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Hi all. At a rental house for the week and there's in an-ground pool/spa combo. All is apparently controlled by Pentair control panel. The "pool" is scheduled to run from 8am-5am. Problem is in this mode, the pump seems to only go on for a few minutes then shut off, so I can't clean. The home...

Hey everyone - Getting ready to cover up and this year I kind of want to keep my water level to the top of the skimmer - for a number of reasons, instead of draining down. 1) talk me out of it if it's a bad idea 2) how do I winterize the skimmer? I had the cheap plastic cover that came with...

Hi All, I'm losing a ton of chlorine. In the last 5 days, I've added 5 gallons of liquid chlorine and just tested today, less than 2 ppm chlorine and my pH is above 8. My CYA is around 30, and the pool does get direct sunlight all day long. I have some chlorine tabs for the floater that have...

Hi all. So I got my algae bloom under control and the water looks great - nice and clear. I shocked the Crud out of it for about 2 weeks and due to some local supply chain issues, have been forced to let the chlorine fall back to nothing. So I decided to do a full water test and get your...

Hi all. Had to put the pump in early due to a leak. Anyway we have a freeze warning for tonight into tomorrow. I plan to just let the pump run all night. Anything else I should do to make it thru the next 24 hours without any broken equipment?

Hey guys. Some of you may have seen the issue I had with the lawn guy putting a hole in my pool. This resulted in having to take the cover off early to patch and was immediately followed by an algae bloom. Water went from see through to a dark green (couldn't see bottom) in 2 days. My water...

Many of you may remember my troubles from last year, as seen is this post - https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/re-opening-a-pool-after-10-years-pic-thread.214403/#post-1876569 So you can imagine my frustration when the lawn guy sent me this picture: The cover is still on, and has a...

Hi all. So I lost my bolts that secure the pump the the black plastic base (that also holds the sand filter). Been going thru my "extra bolt box" and can't find anything that fits. Anyone happen to know those bolt sizes? Thanks!

Long story short, I need to lift my filter in order to pull the base, put some more stone down, and replace the base. I know most will say try to dry the sand and suck it out with a shop vac. I'm trying to save time and have a large front end loader. My thought was to cinch a rope around the...

Hey all. Read several other forum posts and opinions seemed mixed. I have a large amount of water on my civer from heavy snow fall that has all melted now. We have well water so filling the pool is always a challenge. I'm debating pumping the cover water into the pool and just SLAMing it in...

Hey guys - I'm hoping my pic will explain the issue. When I disconnected my pump to store for the winter, it seemed like something was loose or not connected properly. The red circle shows the mounting bracket, and as you can see, the basket would be positioned on the side. It seemed like...

Hey all - starting to plan out my first close. Have read several forum topics and heard from others. Would you guys walk me thru it? What order steps do you take? What should I look out for and any other items I need besides the cover? Particularly interested in what to do with the water...

Hey guys, A few more noob questions for you all. Skimmer basket and pump basket. When emptying the pump basket, I need to use the plug in the skimmer to stop the water from pouring down the skimmer hose and into the pump. Well I thought I did, and when I twisted the pump basket cover off...

Hi All, Great forum you've got here and learning a ton already. Thank you to those who helped me get squared away with water testing. Several have asked for pics of my pool renovation so thought I'd share them here. This is a 27-ft pool that was initially installed in 1993. It was used until...

Hey All, Just came across this forum - happy to have found it. We recently re-opened a 27-ft above ground pool that was sitting empty for 10 years. What a chore clearing all that brush and literally pulling every root. But we did it, the new liner went in great, and the pool was filled this...