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Hello All!!! I woke up this morning. Turned on the pool pump early. Noticed that the pressure gauge stayed at 0. It’s a Hayward. I’m not sure what to do. Any advise? Please.

Oh my.... I have these little critters in my Oasis that won't go away, no matter what I do. I vacuum for hours every day and these creatures still pop up. What are they and how do I get rid of them? See attached image. P.S. I called them critters because at this point, I don’t know what else...

My solar cover is only one year old. I was cleaning the pool and notice some blue pebbles in the filter. It was then that I realized that my solar cover was breaking down. This solar cover is only one year old. I understand that overtime time, the Sun's UV rays, and also pool chemicals, break...

So I opened my pool (myself) and was so nervous of the outcome of closing it (myself) last year. I’m happy to tell you that all things work fine. I was so nervous for months because closing my pool (by my self) was something I thought I couldn’t do. But I did it. Or we did it ( my hubby helped)...

Hello All So I’m getting ready to close my pool tomorrow. I was wondering where to hook up the cyclone flexible hose to? Last year, I didn’t use a cyclone blower. what I did last year was attach a small hose to pic one (where the gauge is) and blow everything out from all lines. However, I’m...

Hello! I just added my Polyquat a few minutes ago. I should have done so tomorrow. I know after two hours of adding it, I can start closing the pool. But it looks like I’ll have to wait till tomorrow to close it. Too dark out now. I’ve already added the PQ to our pool. Is it okay to wait till...

So if you view my log, I’ve been trying to get my Overnight Test to pass. The water wasn’t clear the first time I did this, so it didn’t pass. Then I keep getting a 1 FC change on the Overnight Test, so it keeps failing. There has to be a difference of 0.5 to pass. Well, again I tested this...

Hello!!! I’m in the process of getting a solar cover for my pool. Does this one look acceptable. See link.

I would like to get the right air compressor to close my pool this October. I want to get the right air compressor for my pool. Saves up all winter for this so I want to make sure I get the right one. Does anyone have any advise as to what type of air compressor to get for in ground pools? Here...

Hi y’all. Winter was ….mmmm ….okay, but it’s time for another awesome spring:summer coming our way. I need a new solar cover. The other one I had finally degenerated. I would like to get a solar cover that retains heat very well. Does any one have any advise as to where I could get a solar...

Okay! So now that I know how to close my pool, I’ll be using this air compressor to blow out my pipeline. This this duable. CFM is 4.3 @ 90PSI. The specs are in the link. What are your thoughts. Closing pool on Saturday.

There's a statement from one of our members that I find very useful (Catanzaro). As you can see from the image attached, this is my pool equipment set up. I will be closing my pool for the first time this year. I have to. No choice. Here are the steps I've created to close my pool. I know...I...

So I’ve gotten accustomed to opening my pool by myself for two seasons now. However , I would like to start closing it myself. The pool store charges almost $200 to close my pool and I don’t know if I want to go pay that right now. The pool store uses a cyclone Compressor. Attached you’ll see...

I keep getting water in my pressure gauge. Not sure what to do about that, so I bought a new one. When I turn off the pump, can I just install the new one? See old and new pic below.

So I just came back from vacation (3 days). Had the Chlorinator dial at 5 (1-10), and did a reading of all my levels when I came back from vacation. See my reading log. However, I have a question for my TA. My TA is not reading. In other words, the color turns “yellow” on count 10 and not pink...

So my solar cover looks to be disintegrating. I thought my pool equipment ripped it as discussed here, but when I unrolled my solar cover a few minutes ago, I saw a lot of blue pebbles floating on the top of the cover. Lots. What’s the lifespan of these solar covers? It looks like I’m going to...

just when I’m about to relax, my husband tells me he left the volleyball net/stands above our pool. The stands are full of water in order to hold them steady. Windy in backyard..stands fall in pool and rip the solar cover. Now I’m thinking… how much would it cost to replace this solar cover or...

I started this thread a little over a year ago and think maybe I can start looking into updating my equipment. I called the pool store to see how much they'll charge me to update my current pump to a SWG, and they quoted me over 2K. The only reason I called for a quote was because my current...

I noticed that the pipe attached to the multivalve is leaking as seen in pic #1. With that, the water level in the pool is decreasing faster than it should. I mean, living in the west cost right now, the water level should NOT go down this fast. Pic #2 shows the outline of were the water level...

Ok! Looking at the Comparison Sheet, the SI should have different intervals to set my cleaning to. I can’t seem to figure out how to do this. Does anyone have the same kind of cleaning unit. Please Help me figure out how to set my cleaning intervals. It really doesn’t explain this on the owners...

I was finally able to save enough money for a Dolphin Cleaner (past post here). However, I'm now looking into getting the Dolphin Nautilus Robotic Pool Cleaner with Clever Clean or the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Swimming Pool Inground Robotic Pool Cleaner I was thinking of getting the Dolphin...

From my post last year here, I talked about my new Golden Retriever. As I gazed through my kitchen window today, I could see my 7 month old GR excited about the new adventure he's about to experience; my Oasis. Well, I've been looking for a pool ramp for my dog because I only have "human"...

So I'm about to Add Polyquat to my pool and have it mix until the next day....before Oasis is finally closed. I had a question though. Can I add polyquate at an FC of 15. I've done all the necessary steps to close my pool and everything is within range now. I just can't wait for my FC to creep...

In the summer, I talked about how much I wanted a golden retriever here. Well, he’s finally here, and he’s adorable.

So I just called my pool store to close out my pool and they want to charge me $145 to do this... just to blow out the pipes. Nothing else. I mean, wouldn’t it make sense to just buy the compressor and do this myself? I often take care of everything else and have the pool store blow out the...

So I know I’ve been very lackadaisical when it comes to my pools CYA. It jumped from 50 (July 28th) to <20 (September 21st). We had a very hot summer, but it just didn’t dawn on me to keep an eye out on my CYA. I don’t think we’ll be swimming anytime soon, as the weather is getting pretty cold...

I would like to know if anyone, who has a golden retriever, could shed some light on how to train a puppy. Are there any good forums out there that can help me with transitioning into a good dog trainer for golden retrievers? I've always wanted a dog... ALWAYS... and never got one. I wanted a...

I was balancing my pH about 30mins ago and ended up splashing MA onto my concrete. I tried to clean it off but to no success. I thought I was being careful, but apparently not. How can I remove acid stain from concrete. I searched this forum, but can’t find any answers to this. I may be the only...

With the hot wave of heat going through Michigan, we are seeing higher than normal temperature. With that said, my oasis is hot to swim in (93). I tried cooling it down with a water hose, but to no success. It went down a degree. What do people usually do in situations like this. My pool gets...

Sine I don’t feel like sweeping up granules from the floor of my pool, I stopped using granules stabilizers and switched to liquid stabilizers. However, I’ve noticed that small granules still remain at the bottoms of my pool using the liquid stabilizer. Here’s (below) a picture of how it looks...