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Hope everyone is safe and prepping for the summer season ahead. Okay - don't judge ... but I have a traditional metal sided above ground pool that I'd like to use with an Intex 26679EG. I know these are meant more for the smaller/seasonal pools, BUT I was in need of a new pump, filter, and...

Hello TFP! One of my neighbors discarded a nice looking Hayward pump and filter combo. Since my current Clearwater II is a pita, I picked this thing up with the hopes of swapping things out. Here are picts of both the old and the new Pool Pump and Filter - Album on Imgur Will this work for...

I normally pump all the gunk off the cover, and make sure the top is super dry before peeling it off. This time, there was about a gallon or two of gunk that the pool cover pump couldn't get off. So I decide to delicately try to take the cover off. Mistakes were made. The gunk (including some...

Hello TFP land! IT's warming up - time to get into full gear. I have an ancient Clearwater II cartridge filter and some replacment pump. I believe the pump is overpowered (it literally forms a lazy river in my pool). It is pretty good at keeping my water clean, BUT it sucks. The motor is...

Closing seemed to be OK... balanced everything per pool school, like I'd done previously. Winter came and went - and now the pool is brown. I can't seem to find any tips here on what to do with a brown pool...

Soo I rushed to close my pool this year. I had two weekends of being out of town before a deep freeze and HAD to close it before that. Okay now that my excuse is out of the way - here's the problem. My above ground pool has a partial deck... so on that part, I cover it "like an in ground"...

Sooo some of you might remember my first opening after my first closing here. After spending most of last season waiting for it to clear up (and reading through TFP), I learned how to close it, properly. Readings in October @ closing: PH: 7.8 FC: 15 CC: 0 TC: 15 TA: 70 CH: 80 CYA: 40...

So I left my SWG on for weeks on end... and my FC rose and rose. Been too cold to swim for over a month, so very ready to close this pool. The leaves fall in faster than I can reasonably keep up with by running pump and pool vac. My readings are below: pH = 7.8 FC = 15 CC = 0 TA = 70 CH = 80...

So my PPW (pool problem of the Week) is this: yesterday i got home from being out and about, wanting to go for a swim. i noticed some water dripping from around the pressure gauge. meh, nothing to worry about, so i turn on the pump... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!! the gauge goes...

i have carpet around my pool 1/2 deck. it's all black from the previous owner's neglect, and some of my own neglect. there's also green stuff on the metal railings, etc. i've been cleaning it with a pressure washer, seems to do a pretty good job. the question is, i'm getting some splash back...

Hello TFP! I've posted on and off in the last 9 months or so... New pool owner (never wanted the "hassle" of a pool), but it came with the house we bought, so now trying to make the best of it... you know, for the kids! My cover had lots of leaves, and water and pollen gathered throughout the...

so... this evening, I was out BBQing in the yard, and heard a little drip. I walked over to the pool, and see a steady drip coming out of the skimmer's out/exit. I really don't remember how I closed it - but I could swear there was a plug there, or the water was dropped below the skimmer? Do...

Hi again everyone... well - my pool is all closed and so far, so good (thanks to you folks here). during the storm, my pool filter disappeared. I had everything disconnected, and it was just standing there. I wish i had thought to bring it into the house! I was smart enough to bring the recycle...

Help TFP! I've lurked around for a couple weeks around Pool School and what not, getting my bearings. I have an above ground pool that came with the house that I just purchased. First pool,so lots of learning. Forcast calls for temps in the low 30s tonight. My pool isn't closed yet... should...