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Hi there, My first-time closing went great last year. Winterized according to this link. Opened to crystal clear water in the spring. I am wondering...why do I need to drain below the lowest skimmer/return? I understand that freezing can destroy some of that plastic, but if I put chunks of...

Hi everyone, Going on vacation soon and i plan to put the bubble wrap solar cover on, set the SWG a little higher and the pump run time a little less. Maybe add a gallon or two of liquid chlorine. I’ve never looked at FC loss rates while the solar cover was on, so I’m wondering: does using a...

Hi Friends, All summer my pool has been great. FC between 5 and 10, Salt between 2800 and 3000, equipment happily humming. OCLT showing zero loss. CYA however is hovering between 30 and 40, and I never actually increased it beyond that level this year. I believe it should be up around 60 or...

Howdy all, Taylor salt test shows 3400. Digital readout on SWG says 2700, low salt light blinking, and I presume it is not generating chlorine. I have found the SWG always underestimates compared to the test kit. But why such a wide discrepancy? How do i convince my SWG that there’s plenty of...

Hi there, When my AGP was installed, we did the bonding to code with the assumption that we would use the PVC ladder that came with our pool. Since then we built a little deck and got an over-the-side ladder that has stainless steel uprights and PVC steps. I assume I must now include this in...

Hi Friends, My AGP is still standing after its first winter. I'm getting ready to open it either this weekend or next. I am assuming the first steps are: 1. Drain water off the top of the cover 2. Untie and roll back the cover to remove it 3. Hook up plumbing 4. Fill 5. Run it for 24 hours...

Hi there, I have an AGP that’s 4’ deep but we dug down 2’ and backfilled around it. We installed it last year and ran out of money and patience to build a deck or surround and entry. Now we are looking at doing a stone wall around the pool with steps to enter and a ladder to exit. I’ve no doubt...

Hi Friends, Winter is coming to New York. My AGP is covered and everything disconnected. My question for you all is: what absolutely must come indoors, what can stay in my unheated garage, and what can stay out where it is? The heater is hardwired and can’t be moved, so I’m covering that with...

Hi there, First time closing my AGP. It has rained like crazy for the last 4 weekends so I'm a little late to the game. I read the sticky post and many more forum posts on the process. My cover is an EZ-Drain cover. It's an otherwise solid cover with a plastic drain set in the center. That...

Hello friends, Still in my first summer of owning a pool and I’ve learned a lot from TFP. Some recent rain, a lot of splashout and maybe a touch of inattentiveness and my test results seem out of whack. I’m re-reading the chemistry basics and I have the pool math app but I would appreciate any...

Hi everyone, Both my heat pump (TTI Fab Stratos 80) and my chlorinator (Hayward Aquatrol) show low-flow errors and stop working almost every day. I’ve tried to work around this by keeping the pump at a high speed. It primes at 3450 rpm (the maximum) and then reduces automatically to 1600. I...

Hi All, We would like to extend our swimming season by adding a heat pump. Is there a recommended brand/model? Our pool is 8500 gallon above ground (installed semi-inground) and we have a bubble cover. Thanks!

Welcome to the land of rookie mistakes... We just had a semi-inground pool installed on Monday. Started filling on Monday afternoon. Everything appeared fine. Continued filling on Tuesday morning and the hose slipped out unnoticed. It ran for maybe 20 minutes unattended before I discovered it...

Hi Everyone, I'm new here, new to pools and everything that goes with owning one. I'm usually a pretty diligent researcher on home improvements, but...let's just say I missed a few homework assignments on this one. Yesterday I had a 15X24' oval pool installed semi-inground. The installer told...