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So I'm opening up the pool 2wks ago and after giving everything the once over I notice that I'm not getting any pressure out of our 3 deck jets. See picture below: The 3 jets are along the right-hand side of the picture. The pool equipment is mount at the far end of the house just out of...

Title pretty much says it all. What's the preferred cleaner for polishing stainless handrails & ladders? We had our pool built last year and after opening this spring there are some rust colored stains along the water line and what appear to be white colored water or salt spots above the...

I just cooked my first fried turkey today with a cheap Charbroil "oil-less fryer." I brined the 15lb bird for ~18hrs, shoved a few sprigs of rosemary from the garden up it's backside, and dropped it in the fryer basket. Two and a half hours later, deliciousness happened. :stirpot: Who knew...

We've had our pool up and running for about 2months and I'm beginning to see signs of rust on my Hayward skimmer mouth screws as well as on the pool ladder where the treads attach to the verticle rods. I'm wondering 2 things: Is this normal? Do pool hardware companies design separate...

I was fooling around in the deep (7ft) end of the pool last night when I noticed a small irregularity in the surface at the bottom between the main drains. I'm 99.9% convinced its a 1/2" to 3/4" piece of gravel. Unfortunately it's got a pretty sharp point sticking up and it's just a matter of...

Our pool has been up and running for ~6wks now and the pressure guage indicates a negligible pressure rise. I was curious if it's recommended practice to hose off the filter elements anyway to remove construction depris, a sizeable cache of june bugs, spring blossoms, leaves, etc? My CC is...

Our PB turned over the reins to our new pool last week. On his final visit we went through a quick pool school where he checked the chemical levels using test strips and dosed the pool accordingly. At that time he added ~5lbs of CYA (pool had none) & 1/2 gal of acid to bring the pH downfrom 8.2...

Our IG pool is approx 95% complete. We've got a meeting scheduled for Thursday with our builder for pool school and I wanted to shoot a few questions past you guys so I'd know how concerned I should be about these issues. Pluming Configuration: (I can provide pictures upon request) Our pool...

Pool Construction: Cardinal Oasis 36x18 Steel Wall Pool - 3 radiused steps - Not as pictured below Tara Brand Custom Vinyl Liner (20mil) – we’ve narrowed it down to Capri or Montego Bay ½ inch stone backfill Concrete Deck (6’ perimeter) Equipment pad (6x6) Additional concrete decking at...