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We've had an unseasonably cool August here in Indiana, and no one has used the pool for 6 weeks. With no warm weather in sight, I'm going to partially close the pool today. This just means I'll cover it, but keep it balanced and the pump going until we get closer to freezing. I use a mesh cover...

Time to close the pool! Water temp finally dropped below 60 and looks like we'll start getting some freezing overnight temperatures soon. The pool has been covered for the last month but I've kept the pump running, I did SLAM when I first covered it as I found a bit of algae trying to take hold...

We’re done with the pool until May. I’ve semi-closed it, meaning it’s covered but I’ll be maintaining balance and running the pump until the freeze comes. We use well water and my TA usually starts high. At the beginning of the summer I lower the PH to 7.2 every time it gets to 7.6. With the...

My questions are for those with Easy Set or Frame Pools in the 12-16’ range. I’m wondering what the upkeep effort is on a smaller pool in this range, and if a 9 and 12 year old would get any enjoyment out one? 1) How long does it generally take to clean one out, when it gets leaves and bugs in...

I just added a couple inches of water to my 18’ round AG pool from our well. The whole pool was filled with well water originally and of course we shocked then. But I’m wondering if I need to shock anytime I add water (since it’s from the well) or if keeping it balanced as usual is enough when...

Hello, my testing tube is from the Taylor K-2006 FAS-DPD Test kit. Picture below. I've been adding stabilizer very slowly because I felt like it was just too high last year and I was using a ton of chlorine. I'd like to keep it between 30-40. Right now if I fill this test tube to the very top...

I think it's time to open my pool. We've had unseasonably warm weather already and I can see its starting to get greenish, also had a cover fail during a big wind and its got dirt in it now. I'm not excited to start pool maintenance so long before we can actually use it but it'll only get...

Ok, I have read the post about winterizing your AG pool: Closing (Winterizing) Your Above Ground Pool - Trouble Free Pool but still have some questions I was hoping to get some help with so I can get busy getting the supplies I need to be ready to close! I have an 18’ round Coleman Ultra-frame...

Our weather has turned cool early this year in Indiana, and the pool is hardly getting used. Meanwhile the maintenance of it has gone up. The cooler, windier weather means that I'm having to clean out bugs and leaves multiple times a day to stay on top of it. Pretty thankless when it gets used...

Hi, I've had a super busy (insane more like it) couple of weeks and haven't been able to vacuum the pool. I've just kept it as clear as I could by skimming, brushing, and keeping FC levels right. Finally took the morning off yesterday to get the pool vacuumed out super well and discovered a tiny...

I am still struggling with the CYA test. When I first put stabilizer in the pool I measured with a goal of 40ppm. However, I was using 6000 gallons, the capacity of my pool and it was not completely full. So when I first tested and was getting 50-60 I figured that was why. I've since filled the...

Hello, new pool owner. Have an 18x48 Coleman Frame Pool which has two 1.25" outtake hoses going to the filter and the only way to stop the water is to put in plugs. I just ordered the Intex 3000 GPH Sand Filter Pump and my question is how often do you have to shut off the water from the intake...

When we filled our pool (Coleman metal-frame 18'x48") we only filled it about 3ft deep (around 5700 gallons) to start with. I didn't want it too full for my youngest. We've had a ton of rain in the last few days and I calculate we've added nearly 500 new gallons of rainwater and it's still...

Hello, I am a brand new pool owner. We set up an above ground Coleman 18x48 metal frame vinyl pool on Saturday and started filling it from our well. I knew we had high iron so had done some research and used a Hydrolife Pool filter on the hose to try and filter some of it out and added two...