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  1. i_hate_pools

    Electrical mods

    Got a permanant above ground pool and wanted to move the pump/filter combo and set on a concrete pad i poured. Discovered that electrical was "masked" to look like it was in conduit and was just uf cable buried under the grass after a few inches of conduit. The whole wiring is a mess. Would...
  2. i_hate_pools

    Id like to share my journey

    Bought a house last nov with a pool. Didnt know jack about anything. I made mistake of dumping winters leftovers in pool when i got lazy and tried to take cover off by myself without cleaning. Resulted in immediate swamp 6 days ago. Took immediate action and bought rake for leaves and spent...
  3. i_hate_pools

    Skimmer location

    My skimmer is about 18 inches away from the discharge. I feel like this is slowing down how fast the pool is being filtered since a fair amount is being recirculated right back in. Is this normal for above ground pools?
  4. i_hate_pools

    check my procedure please!

    Hello. I am a newb to the forum and pools. Have a vinyl above ground with about 16600 gallons and accidently contaminated it when i tried to shortcut it and removed winter cover. This has a supposedly crappy nature2 provision chlorinator. I removed the minerals inside the canister and removed...