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This is likely a dumb question....but I am assuming I would turn the pump off once it gets close to the bottom of the skimmer level right? My system is a flooded unit (equipment is below the pool)

It is a very odd situation. I have not exactly figured it out. I had the coverstar people out and it is not the cover. I explained that it could possibly be the pump. They said they would replace it, however they have not done so yet. BUT--- I have not really had this issue for over a month now...

I'll check it when i get home. I looked at that thread and he never said that he figured it out what it was though. How would you clean the bottom of the cover anyway?

So I have no idea how to check if it is leaking oil. There is no residue that I could see. I did put the cover on last night without the pump as there was no rain the forecast....woke up this morning and the oil spill had returned. So I'm guessing it's more likely something with the cover than...

I had to have new brackets placed in the cover box in early June. Do you think the coverstar people would've cleaned it themselves while they were there working on the brackets maybe?

Oh I read your initial post wrong at first. I thought you meant something from the cover mechanism was leaking. You think it could be the pump? If that is the case, wouldn't I see a big spot on the cover where the oil was though? I'm not home but I think it's this one I have the coverstar...

Yeah that seems like a reasonable excuse. I will contact coverstar

Hi....I saw someone else post about this a few years ago but that thread is closed and I didn't see a resolution. I am baffled by this. Pool is only a year old. This year I have noticed this oily residue in the morning after I open the cover. We have our nephews over a lot so my wife and I just...

I can scratch them off with my fingernails no problem. What kind of brush did you use? I have a stainless steel wire brush. Maybe I need a more sturdy one though...

Dealing with the same issue....brushing doesn't seem to work really well though. Been using Stain and Scale Control by Natural Chemisty. Brushing every day... What does work, but is incredibly tedious, is using linoleum knife to just scrape them off. Just have to be really careful to not...

Thank you.....so do you leave it on during freezing temps when there is no precipitation? And what about during a sleet/rain storm below 32 degrees? Would you let that water build up until temps go back over 32?

Hi folks, I have a solid cover on for the winter. My pool builder told me to remove the pump when it freezes. However I have talked to other people who leave theirs on all throughout the winter no matter what. What is best practice? In my neck of the woods right now, the highs are in the low...

Hello....I was told my pool company was coming to close my pool today and that I should lower the water level below the skimmer line. So I did that yesterday. I turned off the skimmer valve and then today I just kept the pump off since I assumed they would be here but they never came. I am...

thanks for words of wisdom folks. sorry for the delayed response!

Why would the temperature drop a degree while the heat pump is on? I have it set to 90 (gonna get nowhere near there today) but was hoping to get it to at least 80. I just noticed it went down from 78 to 77....

Cya's 30. I'm just talking about the increase from 5.5 to 8.5

Makes sense. I'll trying bumping it down to 25% when the cover is on and see what happens

In 3 days, my chlorine level has gone from 5.5 to 8.5. The chlorinator was running at 50% that whole time. Only thing different is we had our autocover on for almost two full days. Do you think that is the reason for the increase? Should I set the chlorinator to run at a lower percentage on days...

Okay. I’ve never added that stuff before anyway though.

Why would you recommend granular verses the calcium chloride?

So what would you recommend I do for the copper then?

Still new to this. Using Taylor kit. FC- 5.5 PH- 7.7 TA- 80 CYA- 30 CH- 230 Salt- 2960 Temp- 77 I want to get the calcium to 350. Pool math says add 20 lbs of calcium chloride. I want to get the CYA to 60. Pool math says to add a gallon and 2 quarts of liquid stabilizer. Am I good getting...

Is .3ppm copper showing up considered something to be concerned about?

It is a variable speed pump. Also, it is on a schedule where from 2-8 it operates at 50%. The heater was on but wasn't running, I guess because it had already hit the appropriate temperature. Then the pool temperature must have dipped slightly because the heater cranked up again and, with it...

I've gone from 76 to 82 in 3 hours so far. Air temp is about 80 right now. Much faster than I imagined