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We are now the proud owner of 3 above ground pools. LOL. I found a 28' Doughboy today on Craigslist for $300 bucks. Lady came down to $100. It's the Silver Lake Pool, so I think I got a good deal. Everything seems to be in place and in good shape. :)

I'm hoping someone will know this. We found a used Morgan Pool in incredible shape and know when we set it up we'll need to purchase a new liner. Does anyone know what type of liner they take?

We are getting a new (to us) above ground pool next month. It's a 15x33 oval with 54" height. Should I stick with chlorine and use the liquidator or should I purchase a SWCG? What size of each would you recommend?

My husband and I are looking at purchasing a 15x33 Aqua Leader Pool. The pool looks like it's in great shape, but some of the sides appear to be bowing out. Is this normal? Is it something we should be concerned about? When we reinstall this in our yard, will the walls straighten out...

I may have this all screwed up. I've been shocking my pool for the last 24 hours. No problem holding chlorine. I added the recommended dosage of polyquat 60 for winterizing my pool last night after dark. This morning I woke up and I failed the OCLT. Do I need to start the shocking process...

I know that low PH (below 7.2) is hard on the eyes, etc. What are the drawbacks of high PH?

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Everytime I see the pictures of the beautiful pools many of you have, I feel a little green with envy.

I went to adjust my CYA today from 45 to 50 because I'm going through 48 ounces of bleach a day and to hopefully make the fc last a little longer. Plugged my numbers into the pool calculator and it told me to add 53 ounces of dry stabilizer. In my mind I'm thinking this isn't right, but I went...

My CYA level is 50 and I've been adding about 96 ounces of clorox a day to my pool to keep it on the upper end of the FC level. My pool gets full sun from about 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Would raising my CYA to 60 be beneficial?

You know you're addicted to this site when you balance your dogs' pool. :)

I'm hoping, wishing, praying to replace our Intex pool next year. She's been great for four years, but age is starting to catch up to her. I know doughboys have a good reputation, but I'm curious if they are as proprietary as the Intex. Does anyone have any feedback?

I think my pump is too strong for my Lil Shark. After a few minutes it literally causes my hose to collapse. Does anyone have a suggestion for a stronger hose or how to eliminate this problem?

I love going to the pool store just to mess with their minds. First I take in a sample of water. Have them test it and listen to their speel about what chemicals I need to buy to get my pool balanced. Leslie's is by far the funnest place! Then I poke around the store for a bit and ask them...

I just ordered reagents from tftestkits. Does anyone know how long it usually takes for them to arrive? I've run dangerously low (I think it's dangerous on my R-0871 regent and I'm hoping I'll have enough to test the next two days).

My husband was talking about building his own above ground pool tonight without a kit. Has anyone ever done that? He wants to do a wood sided pool. I was just curious if such a thing could be done, if anyone has done it, and if they have pics.

I have been testing my fc every other day. On the days I test I always bring my fc back up to 8 ppm. The lowest it has ever gotten was 3.5 ppm. Am I asking for trouble? Also if the family were to go away for the weekend would it be ok to bring the pool to shock before we left and not have...

Throughout this entire time I've been battling algae, my calcium hardness has been ridiculous. I figure I have at least replaced 50% of the pools volume with fresh water. I know we live in an area with hard water, but my calcium hardness doesn't seem to go down. So I'm thinking replacement is...

My pool store is going out of business. Anyway, I was looking at their Taylor kits and they have they Taylor 2005c. It's about twice the size of the Taylor 2005. The original sticker on it was 200 but the guy said I could have it for 100. Is that a good deal? And how long do reagents last...

So I passed the OCLT night before last, but I still see algae on the floor of my pool. It won't scrub off with a nylon brush. Last night I got into the pool and with a butter knife scraped at some of the spots on the floor. They look black but when you get it to start coming up on the knife...

My husband upgraded our pool to pvc fittings today and we got rid of the inferior intex plunge valves, etc. (Which, thanks to you guys was pretty easy since someone had already done the trial for us!) Immediate results are that our 1 1/2 hp pump about sucked my hand off and our return is so...

I decided to recharge my zeobrite this evening. Didn't know you had to do that. Anyway, I can't remember what i looked like when we installed it 3 years ago and I'm trying to decide if this is a bad color indicating the need for replacement or if it's normal...

I'm waiting on my updated test kit, but I have a question for those who have battled black algae before. At the start of the season I had these quarter size black splotches on the bottom of my pool. I started scrubbing and shocking and they've slowly turned a brownish color. I'm still...

I'm sorry I'm not including tests today. I will try to run out and get them later this morning. I've been battling algae for quite a while now. It started out as very dark black algae and over the course of shocking over the last two weeks the algae has started to die off. I've brushed most...

I got my Taylor Test Kit. So excited about the little things. I still have black algae on my vinyl liner, but my numbers appear to be in line. Any suggestions? FC=25 PH=7.8 CYA=42 TA=85

I just wanted to drop a quick note and tell you how grateful I am to become a member of your site! I've had an AG pool now for three years and last year I got kind of lazy with it and didn't maintain it as well as I should have. I know. Opened up this past weekend and it smelled like a lake...