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Oh, OK, got it And thanks for the welcome back earlier, you helped me a lot when I first got here ❤️

Wouldn’t adding a valve to reduce some of the suction be the same as me trying to put the plug in it? I’ve tried the plug with no opening and with an opening for reduced flow. And as far as the hose solution, I’m more of a visual gal so do you by chance have a picture of what you are explaining?

And I have tried not plugging a line and it works beautifully. But then the skimmer doesn’t get enough suction because it split between the two inlets and it renders the skimmer useless.

Would you explain to me what you mean by collapsed hose? If you are referring to the one with plumbers tape on it, I literally replaced that after I made this post with a brand new hose and nothing has changed

Yea. I plan on it eventually. But just trying to get by for now. I have already replaced hoses, orings and a few fittings in the last couple weeks. If both ports are open its perfect. Its when I block one to use the skimmer that it get noisy. (Its only 2 adults that ever use pool so leaving...

Replaced it last week because I had thought of that. Nice tight seal there now

Questions for you guys. I learned something new every year and this forum has been a great resource. So I have 15 foot Intex above ground pool with the 2800 series Intex sand filter and I just use the basic Intex skimmer basket that hangs over the side of the railing. Yes, one day I intend on...

That is the conclusion I am coming to. And I hate it because they had really good reviews I was hoping buying the newer updated model would solve the issue. No luck

I am on my second Aiper seagull, the first one died after three seasons and I guess that should’ve been my red flag to not buy another one. But anyway I just bought a second one thinking it would perform better, but I’m having the same exact problem that I had with the first one. When you pull...

Is there not a viable option under $500? Those prices are just out of my budget. I’ve only got a cheap pool lol I wasn’t looking to spend three times as much for the pool on a vacuum

They are in Colorado. I am in Alabama that’s an awfully long way to go just to get a pool vac lol And in looking at their site, that’s way more than I’m looking to spend other than they are one cheaper model, all of theirs are $1000 and up I can’t justify spending that for a little cheap $400...

Below is what I have. The first year it worked great for getting leaves. This is the second season using it and it really isn’t picking up any leaves. And even as good as it was on the first year, it always always dropped fine particles like sand and dirt back into the pool when you lifted it...

Thank you I will definitely check that out! But let me clarify on the reel system. Newdude posted some thing that was a pretty good depiction of what I had seen and what I am imagining is that it would act like a cover that kind of stayed elevated above the water surface as opposed to sitting...

Hey there friend!! I made a post earlier in the season about some cloudy water, got it cleared up though, and I was wondering if you were going to show up lol So glad to hear from you :) Yes! This is very much like what I had seen previously. Be right back, gonna go check this out

Well as I mentioned previously, 40 contractor size leaf bags is a lot more than tedious maintenance. It was so bad one year I had to drain the whole pool, scoop the leaves out with multiple shovelfuls, scrub all the algae down, and refill it. I feel like that is about 10 times more than any...

To the video. No that was not it. What I saw was a freestanding set up placed on the ground at the end of the pool and the cover was rolled out over it. If you don’t know what I’m referring to that’s fine I’m hoping that someone here remembers that post or at least the picture or one like it

The hope is if I can see the reel system, maybe I can come up with a way to rig some type of cover that will do what I need to do. I expect it to be a custom situation. I was just looking for the reel for a starting point

I’m guessing you didn’t read the original post lol I plainly said that I did not know where it came from as it was a very old thread that I ran across while searching another issue. And I also asked if anyone happened to know what the picture was or one similar to point me to it Thanks though!

As I mentioned in my original post, I would like for somebody to either show me the pictures of that reel system or point me in a direction on how to set that up I really wasn’t looking for advice on a winter cover per se.

No, the picture I saw somewhere on an old archive post on this forum was absolutely an above ground round pool, that’s what got my attention. And again I really don’t care what kind of cover it is…it could be a solar cover, it could be bubble wrap for all I care, as long as it keeps the leaves...

I’m looking for that reel that I keep seeing in peoples pictures where they can roll the cover onto the pool and roll it back. That’s what I’m posting about, that’s what I’m looking for. Wanting somebody that can point me in that direction. Hoping I can rig up a cover from there

We may have a few nights that it dips to the 20s but mostly a mild winter. It’s not the cold temperatures I’m concerned about it’s the 12 trees that hang over my backyard that drop about 50 pounds of leaves into the pool in the fall and winter. There is absolutely no way a vacuum could keep up...

I built one using two sets of stringers and a couple of two by eights for my steps and then attached it to a 4‘ x 2‘ deck using two by eights, two by sixes, and four posts. It helps protect the filter underneath it and gives me a small landing area to get in and out of the pool. I have a ladder...

In looking for info on another subject, I ran across an old post and in a pic that was posted, I noticed what appeared to be a stand with a pool cover that could “rolled” over the above ground pool. I have seen those on inground, but not above ground. I struggle every year with closing because...

I just wanted to say thank you so much for mentioning the possibility of the ZO being in the problem. I have left the pool on recirculate for the last five days and the water clarity has not changed at all. So that was obviously the culprit. I know the general consensus is that cloudy water is...