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I think I have algae in my pool. I switched to saltwater this season thinking that I wouldn't get algae. There is brown stuff one side of the pool and the other side is fine. The water is alittle cloudy but still clear. Last yr when I had algae, the pool was green and you couldn't see the...

Can you use home defense around the pool? We have a lot of spiders and bugs making their homes under the top rail and deck. Can you spray the home defense on the side of the pool or on the ground? Also how about the deck?

I know its a little early to be thinking about this but I was wondering if you could keep a sand filter and pump outside during the winter if I was to build a shelter around it. We kept it in the shed last winter so its kind of like the same thing right? We drained it and used the anitfreeze...

I was wondering if there would be any problems with adding a solar panel system to pool with saltwater generator and sand filter. I was looking at the solar bear panels.

I was just wondering if you can swim in a pool with the FC 7. I want to get into the pool this weekend. I had to turn off the SWG because the FC was at 7.5 at the beginning of the week and I kept checking FC. I checked the FC today and it only dropped to 7. Is it bad to swim in? The results of...

I'm went to my sister's house tonight and she just bought the house. There is an inground pool (30ftx17ft 3.5ft to 5.5 ft depth) that they are trying to open. I believe its a sand filter and there is aquarite SWG. I took my TF-100 and tested their water. They pour liquid chlorine and algeacide...

I just looked at the weather for today and the temps overnight are supposed to be freezing (low 30s) with frost advisory. My pool has been open for about 3 weeks and its been in the 40s-50s at night. Is there anything special I have to do? Run the filter all night or not at all? The water is all...

I have a 18' round 52" pool and a intex SWG. I checked the salt level before adding any and it says 470 ppm. I'm not sure how much to add. I have 5 40lb bags of pool salt and I added 4 bags this afternoon. I think that another bag might be too much but then again this will be my first season...

Last year we put in the aboveground pool and this year is the landscaping. We are planning on putting hostas around the back side of the pool and around the deck and walkway. Our backyard is on the slight slope so when they put the pool in there is about a 2 foot gap between the pool and grass...

I used the test kit for the first time today. We took the cover off on sunday and the water was clear, some cloudiness. Yesterday we hooked up the filter and pump. Also filled the water to the correct level and cloudiness disappeared. Today we fixed all the leaks we had and had to get a new...

We filled the pool to the right level today and now there is a few leaks. One leak is where the backwash port is. The pool filter was on closed and water is dripping out of it. Also sand is coming out when we put it on backwash. The other leak is where the filter hose connects to the pump. We...

We can't remember where the grounding wire was on the filter last yr. Help please. We took the cover off yesterday and filling pool to the right level today. Want to run filter tonight. Here is the filter

I bought the intex swg and thinking about opening the pool within the next few days or weeks. The weather is in the 80s here but supposed to be in the 60s next wk. I know I have to test the water. Yesterday I tested PH which is 7.2 and FC which is 0 so I know to add shock to the pool. When I...

I was just wondering when people in the northeast normally open their pools. This will be the first year that the pool will have to be opened. Last year it was installed the day after memorial day during the heat wave so that was nice. I want to open the pool but just don't know when. The water...

I am considering buying the Intex SWG for this year. I looked at the Intex SWG post but was just wondering how would you close the pool when using one? I read that you don't have to add chemicals through out the season. Also I want to get the SWG before opening the pool so do I just add the salt...

We had our pool installed last spring and this year we are planning on installing a deck. We have an 18' round. We would like to install a side deck along with the splash deck all the way around. We were wondering if we build the deck over the top rail, how much space is needed between the top...

I'm posting here because I have no clue what to do about my pool. I live in the Northeast so I know the pool should be closed like yesterday but I have been dealing with a cloudy, green tint pool for awhile now. I don't want to close the pool until the water is clear. I have gone to the pool...