Search results

  1. B

    Vaccuming on recirculate?

    I have a lot of leaves at the bottom of the pool because of a late closing last fall. If I vacuum on recirculate would it be safe for the pool equipment? My main concern is the very fine/dirt and sand possibly getting trapped in the heater or heater/filter (if there is such a thing) or any...
  2. B

    Pool Opening. When do you add DE?

    I have a DE filter and this will be the first year/attempt opening the pool by myself versus a pool service. I'm confused as to when you finally get around to starting the pool filter and priming it. 1) Do I have to backwash right away once the filter is primed (before adding any DE)? or 2) Do...
  3. B

    cya sitting at the bottom of my vinyl pool ...

    ... will it harm my vinyl? should i vacuum it up? it has all accumulated as lines in the deep end. the directions said to scatter it over the water surface but now reading posts on this board that might not have been such a good idea. help please.
  4. B

    scared of using bleach with the vinyl

    i've been looking around and it seems that using liquid chlorine is comparable to using granular chlorine or pucks in terms of fading a vinyl pool, i just wanted to make sure. Also, since my pool is vinyl is better to just pour the bleach straight into the skimmer versus in front of the return...