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Hey all! The pool is starting to melt and the family is insisting on a heater for the summer. I can't run gas to where it would need to go so i'm looking for something electric that I can use but i have NO idea what to look for. I'm also hoping i can find something that can run off 120v so i...

Did I totally screw myself by emptying the pool? I didn't even think that I should have kept most of the water in. Am I safe leaving it empty, i'm mostly worried about the liner being damaged from snow and freezing water.

I'm not sure what's going on here. Can you visually tell if the cause is algae? I don't see anything on the pool liner that looks like it, it seems like the water is just green. Here's what I have done to this point: 1. Filled pool 2. Added salt 3. I remember for a day or 2 it did seem green...

So I've been using salt test strips and I thought my levels were good but I recently got the Taylor salt test kit and that says my salt is 2x what it should be! The question is, can I just leave it and wait for my SWG to bring the level down? Or do I need to dump a bunch of water and add fresh?

I didn't see a lot of posts about pool lights so I thought I'd mention that I picked up an Intex LED Pool Light, the magnetic one, and that sucker puts out some nice light! Easily bright enough to light up a large pool. If you're a new pool owner I recommend it. I am curious however if old...

So I made the mistake of installing my skimmer while my new pool was filling up. Everything was going great until I realized that the opposite end of the pool had a low spot on 1 corner which was causing the corner of my rectangular pool to dip a bit. The result is that I can only fill the...

I'm curious if there's any useful type of bug repellent for pools? I live in Minnesota and we get swarmed by mosquitoes at night which puts a damper on any late night swims. I was planning on putting numerous citronella torches around the pool but thought i'd see if there was anything better..

So far the only options I've found have been all oversized solar covers. Has anyone found anything that fits? Or do I just get an oversized cover and trim it to size? Thanks, Shay