Search results

  1. C

    winter plans

    I live in tn and have a 15x30 agp. Need to do a better job winterizing as I had a mess to clean up this year (dead animals, gazillions of Pine needles) we pretty much just lowered the water and unhooked everything last year. Thus far I plan on a cover and I ordered a 4x8 pillow to float in...
  2. C

    my pool is a hot green mess

    We let our pool go over the winter. Finally got it filtering a few days ago. Have done several jugs of bleach and scooped the big stuff out.now the chlorine is back down to pretty much nothing. So I tested everything today and this is where I stand: Cya is barely registering so I know I need...
  3. C

    Need help choosing from equipment choices

    Okay...so we got the new pool liner installed over the weekend. That will have to be it's own post lol. But it's in and I think successful this time :) The pool is an older Lomart 15x30 above ground that came with our house. We are trying to determine whether to use the stuff that was...
  4. C

    Pump level?

    We are planning to move our pump as it currently sets under a deck and is hard to reach. The new location would raise the pump/filter slightly higher than the pool return/skimmer. Will that cause any issues? I think the top of the sand filter would be about level with the top of the pool. It's a...
  5. C

    Determining liner size

    I have read to measure inside wall to inside wall. I have an oval above ground. I get 14' 7" on the narrow side, and 30' 4" on the long side. Do you think it's 15x30?
  6. C

    New Liner - New fill

    Okay guys. We bought a house in November and are ready to tackle the pool. It's a 16x32 oval with overlap liner. We got the pool scooped out (house sat empty for a year). The liner is in bad shape and looks old. It has tears in the top portion. We have decided to tackle this ourselves. I am not...
  7. C

    What am I getting myself into?

    I'm going to try to attach photo from a pool at house we are looking to buy. It's an ABG but is semi buried into ground.The home is vacant and the pool has set uncovered for awhile. Swamp..lots of leaves, bugs and I believe even a decaying squirrel. The realtor has mostly drained it so it will...
  8. C

    Check my numbers?

    I had such a better time opening my pool this year! Just as a refresher, last year it was SWAMP complete with frogs and bugs! Last year got it clear but had trouble keeping it that way due to lack of time to really follow BBB method. By late fall it was green. I got the FC up and kept it that...
  9. C

    Low pH and TA

    I got really super delinquent with our pool once it started cooling down. We threw a leaf cover over thankfully but nothing else for a while. Need to get the pool clear so we can close it before it gets too cold. Right now the weather is 50-60's during day and high 30s at night. So my pool is...
  10. C

    Lights for ABG

    My backyard is very dark as I'm way in the country. My pool has no light. What might be a good light to look into? They are a LED at walmart that somehow attaches magnetically and I'm assuming plugs in? It's $50 and is just plain white light. Curiously, I noticed a round hole on my pool maybe 6...
  11. C

    Got my kit - need help!

    Got my kit - yea! Here are my numbers pH 7.2 OTO - was very orange..off the chart. FC 23.5 CC 1 (turned clear..although a couple minutes later was back pink...was does that mean?) CYA 45 CH 80 TA 100 I have been filtering all week, vacuuming, brushing. I have randomly added about 7 gallons...
  12. C

    Advice on used hot tub

    I've never owned a hot tub so I'm needing some guidance. Came across a Tiger Spa Siberian L on craigslist. Looks like it was top of the line for that brand when they made that model. Hasn't been made in a few years from what I can tell. It's a large one, 8 seater, holds about 450 gallons of...
  13. C

    Finally ordered my test kit!

    So far we've been filtering our water a few days and vacuuming/skimming diligently and I've blindly added a couple jugs of bleach. It's gone from mosquito and frog infested to clearish mint green. No more bugs, clear surface but can only see about 2 feet down. This is our first time having a...
  14. C

    No basket on pump?

    Hi, What a great forum..been reading most of the night and now feel a bit more educated to start tackling my algae ridden AG pool. We are new to pools .. bought this house and didn't really know how to winterize so now we are figuring all this stuff out. Anyway - my question: We have a sand...