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Hey all, I’ve been here since 2011, and I’ve recieved a lot of help here. I’ve been buying my generic bleach for almost 10 years now, and it’s all worked out great. Last year, it began to become tedious finding bleach in stock anywhere. Dollar stores, discount stores, even grocery stores were...

Hello all! It's been some time since I've been here, but there's a reason for that. The information on this site is so comprehensive, I haven't really had a whole lot of questions since I got the pool in 2011. I do want to run something by folks though, just in case I'm still doing something...

Is there any such thing? I've seen products advertised to help bring back the vibrance of oxidized pool liners. Does this stuff really work, or is it just snake oil? I don't have an example of what I'm talking about. I tried looking it up again online and I don't even know what to search...

I had a concrete block fall into my pool. Yes, you read that correctly. It got windy the other day, so to help hold the cover down I decided to lay some 30lb. blocks around the perimeter of the cover on the deck portion. One of them got tossed into the pool as the wind was laughing at my...

From my reading (and the Pool School here), above ground pools should have the water drained to ~6" below the skimmer (or return). If I do either of these, it seems like I won't be leaving enough water in the pool. LOL Am I just worried about nothing? I have the typical above ground pool...

I wanted to get this out here before I do anything. I've got something going on and I need help figuring it out. I had this happen a little last year but it wasn't as bad. Five days ago, I had what looked like algae at the bottom of the pool - little clusters of green patches. This is what I...

I have a question for those of you who have had and AGP for a while. I've noticed lately that every single stinging insect known to man likes - no wait - LOVES my pool ladder. They buzz around and land on my ladder all day long. Honey bees, hornets, wasps, yellow jackets, etc. Sometimes it...

I have this algae that's starting to grow, and my water results don't make a whole lot of sense to me. This is likely due to my ignorance more than anything else, and I'll say up front that I do not have a complete test kit. That is being remedied as I type this. FC : 7 (I try and shoot for...

Ladder mats seem like a really good idea but I haven't bought one yet. I bought a cover pillow that we aren't going to use and I thought about carving that up to make one since the pillow was about the same price or less anyway. Anything that I should know about specifically? It doesn't seem...

How many people just allow their pumps to run 24 hours a day? I have a dual speed 1.5HP that I've been allowing to run 24/7 on low speed since April. I haven't bothered messing with seeing what happens with running 12 hours a day and I haven't even purchased a timer yet. Just curious on who...

First off, thanks for the forum work. It's helped me and I've enjoyed my stay thus far. I don't want to sound ungrateful here. On the avatar file size - is there any way to get this increased, or is this an option for those who are paying members? I only saw something about attachment...

I just wanted to throw a quick pic up of the pool this season so far. Here's where I was last year just after install. This is the grade I had to deal with. [center:2pow04n7] [/center:2pow04n7] [center:2pow04n7]This is where we are now. [/center:2pow04n7] We managed to get things to work...

Hello all, and happy freakishly early pool opening season this year. Short story - Dynamo 1.5HP Dual speed pump on .75 (low setting) will not pump freely or as much as it should. Backwashing helps initially, then goes back to not wanting to push the water as much as it should. The pump...

I'm still contemplating the auto-cleaner for the pool, but I'm going to try a manual one first. The problem is, I can't really find anything out there. And, almost all of the threads here discuss auto-cleaners. Back in history when I was a child, at home we had a simple device. A hose...

Ok all, I FINALLY got my filter setup. LOL. It's been over a month since ordering (backorder), but was worth it since we didn't plan on swimming in the pool this year anyway. Ended up saving a few hundred by waiting extra long. Anyway, I'm going to be doing the plumbing and such this week...

Hello all, I'm getting ready to plumb up some equipment here and was wondering what everyone's consensus is on fittings and such. I have a pump/filter that will have 1.5" plumbing that's located approximately 25' away from the pool. (I'm placing my equipment under my main covered deck so that...

Well, we finally had the pool installed yesterday. I ordered all of my pool related items online, and I'm still waiting on my filter/pump, ladder, and test kit. So, what I have right now is a pool almost full of water that's just a stagnant cesspool. LOL Here it is as of today. 24'...

After some reading tonight, I understand the nature of twist lock plugs, which tend to come on SOME of the pool pumps. With these types of plugs, I assume there comes some additional advantage. However, I wasn't able to really find any information regarding this potential advantage. So, does...

Hey all. I've finally ordered the pool (24' - 54" Sharkline Matrix) and I'm trying to piece together a filter system. I've read all the threads on multi-speed, two-speed, and lower HP pumps being preferred. However, I can hardly pass up a deal when I see it. 150lb. Pentair sand filter (1.8...

My pool is going to be installed on a graded slope, with the high part of the slope being towards the house. My plan is to have the pool installed at the best possible location, and then having the filter and pump installed closer to the house (about 20 ft. away.) I have a deck that sits up...

First off, I want to thank all of the contributors to this forum. I've read for hours trying to determine the different options that I wish to consider when making my pool purchase. Even after reading all of the information available here and elsewhere, I'm still finding it hard to make a...