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I plan on replacing the liner next spring. The thing is my pool water's gotten away from me for the last few weeks and is looking rather swamp-like. Should I spend the time and money getting the water in balance before closing the pool? My hectic schedule is telling me doing so would be a...

Hi All, I know the water has to be in balance before any attempt at the shocking process; however, should I be brushing/cleaning/vacuuming as well as running the pump and backwashing before adding any chemicals to the water? I've taken out all the leaves/debris, just stuck on this next step...

My winter cover has a 9 - 10" rip right along a middle seam. It led to a lot of water being pumped out of my pool (posted about in the open/close forum) but that's another story. Is this easy to repair or should I just buy another cover? The only thing I can think of to make it waterproof is...

The water level in my still closed pool has dropped significantly. The only thing that has been done this season is water pumped off the cover (by FIL while I was at work); besides a hole being present on the cover, is there any other reason the water level would drop? I closed the pool and...

My pool has what I'm assuming is one main drain (white plastic cover with concentric grates) in the middle of the deep end; excuse my ingnorance, but what is the purpose of this? Although this question popped into my head last year (1st pool season), never had a problem with the drain, so the...

I miscalculated the amount of salt I needed to add at the beginning of this season; the recommendation for my SWG is 6k ppm, and I am currently at 8.5k. Do I need to drain/refill until I reach 6k or am I okay? Will this cause damage to my SWG? I really don't want to pooch my SWG in its second...