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Hi everyone, Hope your pool season is starting out well (for those who have a winter season). This is our second Spring as pool owners. Last year we inherited our pool with our home and had to shock the water half to death to get rid of the swamp. This season we opened the pool to crystal...

Hello, all. Glad I opened the pool fairly early because I fired it up on Sunday and found it was time to replace my inherited sand filter and pump. Made the purchase yesterday and was (supposedly) provided with all necessary equipment. I really love this store but it feels like something isn't...

Hello hello, First time winterizing. Read lots of articles and watched lots of videos. Felt like I was prepared, but now things aren't going as planned and am hoping you can help me through this last hurdle. Some details: We have a 28' round above ground Doughboy, we have a well, and are in...

Hi all, We are in SW Michigan and we've got just a handful of swims left before we close up the pool. We've made it through the Summer quite well with maintaining levels, but suddenly our levels are fluctuating (maybe due to cooler nights and sun higher in sky?), and I need some help...

Hello TFP friends, I purchased a HTH 6-Way Test Kit, and here are 5 of the 6 results; Total Chlorine = 5ppm pH = 7.6 Alkalinity = 80ppm CYA = 40ppm My question is related to the total hardness results. The test calls for 5 drops of the hardness indicator and it should turn red if hardness is...

Good morning, Last week we changed the sand in our Doughboy sand filter. We noticed a leak coming from the o-ring, so this morning I finally opened it up, reseated the ring, and put it back together, turned the pump back on, leak fixed. My victory was only momentary. Now there is a fair sized...

Hello, New to pool ownership and TFP. After about 9 weeks of trial and error we went from an inherited very very green pool to crystal clear water and perfect chemistry (could not be celebrating more!). However, we have maybe water bugs (or just bugs in water) and I'm wondering if it's because...

Hi TFP, There seem to be varying schools of though on when and how often to change sand in a sand filter. For my specific situation, I'm soliciting feedback on what you all would do. Pool purchased with home in Mar2020. We are 100% new. Opened the poorly winterized pool (very green, leaf ridden)...

Hi TFP, I'm a brand new pool owner (purchased w/ home) and have been fumbling my way through opening a poorly winterized pool since May 1. Every aspect of this process is 100% new to me and I have a ton of questions. For this post, I'm hoping to learn what it could mean when a pressure gauge is...