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  1. Lois

    Aqua Blocks? water tubes? sand bags?

    What do you other "cold weather" people use to hold down your winter cover on an inground pool? We've been using Aqua Blocks for years, and it is time to replace all of them. Most are cracked and therefore leak, lids come off over the winter and water evaporates, etc. Mostly, they don't do the...
  2. Lois

    Brown stains on fiberglass pool

    Hi. I’ve been reading a couple of other questions people asked about this problem. No one seems to have an answer (other than guesses) or a solution. So I’ll try again and maybe get an answer… Fiberglass pool. I’ve had it and maintained it myself since 1988, but I’ve never had this problem...
  3. Lois

    Time to go with a SWG. What do I need to know?

    I am starting to get very worried about the liquid bleach supply for the summer. We check at Home Depot every few days, but majority of the time the cupboard is bare! Not opening yet, maybe another month or so, but I'm starting to think about converting to saltwater so I don't have to worry...
  4. Lois

    Is there a bleach shortage?

    Is the TFP method becoming too popular? Is anyone else having trouble finding (affordable) bleach? I've always purchased my gallon jugs at Target (Target brand bleach, around $2.89 a gallon) but the last three weeks the shelf has been completely bare! Three weeks!!! Even the brand-name Clorox...
  5. Lois

    A heads-up for TFP newbies about bleach

    I'm sure this has been discussed on here someplace before, but I just wanted to post a quick warning.... Do not make the mistake I did earlier this summer. This product labeled SPLASHLESS BLEACH is NOT what you should be using. It is NOT just a thicker formulation of regular household bleach...
  6. Lois

    Starting to think about closing using TFP method

    First, I just want to say, thank god for this site!!!!!!!!! I have been "pool-stored" for the last 27 years, and I am ashamed to say I didn't do enough to educated myself before about a month ago.:mad: I knew enough to avoid "The Pool Store" like the plague, I hated how I was treated like an...