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Excellent, thanks all. Have a little pump similar to what you’ve shared and drained twice already. Pool just froze in the last few days but waterline is below the gizmo and pool noodle will also give. Water in the skimmer box, but I feel much better after the advice.

So you're lowering the fiberglass pool below the skimmer? I'm looking at draining a foot or so? Skimmer almost full at this point. Maybe the pull builders lowered below the skimmer last year but they closed without me there, unfortunately. I checked periodically and water was in the skimmer...

Second year with the pool, but first year closing myself. Watched many a video and read many a thread, and I feel confident about the way I closed the plumbing. We closed about a month ago. Was putting away some furniture and I got curious since we’ve had unseasonably warm weather, so I took...

So our fiberglass pool has aluminum brackets on the top to secure the concrete decking. One of the corners wasn’t aligned perfectly and I’m pretty sure the earth is exposed behind. This is the spider corner. I have to check it every time my kids get in because half the time a big wolf spider...

As for the pool itself, I couldn’t be happier. Especially this summer with pools closed we’ve been in it every nice day. The pool was the wife’s idea and I was a little hesitant at first. But like how the family dog can become “yours” I’ve embraced the care of this beauty and couldn’t be...

Hey Steve, Sorry, didn’t see this notification until today. I have been satisfied with Signature. We’ve had a light go out twice and both times Signature replaced within a day or two. Manufacturer defects happen but the fact they fixed the issue so quickly speaks volumes. Construction went...

Appreciate the responses. Went back out to check and the lights were still “railroading” as Jim put it. Did a system reset via diagnostics on the EasyTouch system and have given it another 20-30 minutes. Lights are still doing the same thing and my Screenlogic system is reading 0ppm as the...

We had a minute of power loss after some torrential rain this morning. I was out at the pad to lower my water level and I noticed my Intelichlor alternating blinking lights like I’ve never seen before (will try to attach video). Green Good blinks, then Red Salt blinks alternating every 1/4...

I opened my Saltwater pool today using the thread Texas listed above as a guide. A lot less stressful than I thought it would be! Opened to clear water (my goal with opening early) so after the system mixed water good I added some salt and other chemicals as recommended by the Pool Math App...

Ah, the heater. Simply didn’t know it had a plug. The PB came by and closed the pool in 15 minutes without me around to watch/learn so I wasn’t sure. Thanks for the help!

Thinking of opening my pool in the next few days; mainly because I have the time with the lockdown and all. It’ll be my first year opening and I feel relatively confident in my ability (and could save $500 rather than having the PB do it in 15 minutes.) That said, I started walking through my...

So we’ve collected a few bounce house fans from kids inflatables over the years, and I’m wondering if anyone had used something like this to close/blow out a pool? I’ve heard the Cyclone mentioned on the forums, and that got me thinking about this one fan that pushes a LOT of air. Doesn’t seem...

After a very successful first season, Fall approaches and the inevitable pool closing draws nearer. While the PB is going to be coming back to close this first season, I have been wondering about the Intellichlor ic40 cell. We're in Northern Illinois, and winters can be brutal. Does anyone...

PB came out today to replace the light. It just went bad, it seems. Installer was going on about how Pentair keeps “innovating” their lights to newer and newer models so QC might be a bit lacking. Know this info isn’t particularly helpful, but when my light gave the red LED of death the way...

I just had this issue last night with Pentair MicroBrite lights installed a few months ago. I emailed the builder, who quickly sent an email out to the company owner saying I had a bad light that needed to be replaced. Other lights would turn on, one would stick with the dim red setting and...

First real storm blew through today and got a bunch of leaves/mulch in the pool. S2 picked everything up nicely. Still gets stuck following one side of the pool but I can just budge it with the pole. Did a pretty nice job! Overall still pretty happy with it.

Thanks for the CSI tip, Kim. Bumped CH to 200 per the recommendation in my heaters manual. CSI of .04 currently. Boom! We got to swim a bunch today.....I can’t tell you how happy I was seeing my daughter bring a new friend in the neighborhood over for a swim and then have some family...

Good call on the heater parameters. Just looked up the MasterTemp 250 and 150ppm is minimum, 200-400 ideal. Looks like I should probably bump to 200 understanding that CH will rise as evaporation occurs. I looked up the user guide for Leisure Pools, and they recommend a calcium hardness of...

Good call, just tested the source water and it’s 80ppm, so looks like we have pretty soft water? I do have a heater, Pentair MasterTemp 250,000 so I’ve added that to the ‘ol Signature. You know, the PB was talking about the fact CH will rise as the season goes on, simply slipped my mind just...