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If not, what the heck was it? (sorry if pics are sideways, IDK what's up with that).

15x30 AGP, 2 floor drains that I don't normally use (unrelated topic). So I have the usual line that comes down from the skimmer basket, and the pipe that comes up from the ground for the floor drains. There is a Praher ball valve on each of those lines, then they come to a T joint, and that...

So I am closing my AGP for the 4th time. I've always drained it below the skimmer basket and return. And I've always had SOMETHING under the winter cover to create a hump (usually 2 semi-truck inner-tubes with a basketball taped into the middle of each to create a nice hump). For the record...

Came home from vacation July 30 to a nice outbreak of yellow/mustard algae - seems like the only kind I ever get. Did all the recommended mustard aglae attacks as far as Slamming, brushing, etc. No signs of algae for about week, water totally clear for 5 days, but I just can't seem to pass the...

Inherited the pool 3 years ago with the house... Upon start up this year, noticed I have a small leak (maybe 6-10 drops per minute) from the sealant on my filter tank outlet. I have no idea what any of these parts are called, or what this stuff/substance/sealant is called, I know it feels like...

First, let me thank everyone in advance - this community has been a great help in learning how to deal with a pool. Second, I have done my best to self-help in the forums for answers, so I apologize in advance if I ask something that I should have found elsewhere. Now, to get on with it...

My pool info is in my sig, but if you need more, don't hesitate to ask. I inherited the pool last summer and there is a lot I don't know, but I can try to dig up info that may be useful. I have 2 cartridges for my filter - both were inherited. I know that one is a Sta-Rite P/N 25230-0095 95...

I'll cover specs, then background, then test results, then questions... Helping my brother get his pool open... - 16,000 gallon I-G (3 ft shallow - 5 ft deep end) - Sand Filter (forgot the brand, but I've seen the name here lots of times) - Vinyl liner - In-line chlorinator but currently has a...

Opened the pool on Friday evening (typing this 4 days later, now Tuesday evening). Had a nice new cover on it all winter, opened before the water hit 60*, and people here say I did good in my closing, so I opened to perfect looking water. Test results AT opening: FC = 12.5 CC = <.5 pH = 7.3...

Just wondering if these numbers make sense... Winter cover (blue top / black bottom, 4 year full warranty) is still on the pool, but I have filled it back up to a normal level in preparation for opening it up Friday. So I have NOT yet run the pump/filter to circulate the water, only filled it...

Opening my 15x30 AGP for the first time. It has a typical water-line skimmer, but also has 2 floor drains(??? Discs in the bottom that return water to the Filter-IN line, WHEN OPENED). Bought the house last summer, and I know that the previous owners had the floor drains CLOSED, and NOT...

Ok ok ok, I know, thanks to TFP, I should be able to open my pool WITHOUT "start up kits". But I bought the start-up kit back at in the fall when I bought my closing kit - this was when I was just starting to understand TFP.com and all of its infinite wisdom!!! So now I have this start-up kit...

I have a 15x30 AGP Oval. Currently it has nothing around it - no "pool fence", no deck, no permanent ladder, nothing. It sits about 15 fee off the porch and 20-25 feet off the house. My insurance company is going to drop me if I don't somehow "Enclose the pool area". (I'm a teacher and love...

Never owned a pool before...Bought the house in July, enjoyed the pool for 2 months, and now the season is over (Michigan). All the closing chemicals are in, cover is on, water lowered, so pretty much closed. BUT, here is where I need help. As you see in the pics below, it seems ALL of my...

All my my homes' gutters/eaves troughs drain into the ground (and I assume sewer system...only lived here 2 months). My 15x30 AGP oval also has a drain pipe running off the skimmer that leads into the ground. But opening the valve doesn't allow any water to drain through it...none, though it...

Rookie pool person here... I know there are "Pillows" and other things (like large innertubes in my case) used to support the center of my above ground pool winter cover. Do I want the center of the pool at such a peak that all water runs completely off the pool/cover? Do I want the center...

Standard white bubble-wrap type solar cover, 15x30 oval. What do I need to do with this thing over the winter? - Mop/brush the top side with a 10:1 water/bleach mix? - Roll it up? Fold it up? How tight it ok? Does it need to be as "open" as practically possible to minimize moisture getting...

Just about to go to shock level before closing my above ground 15x30 oval. 1) Noticed my PH is around 7.0 - must I elevate that before I close things up? Don't really want to if I don't have to. 2) What is the proper way to store my solar cover? 3) Can I close the pool when it's at shock...

OK, here it the deal: My CYA is 75 - I'd like to keep that from rising any further and would like to slower start getting it down. But I recently invested (not knowing any better) $130 in 50lbs of InTheSwim stabilized 3" Tri-Chlor tablets, and put $70+ into fixing up the automatic chlorinator...

Bought the house (with pool) and moved in around July 10th. Water had been great, but figured out last week that we had algae. Got the algae attack process going (with 6% Clorox) last Thursday (8/16) once my TF-100 arrived. My CYA is around 75, CC at .5 or under, so I've been keeping FC...

Waiting for my TF100 to arrive, may or may not have algae...water is cloudy but not "horrible"...have been up to what I think is shock level. Is adding clarifier a good or bad idea? Useful product or does proper shock level & FC do all the clarifying? I can't seem to find a post on clarifier...

Here are the cliffnotes...bought the house and moved in a month ago, first time I've had a pool (15x30 oval, 11,000 ish gallons, large cartridge filter). Thing had been crystal clear our entire month (and 3 months before buying/moving). Haven't had rain in weeks/all summer up here. Had steady...

First, thanks for having such a great site. Second, sorry for this being so lengthy - trying to be thorough since I see you guys frequently have to ask people for more info. Third, this is more about "general pool maintenance tips" rather than a "what's my problem" message like I see you get a...