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I need some help: I clogged a pipe underground (below skimmer) The pool: 20'x40' in-ground vinyl 30k gallon, with Hayward 4820 DE filter, Haywood 1.5hp Super Pump. I use 3" Clor tabs in a Hayward clorinator. Opened late (this past week), realized I needed to clean the filter, add DE and...

Trouble blowing out lines: eyeballs/skimmer baskets out, water lowered to bottom of skimmers, put shop vac in close skimmer, but it just just bubbles air out of the far skimmer. Moved the filer valve and multi port to every conceivable position, but I can't see any bubbles/air coming out either...

I like to experiment, have a background in chemistry (though not my profession), and am interested in anything infintely renewable or cheap. My pool probably costs $500-$1,000 year in chemicals which I routinely fork over without much thought. Until now. I should add I like to ask embarassing...

Hurricane Sandy threw my schedule off. Living in the Northeast, I typically start closing my pool the first week in October; it's usually 2 days to 2 weeks. However, mild temps made for good swimming through the first two weeks of October, delaying my schedule. Even when Sandy hit on Oct...

Hi! I live on Long Island (near New York City), have had a pool for 12 years, and learned most of what I learned the hard way - making mistakes and correcting them - mostly on my own. Mine is a 20 x 40 vinyl rectangle pool with a roman end, 30,000 gallons with a simple sand filter powered by a...