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Our local pool stores (PaP, Leslie's) do not seem to carry much equipment for AGP's. Need a wide mouth 18-hole skimmer gasket for Hayward skimmer. Our first one came with the pool. Can I get a recommendation on where to order online? Thanks in advance!

Happy Spring to all my fellow pool owners! 🌺 We are taking advantage of the weather and replace our abg liner. Just spent a lot of time pulling Torpedo grass roots out of the woven ground pad. We treat the ground & perimeter, and will while changing liner. Looking for a recommendation for a...

Hi TFP Family, We recently signed up for solar. The solar company looked at our pool pump and at their cost installed a variable speed pump to replace our single speed pump as the variable speed is more efficient. So now we have a Pentair Superflow VST, 2.2 THP. We don't know how to program the...

There are tiny ants running all over one section of the top ledge(rails?) since we opened. I can't tell if they are in the water, nor can I find the source. Can I just sprinkle some DE where I see them?

My FC has been dropping significantly over a 24 hour period for several weeks. Water is crystal clear, no visible algae anywhere. There are several holes drilled in the ladder so the chlorinated water can flow through it. We do have a few wrinkles on the bottom that I scrub well when I vacuum...

I have read several times in PS to pour the chlorine in a stream about the size of a pencil lead in front of a return jet. However I don't understand the purpose of pouring it in so slowly. I currently have a single speed pump/motor (soon to be replaced with a VS/ 2 speed motor). My pressure...

Our 1HP Hayward pump motor has died, only the motor, not the pump. Just as I was getting ready to vacuum. We have one arriving on Monday. My FC was 5 today. I have increased my CYA from 40 to 50 as a large tree was removed this past year which gave a lot of shade. We are now FULL SUN. FC today...

I'm having difficulty with the PM app. Under the logs; when I enter a test result and go back to see how much Chlorine to add, only half of the screen is showing. It's cut off right before the section that says how much to add. I can't see any updates to the app. Also my password no longer...

Happy Spring TFP Family! I've been having trouble keeping my FC levels stable since we uncovered the pool last month. My CYA was on the 'lower'end (30), but I was scared of it getting TOO high. (Been there, done that 🙄). After a lot of ruminating and FC still dipping, I decided to try to...

Hi all! Happy Spring/almost swimming time! I've checked the Old Farmers Almanac and it looks like warming temps and increasing rain the next 2 months. My neighbors have all cut down most of the trees so I won't be fighting a lot of leaves(yay!). I just wondered what you all go by when deciding...

We closed our agp 1 month ago; covered w/solar blanket and solid cover.FC was 18 when we closed. In FL so the pump still runs regularly, just not as frequently. I checked FC yesterday and it was down to 2. How often should I check FC while closed and what level do I want to keep it at,?

I just want to ask if you guys & gals can look at my test logs and lmk if I'm on track. The water looks & feels great, crystal clear. I'm super overthinking EVERYTHING 😆Because of what I learned from TFP w/my first pool, I do feel WAY more confident in what I'm doing this time. I have checked...

The pressure gauge stopped working after the previous pool collapsed. Do I have to buy a name brand for my Sta-Rite Posi Clear cartridge filter? This is what I found and it seems ridiculously expensive: https://www.poolweb.com/products/filter-bottom-mount-pressure-gauge-25-inch Thanks in advance!

I have this stuff left over from my 1st pool(pre-TFP). Do I need to keep any of it? I was getting ready to pitch it all but just wanted to check to be sure. Thanks!

New pool arrived on Wednesday. We spent Thursday & Friday after work finishing site prep & leveling pavers. We have run into an issue with size of the pool and excess liner. We have to widen out the area of the whole pool so that there is not excess liner. Any suggestions on the best way to do that?

As I eagerly await the delivery of our second/new pool I'm OCDing everything and going over all the lists in my head. My hubby has read Leveling an agp in PS & made a water level. Not finding a few specifics in PS. 1. Should I test my tap water prior to fill? If so for what ? 2. How do those...

I just wanted to update that we ordered our new ABG pool! After the horrible tragedy of our pool collapsing a month ago, we have really missed our pool. I'm treating the pool site and 2 ft around it with Sedge grass killer as I did with the previous pool. Thankfully we already have our ladder...

Everything was great after my SLAM. Got some rain and pool it's cloudy. Do I need to SLAM again?Here are my numbers (attached)

I have spent the past 2 days reading Pool School and more. It is a lot to take in when you are also trying to solve a current pool issue. Please bear with me: I currently use a max blue 6 in 1 tablet, which my husband bought. I can't really change to liquid chlorine until I get the pool stable...

Hi all! Thanks TFP for the welcome! It has been so windy here, the neighbors had 2 large trees cut down last week and my pool turned cloudy yesterday, ugh. pH & Alk were low-added 4lbs of baking soda, then pH & Alk went too high-shocked it last night w/1lb shock & swim, cleaned the brand new...