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Last winter, the wind managed to blow off the winter cover on my pool, dumping all the "tea" from the cover into the pool. We decided not to empty the pool because we had a particularly cold and long winter (for our region). I removed the cover and drained the pool finally and the mucky water...

Third year winterizing the pool rather than folding it away, and it's going downhill. 1st year -- all incredibly easy, recommend, will do it again. 2nd year, we managed to dump the leaf tea filled cover into the clear pool water underneat while uncovering the pool. Okay then. This winter, i...

Sharing some solutions i found on etsy for my Intex above ground pool. 1. We have a Hayward through the wall skimmer and associated return eye, so that we can get better flow and cleaning. Love it. The problem was attaching the intex vacuum to the hayward return eye — i used a pump adapter but...

Other than the trusty 24' heating solar panel, I have not seen a viable option to heat our pool, and I would really love to be able to extend the season another month or so. I did purchase an Intex Solar heater, but these things are made for the European/Asian market and require a 220V plug and...

I left for 10 days without realizing the pump schedule and the chlorine tabs were gone. I do have a salt water generator, but since my CYA levels were low (new water at the beginning of the year), I went with the tabs for a while to build up the CYA. I came back to a dark green pool, so I've...

Do I drain and restart or use the old media to filter? The pool cover fell into the pool before we had a chance to drain it. It is now a sorry black mess. 16' x48" intex. Overwintered with the pill, but now... Longer version of story -- I had lowered the water below the lowest hole in the...

Has anyone used the cold air return from a heating pump to cool off a nearby insulated work shed? I would leave the pump outdoors, and build a collector to bring the cold air indoors. Or, do I need to use a full heat recovery unit and an AC?

So I did venture on the deep end and found the enlightening articles about the interrelation between CYA, chlorine, Ph. They helped me understand why my pool was cloudy despite high chlorine levels (high CYA and PH). The bacterial vs algae lines are excellent references. What would be really...

New SWG questions (Intex 16'x48") pool in signature, just added an Intex SWG 1200 for 15000 gallon pools) 1) will the cell suffer if it sits in the current chemistry water, with the low Ph, while I fiddle with adjusting TA? I just brought it down from 120 and considering wether to bring Ph back...

I've been looking for a wireless thermometer that would not only connect to its own app, but would also report through a common interface, either in a standard home automation app, or using a standard interface into something like Alexa ("Alexa, what is the pool temperature?"). Any suggestions...

Considering whether it is feasible and safe to add a heating pump to my intex pool. There was a thread in the list of useful links that discussed how to do it right (properly bind all the metallic parts of the pool) but i cannot find it anymore. Was it removed for safety reasons or am i just not...

So I closed the pool today, but I am having second thoughts. Following directions, I drained the pool (Intex Prism 16'x48") below the lowest ports, plugged the ports and brought inside all hoses, including the after-market hayward strainer. I put a 4' pillow in the middle, tethered it on 4...

I was waiting for temperatures to drop enough to close our small 5000G pool for the winter. Pump running on schedule, but the chlorine tabs ran out and leaves from a storm filled the bottom, despite the solar cover. Now the pool is green. After vacuuming and brushing with a soft nylon bristle...

I have an Intex framed pool in close proximity of some maple trees that drop leaves. Looking for a vacuum solution: I have an Intex pump (2100GPH. 0.3HP) that powers a large Hayward 18" sand filter well and has kept the pool crystal clear last 2 seasons. And I have a Barracuda knock off (Vingli)...

Last year I upgraded my intex prism 15'x48" pool with a Hayward skimmer and the corresponding return, as well as a new Hayward sand filter (filled with fluff balls), 18". This year, I would like to finally add an automatic bottom crawler, but... The Intex pump seems too wimpy at 2100GPH to drive...

I’ve been doing the DPD test this year and was excited to always get a zero or near zero reading for CC. Then we were away and I came back to a green pool. Zero FC and again, Zero CC. Added liquid chlorine to boost it to SLAM levels and read it overnight— water still slightly green in the...

Curious how people are keeping things safe with electricity around their pools. Conduit, post, outdoor GFCI outlet in a covered box? Any lighter weight option? How do you ground the post? And I have read about binding the pool to equalize the voltage in case of failure -- but apparently cannot...

My 12" sand filter from Intex did not seem to manage to move the vacuum, and will not be able to move water through a planned heater. So... I have invested in a new 2-speed 1HP Hayward pump (Matrix PowerFlow) and an 18" Pro Series filter, filled with the fancy acrylic balls. Then, i figured the...

I am still debating whether I do have a viable solution to heating my pool. A previous thread explored a gas heater near the house, with water pipes running to the pool, about 50' away. My concern is that once the weather turns colder, the ground will cool and my water will lose whatever heat it...

Last summer, we had a modest above-ground intex pool, 15', round, 48" deep -- just under the 5000 gallons limit that my city starts to require professional installation and permits. We took it down for the winter and I'm looking to reinstall it this spring, with some improvements. Looking to...

I have a 15' above ground pool and following a week of intense storms, my chlorine levels dropped and the water became milky. I shocked the pool and used Leslie's UltraBright Advanced to clarify the water, with the expectation that I would be able to vacuum the muck. It;s been 10 days and I just...

Thank you already for interesting feedback on questions I've already asked in the forum. I am brand-new to pool anything -- my sole exposure so far has been swim team at community pools. This summer, we are installing a 4500 Gallon Intex pool in our backyard, and I have lots of questions. From...

I know, dig down rather than build up is what one is supposed to do. In our case, we are surrounded by trees, and regardless where we put the pool, we will have to confront some amount of roots. We consulted with a hardscape consultant and he recommended a base of grey Paver base (thumbled rock...

We are about to install a 15"x48" round pool in the backyard and we just had the utilities come up and mark the terrain. Apparently, there is an internet cable going through the spot we're thinking of. Suggestions? We have not started grading / removing sod yet. Do we ask them to reroute (would...