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Hey everyone, my multi port Hayward valve cracked. I was lucky enough to have kept my old one and re pieced it all together. Also was smart enough to keep a spare spider gasket on hand. This is why have I keep spare parts on hand when you are no where near a Pool store that carries these things...

Hi All, So here it is as promised. I will post a before and after pic of my upgrade to my liner pool. In my previous post last fall I put what all I was going to replace and do and below is listed what I actually did and then have yet to do. Thought I would share in case others would want...

Hi Everyone, We have had this pool/home for 8 years and in the next couple years we plan to replace the aluminum coping and liner. My thought has been pavers with a track under it for the new liner. We live in ND so it gets cold and would like some opinions on the type of coping to go with...

Hi everyone, Question: I am in the process of opening my pool tomorrow. It was so cold I scooped the rest of the ice out of my in-ground 16x32' 22k gallon pool. I plan to now fill it up and get the water moving. Overall the clearness is great which tells me the closing part went well as I...

Just wanted to let all the beginners know that the method works. I am on my 7th year and it has been wonderful. Much cheaper and I seem to find new ways to tweak things every year to continually cheapen things up! I plan to continue to keep the pool open as long as possible. Sounds like good...

Hi all, I know how to clean up a green pool, but this year seems pretty bad from the normal openings I have had. Plus, I have about 6 inches of ice to deal with. Here is what I am asking: Would you pull the mesh cover back during the day to let the daylight help melt the Ice so that I can...

Thought I would share the results of the BBB method after 5 years of purchasing this house with a pool. I did upgrade the pool equipment and repaint the patio and coping, but thats about it. The liner is in OK shape, but the owners put the vermiculite on top of the liner instead of underneath...

My drain cap split in half and dang near emptied the pool into the backyard and flood my basement. Luckily I caught it and my sump pump handled the water. My question now is this. I ordered a cap from pool center and it will come in 1-3 days, but what can I do in the meantime? I think if I...

This flippen mother nature this year has been a struggle. Finally got warm and dry enough to open the pool. Ice finally melted about a week ago and I opened the sucker up today! :cheers: My wife even had the day off so it really helped to have her help me pull my mesh meyco cover off this...

This Darn weather is STUPID! Just got an unexpected foot of snow yesterday. I only had about 2 inches of ice on the pool under the mesh cover and how its burried in snow. I was keeping the snow off the mesh cover by using a broom because I wanted to move things along a bit, but I gave up...

Hello everyone! Just closed the pool today and heard of some people using tractor tire inner tubes to float in their pool under their mesh covers. Reason is for the snow weight on tope of the cover to not cause as much issues with the ice buckling onto the sides of the pool liner. I can see...

Hey everyone. I have a question. We have had this pool for about 3 years and maybe I never noticed it, but in the deep end where the main drain is located, there is a few small wrinkles in the vermiculite. I think thats what you call it? Its the stuff that is trowled over the liner. Its not...

OK everyone. Need some reaassurance maybe and some sound advice from the professionals. I thought today I would open up my cover and just take a look at how much ice is left to thaw before we can open the pool. When doing that, I found that during the last couple weeks, the ice retracted from...

OK, I read some of the topics about people painting their aluminum pool coping. I have been contemplating doing that and decided that today was the day. Went to Walmart and picked up a quart of Rustoleom white paint and went to work. 85 outside today and found out just how powerful the sun...

I noticed yesterday that there is a small couple cracks in the cover of the main drain. I didnt dive down to actually look, but thanks to BBB, I an see it from above the water that there are a couple small cracks in it. I really dont have the money this year to fix it as I just replaced all of...

Does anyone know why a breaker keeps tripping. Ran perfectly until today. Brand new Super Pump installed so I know its not the pump. I did call the electrician that put it in, but its Sunday and everything goes to heck it seems on Sunday! :grrrr: The electrician has to put in the twist...

I have a small question. I have a complete new pad. I must still have air comming in from somewhere but its really minor. Most likely the new pool super pump gasket. I lubed that up with magic lube and it still shoots some air in the pool. The multiport is also new. Do I need to lube the...

Boy am I depressed. I could open my pool but the area is under a flood warning. Sooo, I can open it up till most likely the 1st of May. My question. When does algae start up? I stuck my head under my Meyco winter cover and the water is at 40 degrees. Dang cold yet which is OK in my mind...

To explain my questions, I have to explain that we just got an inch of rain and then a foot of snow. So, what that did was put weight on my pool meyco mesh cover. So I grabed a broom and pulled off what I could but this put it into the water and when I seen that I got a little concerned as it...

I knew the snow was deep covering the pool so today it hit 40 above today. 8) Decided to investigate one side of the pool. Dug the dang snow out with a shovel only to find one of the meyco cover straps had broke a spring brass fitting. Never would have thought that could happen. So...

I was questioning if anyone has used the Winter cover mate. http://www.saveonpoolsupplies.com/Pool- ... over-Mate/ The reason I ask is that I have a mesh cover and am trying to find something that would help contain the fine dirt and few leaves that get underneath the mesh Meyco cover that I...

Up here in ND, its started to get fairly cold. Snow will be on its way soon. I ordered my new sled and the dang thing arrived the other day. Thought I would post some pics on the site for all to see. Got my winter cover on right now and the water has started to freeze. I did take a peek...

Does anyone know where or How I can find a patch kit for a Meyco mesh cover? Really small holes and luckily the holes are about a foot in on the edge of the pool and not in the middle. I could cut a small patch peice out of the sock it comes in and use that to sew it in. I thought of going in...

OK, I was curious at what level of FC you want to close your pool at with no vinle liner damage? I am closing it on thursday. Here are my numbers: FC 6.5 CC 0 TC 6.5 PH 7.6 TA 100 CH 290 CYA 55 I have the polyquat and plan to add that and a bit of metal sequester to control the iron and...

OK, I have a brand new bot. I just dont like it. Works really well, but I am way to impatient. I would like to try and sell it. Used it 3 times is all and it came with an extra bag as well. Throw me a PM if anyone is interested in it and place your offer. If anyone wants a pic, I can do...

OK, first I now I have a small lateral tear as I did have to backwash today and sand came into the pool along with some cloudy water. My question is now when I try to put it back to filter, I notice that the pool works fine for a while meaning everything seems good, then all of a sudden I...

OK, I have been searching online and cant seem to find these size bumpers. They are 1.5 inch OD spartan ingroud pool ladder bumpers. I see 1.9" but they are way too big. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks

Chad, I don't want to get the thread off-topic but a properly operating filter of sand, DE or a cartridge will all capture enough of the dirt, etc. to keep a pool absolutely crystal clear. If a filter is blowing back visible "junk" into the pool, there is something wrong with the filter. We...

OK, decided to go with the support. As much as you guys have helped me, taken the time to answer my questions, offered advice where needed, and never gave out any negativity in your posts, makes me truely appreciate your time, efforts, and tallents that you each give to this forum. My own PB...

Nothing big, but I can hear a faint leak of air being sucked in from the top of my multiport valve. Is the spider gasket going bad you thinK? I actually have a spare Multiport from the previous home owner as we just purchased this a year to the day ago and I took it apart just to see how hard...