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Do you guys use skimmer socks? Are they recommended? Do they actually prolong the life of your filter? It seems like they’d work but I’ve only just discovered these and haven’t bought any yet. Thought I’d ask here first. Thanks.

Hey guys. Well, pool is open for the year and I prob shouldn’t say this but I feel like after a couple of seasons under my belt and following the good advice here I have the water under control (more or less). Different kind of post this year: I stained the deck a few years ago and now it looks...

This is the first year I have closed my pool myself. Last summer an end piece of the connector for my kreepy Krawler got stuck in my skimmer. It doesn’t affect anything or the operation of the skimmer but it won’t come out. We’ve tried everything to remove it. Anyway, the pool company that...

Hi guys. This year pool has been pretty easy to manage. Been able to keep things in check for the most part. However, one thing I have noticed the past 2 or 3 weeks is that I’m having some problems keeping the pH stable. Usually in the morning it is 7.0, I try and aerate it through the day by...

This is really only the second full year I’ve had the pool (went in at end of season in 2020) so pump is newish. It is a Hayward Superpump 700 single speed. A few times since I’ve opened the pool this year, in the mornings or after I vacuum, and start the pump up, it seems to get going fine...

This is my gift to myself. Enjoying a relaxing morning (by myself) by the pool with a coffee. Following the TFP process means more chill time.

Any predictions? I took France to win in my work pool but there’s a few dark horses for sure.

Hey guys. Been running a tight ship here and things have been great. Yesterday I noticed water seemed like it was getting a titch cloudy, checked FC last evening and it was down to 2.8, from about 4.6 where it usually hovers. I thought it was from all the swimming and hot weather from the...

When the test says add reagent until the water turn from green to red, are we talking about when it just flips from green to red, basically like a pink? Or do you keep adding reagent until its blood red? The instructions don’t distinguish this and it can make a fairly big difference in the...

Dumb question (again) but a few responses on the forum say to “aerate” to raise pH. What are some ways to aerate my water? I’m guessing swimming is a good one but what else? Thanks.

Hey guys. pH has been very steady at 7.4 since we opened the pool a few weeks ago. I noticed a marked drop over the past couple of days and it’s now about 6.8. I put about 1kg of baking soda in yesterday and this AM. Should this do the trick to bring it back up? I see here and other places...

This is my first full year with my pool and learning as I go here. Basic question: how often do you vacuum? Right now, I’m getting a lot of bird Crud in the pool. There’s a nest of starlings nearby and they carry the poo out of the nest and drop it in to my pool! This morning there were about...

Hey guys. First year with the pool here. I have a Taylor CK 2006 kit that I am just learning on. Readings for pH, TA, FC and combined look ok, but CYA remains low. The pool company left half a bag of stabilizer crystals last fall when the installed, so I put that in yesterday and ran the pump...

This is my first year opening with my pool. We had it installed near the end of the swimming season last year, which in my climate swimming season is about late May to early Sept. The pool company opened our pool very early, around April 22. They added liquid chlorine to it and for a few days...

Hey all. This is my second year with our pool. Semi inground salt water Hayward equipment. Pool company opened pool, said once it’s topped up with water everything is ready to go. Flipped on pump today and it’s running and circulating but pressure gauge is at 0 and hasn’t budged. Is that...

Feel like this is a super dumb Q, but this is my first year closing my pool. When drawing down water for closing, should I do this through my pump and filter on backwash or rinse setting? Or is it better to just set up a hose and siphon the water out? Many thanks.

Hi new pool owner here in southern Ontario Canada. I’ve already learned a lot from this site. I have a 15,000 gallon 15 by 30 foot semi-inground Latham vinyl liner pool with gas heater and Hayward low salt generator system. I really know nothing about pools so am appreciating the videos and...

What are causes of alkalinity dropping? I’ve noticed the past week it has been going down a bit. My ph is also going up, I assume b/c of this. We’ve had no rain where I live for at least a week. The only thing that has changed is that we are now using a solar blanket every night and most of the...

We just had a semi inground vinyl liner pool installed about 2 weeks ago. I’ve never had a pool before. The company was supposed to come back and balance the water to get things started but they haven’t been back and I’m close to giving up on them. They’re off to the next big project I’m sure...