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We have a Pentair TM-22 multiport, which has no "winterize" setting. We've been closing our pool for the last 10 years, and this year, neither of us can remember how we've been doing it. **facepalm** Googling it says to leave it between two settings, so the valve is left open... but my...

Quick backstory... we replaced our liner this past week & did it ourselves. With the help of a few folks on this board, we managed to get it done. Fast forward to today. We've been putting water in it & have it up to about ankle height in the shallow end. There's a bubble that formed, so I...

All of the other main drain screws are just fine... but one won't catch. It just spins. We tried plumber's tape, but that didn't work. The liner is vacuum tight & ready for water, except for this stall... What say the experts??? What would be our best solution? (Replacement vinyl liner...

We're installing our liner & aren't sure if we're lining it.up right. Its a Latham liner and there are red arrows on it. Where do those go??

OK, so since we couldn't find ANYONE to install our replacement liner for us, we decided to jump in & do it ourselves. We knew it wasn't going to be a Cakewalk, but after some deeper Googling & reading, I'm second guessing everything. Steel walls are rusty.. I pretty much expected that.. and...

We have a 28k gallon "true L" shape pool, and got a replacement liner for it near the end of last fall. In the early part of this Spring, I called around to the local companies, and "shockingly", everyone is booked solid thru the entire pool season. I mean, I knew new builds were coming out...

OK.. so, I'm a long time TFPer. I've got my FAS-DPD test box, and I've kept our pool as glistening as I can for the past several years. No algae for the last season or two. FFwd to this summer. It's time to change the sand in our filter. Yes, I've read in here that sand never "wears out"...

We pulled the cover off today & discovered a situation we've never had before. The water level is much lower than expected.. in fact, it's about 6-8" lower than where we drained it to close. I can see a clear algae line towards the bottom (red line on photo), a second algae line higher up...

Dead algae? Or "smooooooooke in the water"...?? Hopefully you "sang" that like I did... Anyway .. opened our pool to the worst amount of algae we've ever had (closed too early last year.. late Indian Summer.. warm winter.. early Spring... crazy!) Thus, leaving us with the nastiest...

In STL, we had record amounts of rain in June (nearly 14"!!), and I've been fighting for clear water ever since we originally got it clear from opening!! Our backyard slopes a bit towards the pool, and I'm quite sure there's dirt/mud being washed into the pool. Yesterday, I took the vacuum...

OK... I originally thought what was left after initial open was dirt sediment (we had a deck installed & the kids would run thru the demolished grass area to get to the pool), however... upon further TFP forum searching, I have come to the realization it is most likely dead algae. Fine...

We have an EasyTouch 4, with no indoor controls.. last night everything worked just fine. This morning, I got up & noticed the pump wasn't running (automation should have turned it on at 6am). When I walked out there, the LED screen was on, but nothing was running.. so, I pushed the F button...

28,600 gal IG vinyl in STL Missouri. We had a hot wave last week of a few days reaching 100, but now we are having highs in the low-mid 80s (soon to only reach the 70s), and the lows now are mid-40s (last night was 45 degrees). Pool temp at 8am was 74, and at 6pm was 81. We are scheduled to...

Sorry guys.. I did a quick search for where to buy Polyquat & couldn't find many recent replies.. and we are heading out in a few minutes to a family picnic. On our way home, we were going to grab what we need for closing. I searched Walmart.com but only found a 20% Algecide by Aqua Chem - we...

...and if I remember correctly, "shock value" is double your target FC - right??

Hey guys! Just a quick update on us.. we have been TROUBLE FREE since I found you & started testing my own water (still every other day) with my fancy kit. LOVE IT!! Thank you!! Question though... we currently have our SWG set "under 40%" (says the husband), and the equipment shuts down at...

First full summer with our pool.. we've become quite the professionals thanks to TFP.com!! However, one small nuisance we can't seem to permanently shake..... THRIPS!!! I'm guessing they maybe prefer cooler water, as we haven't seen them since the heat showed up... But yesterday we had a BIG...

Picked up my 17lbs of stabilizer yesterday & wanted to start adding it today since it's going to rain the next day or two. FC is down to 16.5, CYA is zero. We turned the SWG back on & set it to 20%. I backwashed this AM & cleaned the pump skimmer basket. As it started pouring rain on me, I...

Pool School suggests CYA levels around 80 for a SWG pool, or a pool that gets a lot of sun... What about a SWG pool that gets full sun from approx 8am-6pm? Also, where is a good place to purchase dry stabilizer.. Home Depot/Lowe's.. Walmart? After all the backwashing & vacuuming to waste...

K.. so 1.8ml pool to 7.2ml non-chlorinated... that's a 4-1 ratio.. so why couldnt it be ANY 4-1 ratio (4ml-1ml)? Also, could regular bottled drinking water be used instead of distilled?? Thanks!

We have been testing & treating our icky water on our own for about a week now, and out of sheer frustration of still not being able to see the bottom, we pulled water from the deep end (8') and tested that. BOY were the results different!! The pH was quite a bit higher (8.0 instead of 7.4)...

What is the difference between taking the cover off & shocking to clear as opposed to having a balanced pool, then getting an algae outbreak?? It would seem clearing an algae bloom is a much longer process than a fresh season opening. Am I missing something?? :scratch: Thx!

Greetings friends! This is our first season with out pool (both of us have never owned pools before), and while we had our water balanced on Monday, that night we got the edge of the storm that went thru Moore, OK dropping about 4-6" of water in just a few hours. The next morning, our water...