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    Pump leaking

    We just came back from a 2 week trip. We had someone adding chlorine to pool every other day for maintenance. I noticed the water level was lower than normal evaporation and now discovered a leak at the seam of the pump. Any ideas what could have caused this or if it is fixable? The pump is 4...
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    Liner bulging out at bottom seam

    I posted several days ago about our pool losing water with the winter cover on. We removed the cover 7 days ago and the pool had lost about half of its water (I noticed the liner sinking just over the past few weeks, so I think the water loss is recent). I measured the water at that time and...
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    Pump question

    This is our 3rd year opening the pool and we can’t remember if we are missing a step, but water will start to flow into the pump and then just stop. Can anyone tell me what we are doing wrong?
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    Pool losing water with cover on

    Our 24' above ground pool has been covered for the winter. We are planning on opening this weekend. Over the past week or so we have noticed that the water level has drastically dropped (we drained in just below skimmer for the winter and now it is about 1' below skimmer and most of that...
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    Several questions about my first slam

    Hi All, I received my test kit yesterday and broke it in today. These are my results: pH:7.5 FC:4 CC:0 CYA:40 TC:0 TA: 80 (this one was a little confusing. It said it was supposed to be red but continued to be a hot pink and not change colors after adding ~25 more drops. I assume the hot pink...
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    2nd year with pool not going so well

    Hi everyone. So glad I have found this site. I have become increasingly frustrated with my pool this year. My 24' above ground pool (15,000 gallons) was installed June 2021 and the first summer it was so easy to maintain. I would shock it (with granules 1 lb) once a week and add a 3" chlorine...