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I can confirm that it definitely isn't any fun. But we had a 90 degree day yesterday and with half the pool empty, the remaining water was actually warmish. Wasn't able to identify the leak location unfortunately so it looks like I'll be calling a leak detection guy. I think his rate was...

Dave - That's what I thought as well. I've been shocking the pool, so everything is basically dead or dying. I figure if I swim in the lake, which has far more organic matter than my pool, than I should be fine for a few minutes in my cold pool. Thanks!

Not literally diving, but is it safe to swim in a dirty pool? As you can see in my pics below, my pool a) has a leak - see this thread - and b) is still green. I'd like to find the hole and attempt to repair it myself, but the pool is taking forever to get clean because I'm having to use a...

Yeah, water is well below that hole in the wall. So I guess all that diverter was doing was pulling air through those side holes then eh? Bummer. So what in the world is that thing in the bottom of my deep end?? If the floor drain isn't plumbed to the skimmer, and I don't see a split before...

Update - so I purchased and installed the float diverter gadget as shown in Jason's links. It fit right on my skimmer no problem. But when I turn on the pump, I hear gurgling but don't get any water into the pump. I even tried brushing around the floor drain to make sure there was nothing...

Can you tell me where you found that second type? I can't find one online anywhere. If I attempt to Macguyver something, will I need to plug anything along the pool wall? I thought I read somewhere that sometimes there is an equalizer pipe or something which may just suck in air if it isn't...

Here ya go - and thanks!!!

Aha! I see two holes in my skimmer. I plugged the main hole but there is a second hole with a plate attached to a screw which rotates around freely (for some reason). So what exactly does it do now? Looking back at my very first post...

So the pool is down to just a few inches in the shallow end... I need to do something about it. I opened the light and did a dye test and could see no evidence of water leaking from there. It seems to still be leaking at a fairly slow rate, but still, it's leaking. I've talked to two leak...

In ground vinyl liner pool in Virginia Beach, VA, 3rd year with it. Age of the liner is unknown, though when we bought the house 3 years ago, it looked fairly newish. Past two winters we've had basically no water loss. This winter we've lost approx 2 1/2 feet. I've filled the pool back up...

Thanks all for the suggestions. I've dived deep into this sub forum and there is a wealth of information, but it is also frustrating. Each time I find a good option I read another thread or review thrashing it. May just need to commit and pull the trigger on one and hope for the best. We...

Roy - Thanks for that info! I checked out reviews on Amazon and it definitely seems like a smart option. I like that it seems to be a far more common cleaner so replacement parts would be easier to come by than with the Hayward. The one thing that the Hayward seems to have going for it over...

All - The folks gave my wife (our pool girl) a 'voucher' of sorts for a Hayward 925ADV. Basically they talked to their friends who were over the moon about that cleaner, and my folks said they'd buy it for us (or we could pick another for around $400 or less). Their friends live in Florida...

I've tried, believe me I've tried. That thing is stretched TIGHT. In fact, in the corners of the pool, the liner is stretched so tight that it pulls away a little. I can feel an air gap in the corners, almost as if the liner was sized a smidge too small. The fence is mesh, but tight mesh...

John - Thanks for the input. We actually have a few spots in our liner where it has slipped out of the coping, the worst being about a foot long and showing a 3" gap. So they aren't huge, but certainly large enough to allow water behind the vinyl liner. Would that be a concern then? We are...

All - Thanks again for the wonderful help I received here. My family has been enjoying our crystal clear pool all season- my two little girls especially. In fact, because my wife is a teacher, she becomes the 'pool girl' during the summer while she is off of work, which means I get to come...

Insomnix - two quick questions: 1. Rather than go through the challenging and potentially risky installation of a ptrap, could I simply empty the chlorinator of tabs? I don't use the chlorinator at all, I use bleach. So to protect the valve gasket from chlorine gas, couldn't I chuck those...

This was a shockingly awesome first post! I do have a chlorinator but not sure if I have the check valve or p-trap. I don't use the chlorinator but it does have tabs in it. Instead I havethe chlorinator set to the lowest setting and use bleach per Pool School advice. But perhaps I should take...

A couple places. From what I understand I just need to wait until it warms up a bit and then get in the pool and push it up and back into place...? Haven't tried yet.

Thanks all for the kind words! And awesome idea about the magic erasers!

All - Can't thank everyone here enough for all the help and advice. And of course you know I'll be coming back here for more help. But for now, I hope you all enjoy these before and after shots. I'm not done yet, still some vacuuming and brushing to do, but needless to say the change from...

Thanks Jason. Once the pool is completely clean and clear I will experiment to see what happens when I slide the plate to cover that hole. Perhaps a related question... when I get a bit of air in my pump it ends up shooting out of the return on the side of the pool as the pump regains prime...

All - Thanks to this forum I'm making killer progress on my pool. Can actually see the bottom of the shallow end... amazing. Now I have other questions, but the first is this: Why do I have two holes in the bottom of my skimmer? One of the holes has a plastic plate on a screw with a slot...

Call me a believer. When I got home from work today I could see the bottom of my pool for the first time ever. It was amazing! Immediately busted out the pool vac and realized that I could see all the dirt on the floor and madly vacuumed as much as I could before the skimmer went empty and I...

agent86 - another thought is to plant something that naturally repels mosquitoes. Not sure if they are an issue for you where you live. I'm looking to use two large planters to conceal an exposed pool light junction box and am considering planting citronella grass as both a decorative feature...

Quick update. Ran the filter all night and it stayed at 28. First thing this AM I opened it and cleaned all the grids. Ended up staying home today to get a better feel for this pool. I maintained shock all day today and continued my awful cycle of having to open the filter every hour. At...

zea3 - checked it and nothing in there. In fact, I've rarely found anything in the pump's strainer basket. Not sure if that is weird or not. But I ended up going back out, cracking the filter open, cleaning it (yes, it was filthy), and putting it back together. Running at 22 psi right now...

rcy - another pressure gauge? For the multivalve? Should I be concerned about pressure in the valve? Jason - added DE and the pressure climbed to 30. Filter started rocking back and forth so I turned it to recirculate. Not sure I'll be able to clean tonight, but we'll see. If nothing else...

So mixed results today. Hit it hard all day and luckily had my two brothers-in-law to help. I kept it at shock level all day, will check again tonight. Added CYA in a sock as well. Water has gone from black to green which is a fantastic improvement, and for a while we were excited because we...

Thanks Jason, as always. I will likely do that Sunday before staring on the shock treatment. I'm now at pH of 7.2 and TA of 60! Can't wait to start dumping in the bleach and scooping out the gunk.