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Thanks everyone. I never did get the hose loose, but unscrewed the old fitting with the hose still on it. Had a spare hose and put the new fitting on that. We thought about a hair dryer. May give that a try. Or the pliers (whatever they are called!). Would like to have a spare hose on hand...

I have a piece of flex hose on my pump that is so tight we cannot remove it. Yes we have loosened the hose clamp. I want to add a quick release union to make it easier to bring in for the winter, and for any future repair needs. Any suggestions short of cutting it off? Johanna

Don't feel bad, I had a similar situation last year. I had a slow leak in the fall and was letting it go so I could get an idea of where the leak was. It stopped draining about one foot down, but between this and that I didn't take care of it and left the cover off all winter. In the spring I...

I need to replace my old Doughboy sand filter. It holds 130 lbs of sand. Trying to figure out whether I should stick with sand, which I am familiar with, or try DE which I understand filters a bit better. It seems most of the sand filters I find on line use more sand than mine, 150 lbs seems...

All, I believe I have had a slow leak for a while, but it has gotten worse in the past few weeks. There does not appear to be a leak in the plumbing. I have checked several times and there is no water around any of the hoses or the pump and filter. The only thing I can think of is a small...

I have a 16x32 oval with a full deck around it. I buy a solid cover and attach it to the deck with nails, at grommet points. I then place pavers in the sections between the pavers. Without the pavers wind can get under the cover. A little debris will get under the cover, but nothing too...

Last year I bought a device called a solar roller. http://solarfactory.com/ You do not attach this to the decking, you just roll the cover up on itself. When you have the cover rolled up, you can put it anywhere, out of the way. I found this device to be really helpful.

I am in the market for a new solar cover. I have a 16x32 above ground oval. In looking at the prices for covers a rectangular cover is $20.00 less than oval, in the same size. In my experience with the oval covers they just have rounded edges and still have to be cut to fit. Any reason not...

Well I ended up getting the Waterway Hi-Flo pump, 2 speed. It might not be the most efficient, but it seems to be running well. The noise difference with my ancient pump is remarkable. When on low speed you can't hear it unless you are standing on the deck right on top of the pump position...

I also have an ABG pool completly fenced in so a reel isn't practical. I just fan fold it as I take it off. It's easiest with two people, but I can take it off myself with not a lot of trouble. I just run from side to side as I take it off. I do take it off widthwise, not lengthwise, which...

I am finding this pump shopping to be very confusing. I think that the Pentair Dynamo, two speed, 3/4 hp pump looks good both in performance, quietness and price. I called the pool store and asked a few questions, I was told that all two speed pumps need to be hardwired. Is this true? The...

I am so glad JMarch mentioned no glass by the pool. I am petrified of broken glass getting in my pool. How on earth can you clean it up? I will likely tear the liner in my above ground pool. I also agree with no electronics by the pool. One time I had one nitwit sending a text right on the...

Ok, so I got the pump running, it was just stuck. However it sounds horrendous and louder than ever. I plan on getting a new 2 speed pump. I called one place today to ask a few questions about a Waterway pump. The woman I was talking to told me that it wasn't as important to get a pump with...

There is an hum, so there is electricity. I don't believe that is the problem.

I just opened my pool this weekend and went to start the pump today and it is not working. It does make an electrical hum, so I figure it is seized or has some other issue. It was in my basement this winter and I did have a serious flood (11 inches on Christmas Day!), but did get the water out...

My boyfriend had the brilliant idea of sticking a fun noodle underneath the tear! It keeps the tear off of the surface of the water. Now if it would only warm up a bit I will try to put some tape on it and remove the noodle. Thanks to everyone who posted.

My cover was laying on the surface. It has a lot of water on it. I'm pumping it off. If a little water comes up through the tear I'm thinking it won't be a big deal until all the snow melts and I can deal with trying to patch it. I like the tape idea. It only needs to last a few months now!

No, I've never used a pillow.

Hmm, my only concern is that in trying to get the water off the cover I will just be pumping water out of the pool. Ok strange thought. What if I pump the water from on top of the pool into the pool underneath the cover? The cover is so stretched out I'm afraid it may collapse. I want to...

Oops. The winter cover. Edited my post.

We had about 12" of snow this past weekend. Way above what we normally get around here. When the power came back on we put the pump on to start pumping out what water we could. There is a thin layer of ice on the top of the cover with slushy water underneath. I, foolishly, tried to break...

Thanks for the tips on consistent drops! I will try that out tonight. The good thing is that my pool looks gorgeous again. so hopefully what I have been doing is working, even if my readings aren't! I will continue with the overnight drop test again tonight and see how I come out. Thanks...

OOPS! That should have been -- 7/25 pm FC 14.5, CC .5, 7/26 AM FC 15.0, CC .5. and 7/28 pm FC 10.5, CC 1.0, 7/29 AM FC 12.5, CC .5! :oops: Clearly this is a testing error on my part because last night I tested the chlorine twice, withing about 15 minutes and came out FC 11.5, CC 1.0 and FC...

I appreciate all of the replies. My water is clear. I've been using this method since last year, and think I know how to do the chlorine test. I am using bleach, so there is no additional chlorine added overnight. I just got home this evening and haven't done a full test tonight. But last...

I'd been a bit slack in my testing and apparantly let me chlorine get a bit low. The pool clouded up some, and I assume it was an algae infestation that couldn't take entire control. I My CYA is around 40, so I used a shock level of 16. I have been doing the overnight test for about one...

Thanks for the info. That is about what I was thinking. Now I have to pick out a color! Johanna

I have a 25 year old Doughboy, 16x32. The metal rim needs to be repainted, there are lots of worn spots where the metal is showing through. Anybody every done this before? I was thinking outdoor spraypaint would be the way to go. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Johanna

I also live in NC and I do cover my pool in the winter. I use a small submersible pump I bought at Northern Equipment to keep the water off of the cover. Cost about $40.00. In late fall I rake the leaves off of the cover. I never really thought about keeping the pool open over the winter...

I did the exact same thing last year. My pump actually died right at the end of the summer, so I did no closing chemicals at all, just threw the cover on. I bought a good test kit in April and then started the pool up in May. My SoftSwim level was about 15 when I started pouring the bleach...

I have a similar set up with a deck totally surrounding my pool. What I have done is use clothesline and run it through the grommets and then around my fence posts. This keeps the winter cover in place. I then place pavers on the cover every four feet or so so that the wind can't get under...