last year (so just like a cover) would that still prevent...

Hi, I'm getting a new liner tomorrow and my 27 ft round AGP has NO shutoff valves which was a nightmare last year trying to do any maintenance. I want to install two ball valves, one beneath the Hayward skimmer and another on the return line (which has an unused pool light Aqualuminator...

Hi, the installer is coming tomorrow at 8 AM to replace our 27 ft round AGP liner. Pool is 15 yrs old, Aqua Leader Optimum Escape. I have a few questions: 1) When should I drain the pool? There is about 20 in. of water in there right now. The installer told me to drain it the night before. Is...

I have 2 weeks to wait for a replacement liner for this pool. Opened yesterday to a ripped liner and only 25% water (although it was winterized to 6" below skimmer). What should I do to keep this pool safe till then? I already covered the two rips with plastic tarp/trash bags so no water would...

Hi, I need advice. I'm replacing my liner and can't figure out what STYLE I even have. I'm thinking J hook but not sure. If I can't find a J hook in stock right now, can/should I go to overlap? Thanks, Kristin

Hi. I just opened today, 2nd year. We inherited a pool with a very old liner. Last year, upon opening there were two horizontal tears in the vinyl liner along the waterline, about 3 ft. and another 4 ft. long, in the same area. I was able to patch them using "liner samples" from the pool store...