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Tried searching, but the links I found are all dead. Trying to determine what the cost would be for heating up a pool. The pool is 17,300 US Gallons. 16'x34'. We have a Raypak NG Heater and the current temp of the water is 52F in Toronto (opened the pool yesterday). Cost of NG is approx...

Hello! I have closed my pool for the last 5 years, but for some reason i'm drawing a blank today and really need a sanity check. I have an inground vinyl pool. 1 main drain 1 skimmer 2 main returns (shallow end and deep end) 2 returns at the steps on either side 1 return for the waterfall...

Trying to drain water off of the pool cover before we open the pool. There are lots of leaves, worms, etc. and I tried skimming as much as I could. However, the pump runs just for a minute or so before the leaves and worm clog it. Any suggestion on how to drain the cover off?

I have a Rule Pool Cover pump that just died. I called the company and they stated that they stopped making these in 2014! Can anyone recommend a good quality pool pump?

We have two of these lights in our pool that was installed installed 4 years ago. We have used the lights for maybe 15-20 hrs a season only. Over the weekend, I noticed dirty brownish water in the light in the shallow end of the pool. Removed the fixture to the pool deck and saw that the bulb...

I'm out of town and my wife had to get the pool water tested at the pool store nearby. They do it for free and never try to sell us anything, so when I'm not around, we use them and when I am, we test ourselves. They seem to have changed their system and gave her results below (they used to...

Hello! We opened our pool last week in Toronto. When cleaning today, I noticed that there is some dirt (pieces of leaves, buds, etc) inside the light. I have a few questions and need help on this please. 1. How does dirt get into the light? 2. How do I remove the light? Is is a simple turn...

I understand from a few friends and the local pool store that I can close my own pool here using a shop vac. How does one connect the shop vac to the 1.5" skimmer connection? Thanks!!

How much is a realistic amount of water to lose due to evaporation? Just wondering if we have a small leak or just losing water due to evaporation. Losing about an inch a week.

Hi! MY SWCG is flashing lights for cleaning. What is the way to clean it DIY? It is 2 years old. I opened and looked inside and it looks pretty clean...

Hi! We have a Raypak PR266 EN 266,000 BTU Gas heater. Since completing the pool build a couple of years ago, we had a pool cabana built that is 12/x19 and also encloses all the pool equipment. We did this to help with keeping the pool equipment covered and hopefully last longer. A few...

Seems like my pressure gauge is dead. Not reading anything. No air in the pump basket or anywhere. Would this work ok as a replacement? http://www.homedepot.ca/product/1-4-inch-pressure-gauge/968083 Thanks!

Would like to open the pool myself this year as it's too costly to pay for an opening. I find that all they have to do is remove the cover, clean it, pack it and then open teh pool (skimmer, jets, heater, pump, etc). I am comfortable doing it all as this is the third year we have the pool. PB...

Hello, Am planning on closing our pool this Sunday ourselves for the first time (with the help of someone who does this regularly). Questions: 1. Where do I buy polyquat from in Toronto? 2. How much do I need? 3. When do I put it in? Prior to draining below the returns or after? I would...

Have a question on our pump. When we have a short blip or power outage, the pump goes off and shows an error code of ERR 1 on the pump. The pump does not come back on until I reset it or press the run/stop button. This is very concerning to me if I am away from the house for a few days - The...

I know it's a little early but this may be the first time we close our pool ourselves. Here is a thread from last year, where I documented all that the PB did when closing the pool. http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/68071-Pool-Closing-in-Toronto-Updated-Pics-and-Procedure-PB-Used From...

We were in the pool for over 12 hrs on one day during the weekend and our eyes were really stinging. We have been in pool just as long before but never had this issue. We have had a lot of rain and thunderstorms, could this be the cause? What does rain water do to pools? How does it affect the...

About 2 weeks ago, our CYA was at 30. I added 1.8Kg of stabilizer (from Walmart) and according to the calculator it should have brought it up by 27. Tested today and CYA is at 40. I had a similar problem last year where I would add stabilizer as per the calc but it never got to what I would...

Here are my readings from this morning. FC - 5 CYA - 60 TA - 80 PH - 7.4 I put in my reading in pool calc and it says to add 202g by weight of washing soda/soda ash OR add 402g weight of borax. Should I up my PH to 7.5? Or do I need to do anything else? Also - what is washing soda? What is...

We have had our pavers and natural stone installed a year ago now. Were wondering if people seal the stones and pavers? Looking for a slightly wet look, BUT don't want to have to do it every year. Thoughts? This is what we were thinking of using -...

We had build our pool last year (see here and here for old threads). Last year we found a leak in the liner (3 inch tear in shallow end) and it was replaced a week after the pool was newly opened. Then a few weeks later we found a leak and the PB detected it near the ladder in the deep end...

First, thanks to all the help I always get from TFP. Here are some links to our build to give you a visual. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiWxuxDJK3E http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/69387-Pool-Build-Time-Lapse-in-Toronto...

Wanted to share a video I made from 4000 pictures of the initial stages of out pool build. The video is here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCFDlinp2h0 The thread of the build is here - finally-new-build-in-toronto-on-t60291.html

Thanks to TFP, we had an awesome summer in terms of pool maintenance and water clarity. I am grateful for all the help everyone always provides here. We had our PB include a closing and opening into the pool we just had built over the summer. They are coming to close the pool on October 11th...

Our pool has been looking great all summer with help from TFP!! Last night i noticed that the pool looked a little cloudy. Here are the test results. Aside from raising my chlorine, what else can I do to get it to sparkle again? Should I raise it to 3 by adding 72oz of 6% bleach? Should I...

I am a little stumped here and looking for help please. I will provide all the details I can. I bought lights similar to these ones but from Costco - http://www.homedepot.ca/product/led-dec ... hts/914418 Each box has 8 lights and a transformer. The transformer is rated as 12V 0.5A output...

Follow up from this thread - pool-heater-cost-question-t67640.html We were given this roller system - http://www.feherguard.com/_newpages_/pr ... lsreelanch Last night we just put the cover over the pool without the roller. Please can you help me set it up? The side that goes to the roller...

We had our pool installed a few weeks ago. Now looking into some form of automation or timers and need some help. We have mostly hayward equipment except for the heater (specs in signature below). At the moment, I turn on the pump and swcg every morning. Have the VS pump setup to run on V3 at...

How much does it cost to run a pool heater? Any calculators out there? Want to know what it costs for me to heat up the pool say by 10 degrees... We have a 266,000 BTU heater. Cost for NG in Toronto is:

We have had our pool for a month now and may be going away for 5 or 6 days. Please can I get help with exactly what we need to do to the pool while away in terms of chems, pumps, swcg, etc? Thanks! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 4 Beta