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I suspect ordering a slightly oversized liner will make wrinkle removal a bit harder, but in many installation videos, I see the liner needs to stretch to fit the pool. Additionally, when the pool is partially drained for the winter, sometimes the liner peels from the corners. I probably drained...

For future searchers, the following is from InTheSwim.com regarding a question about the manufacturer of their pool liners: A brief Google search revealed both are U.S.A.-based manufacturers. Edit: A further search indicates that Kafko is a Latham company. I often come across recommendations...

I have been reading about what makes a quality liner and, as expected, getting good data is very hard. Most owners are unlikely to post if their liner needs replacement after 5 years, and even then quite a lot of additional data would be needed (maintenance, chemistry, weather, UV exposure) for...

The S360T filter appears to be made from injection-molded plastic rather than a fiberglass-reinforced composite. Is this ordinary plastic inferior? Should I paint it to protect it from UV? What differences can I expect?

Rant warning. Manufacturers need to get their act together. Even among "energy efficient" lines, efficiency is confusing. As a technical guy that loves to over-research things, pump specs are absurdly confusing and without reason. For example, based on reading this forum, if I asked, "what is...

FC: ~1.0 pH: ~6.6 TA: 110 CYA: 55 My TFTestkit said to add drops of a solution "until it turns red". It started getting slightly red at 11 drops and more substantially red at 12 (120TA). I just bought quite a lot of B, B, and B (8.25% sodium hypochlorite). At this point, about how much should...

My stainless steel pump has half-a-dozen pin holes which occasionally spray mist or dribble and otherwise stay quite dry. My pump, working fine other than occasional bearing whine, is corroded along the bottom. Do I need to replace both? Either? If so, I have so many questions and appreciate...

Well, this will be fun. I just removed my solar cover to do my first cleaning of the year and found that my pool light cover broke. There are now glass chunks of various sizes in the pool. This explains why I had a problem with main pool breaker tripping. My questions are: 1) Crud. What do I...

I read that if my pump is spewing out bubbles, that there must be a leak in the piping leading to the pump's input, because those pipes try to suck in surrounding air. My system has bubbles, but not from there. When I out to the solar heater on the roof, there are tons of bubbles at first, but...