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So I would like to put in a water heater for my above ground pool. Now that we have solar electricity, I'm trying to decide between a heat pump and resistive heater. Here are my two main questions: 1) I have a wire run to the pool that is on a 20 amp circuit, and the junction box has an...

Sooo I might have assumed that the TFTest kit reagent bottles would have some kind of dates on them and took out my new set and the one I was replacing at the same time. I mostly kept them apart until I may have accidentally knocked one out of the bag onto others which fell over and now I...

I live in Connecticut and have a 24ft round agp that is entirely (except for like 1 foot for about 1/3rd of it) above ground. Not buried more than the minimum required for most of the circumference. Is it reasonable/practical to heat it, or would i just be heating the outdoor air around the...

So my cover pump is still draining the top of ny pool, but I reached in the skimmer opening and got a water sample. My tests were: PH 7.2 (not accurate because of FC?) FC 10.5 TA 80 CA 50 CYA 30 I couldn't find a slow release Chlorine thing to leave in the pool, so I left 3 pucks in a puck...

So I have a brand new AG pool this season and I have had a heck of a time keeping my pH above 7.2. It was filled with tap water, so 7.0 nothing in it to start. I like the pool best with a pH at the higher end (~7.8), but I cannot keep it there. I had to add Borax a few times because it was so...

So I'm working on setting up the new replacement pool, and one of the two 1 1/2 hoses I have is defective, with water running out from under the cuff. I had also gotten some 1 1/4 hoses because the bigger ones were out of stock and any hose is probably better than no hose. My question is...

So I seem to have not installed my skimmer correctly and it is leaking... (More pictures in my demo/build thread here: Featured - Hartford CT Demo - Updated: current status of build and some photos added via comments) I really want to just throw some caulk around the inside where I think the...

Hello! I was curious if anyone has any advice for where to look for a new filter? I'm looking for a larger sand filter 18in/21in and I have no idea what online retailers are ok and what aren't. Tried to get it through a local store but they are busy and not responding... I found some stuff...

Update! ************ So we have the pool 95% done. We demo'd the old pool on the 20th of May, and it wasn't super hard. It made it seem like the rest of the process wouldn't be too bad. While i had hoped to get the new pool up the 21st or 22nd, that was overly optimistic for a bunch of us...

So last year we discovered the above ground pool that came with the house we bought had serious rust issues and several leaks. We had to stop using it in July and drained it in the fall since we weren't closing it (it's still standing, but we only left it up to protect the landscaping and...

So my liner has a bunch of leaks (I think it was too big depth and the prior owners glued it to the pool walls about 6 inches from the bottom - its got a wierd horizontal wrinkle there, and when I look behind it it's stuck to the wall at regular intervals...) and the wall has rusted and has a...

I'm trying to figure out how long I can keep using the AGP at my new house.. its not in the best condition, and while it needs a new liner,, I am not sure its a good idea to put money into this pool next year. I'm considering trying to go as long as possible with this one, to save up for a...

So yesterday afternoon I started a small hose siphoning the pool to lower the level because it was again at the top of the skimmer height and starting to drain out the skimmer (AGP) - thanks 3 weeks of rain... Anyway, went to bed, got up, started working, and didn't notice I hadn't stopped it...

So I opened my pool a little early for the weather here, and then ended up getting very sick. As we are still figuring out the pool routine, there wasn't one for my husband to know about and take care of for me. (The old mechanical pool timer doesn't work, the clip that turns it off gets...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a pool vacuum that isn't a filter attachment? I learned today (got in the pool the first time) that the bottom of my pool is drastically uneven, like, the center is 3 inches deeper, and the floor has tons of indents and uneven parts. Makes me think of a...

I'm pretty sure that my copper is currently at 0.3 or 0.4 (drained and refilled partially to lower it from 0.6), and I'm planning on sequestering it if it causes problems, but only of i have to. I can't test copper myself, but if I need to i can have Leslie's check it... My current stats are...

So I posted previously about my pool adventures that led to a recommendation of draining the pool to lower the copper in it. I brought it down to about 24in of water (was concerned about drying out the worst of the liner wrinkles), and then ran water in and out of it for about 4 hours, before...

I am not sure what problem to tackle first, I have a wildly messed up pool and I'm a newby. Here is the long version of the story: So I purchased a new house in the fall, and the prior owners closed the pool before we moved in. The winter chlorine dispensers were incorrectly put in, so it...