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Ive had a 18k gallon 16x32 inground for 8 years and all precious posts on tfp. Moved in september to a new place with a 20x40 34k gallon it has a heater, which is new equipment for me, and a little more plumbing. I closed it. Opened it up last week and have had air in the pump box, replaced that...

opened up my pool yesterday up here in upstate ny... water was looking pretty clear but alot of algea on the bottom I have a mesh cover so this is usual... Im testing with a t-100 or maybe it tf100... the taylor one that is nice and expensive. i shocked the heck out of it... Raised alk to...

Hi All - Peeked under my cover here in upstate NY a couple of weeks ago and everything was looking grand.... then the snow melted... and it filled up with water behind my 5 month old liner. a real bummer. Now my first liner was ruined because this happened, but i actually thought it was...

Last time I opened my pool the water level was about an inch below my mesh safety cover. A lot of water was behind my liner. Last time I lowered it to about two inches above my light. Do you guys with a safety cover pump mid year to lower it? I'm in Rochester NY. So it gets really cold. I've...

i switched to the BBB method with my pool and its incredibly more simple to maintain my water. which is great. no more 3" tablets is great news... I have two quick questions about borates: 1) my TA is between 90 and 100, lets call it 95 - is this too high to start a borate regimen? I saw...

hey all - on the tail end of my liner installation, liner is in from intheswim.com. have almost all of my gaskets, waiting for one. What i can seem to figure out is the best way to keep my gaskets in place when im installing the liner, mostly worried about my main drain and my light niche...

About to replace the bottom before installing a liner in my inground 16x32. is foam insulation (that you would buy at HD/lowes) a better plan than fixing my sand bottom? or is it more hassle than its worth? I do already have the load of mason sand sitting in my driveway. it was $100 bucks one...

Im in the process of putting in a new liner (16x32 sand bottom) Does everyone buy the gasket kits? I have 6 spots - around fiberglass stairs, two returns, skimmer, main drain and deep end light I have really only found a kit for the stairs, so im wondering what to do for the other spots...

Hi all - happy to have found the TFP website. had i found it before, i wouldnt need a new liner ;)... live and learn i guess. Never unscrew the gasket around the stairs is what i learned. :hammer: Location of pool is Rochester NY, deck is concrete. Here is a link to the photo album with a...