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Hello all TFP'ers. My pool deck has settled about 2" on one side. I had a concrete repair guy come out and take a look, and here's what I was told. Add a special type of concrete to build up the decking back to level- $1,800 Remove the wood in the control joints and replace with a urethane...

So I get my new Poolskim in the mail and went to install it this morning. I noticed my pressure was a little high so I was going to backwash first. I have had an issue with an air leak from the skimmer to my pump, so I don't usually run the skimmer wide open. I have had it running wide open to...

Greetings all, long time no see. I had my pool opened Saturday. The pool guy left the hose in the pool running and got the pump running on the bottom drain. Everything was working fine. When the water filled up to the skimmer basket, I turned the bottom drain off and the skimer on to start...

I had a new liner put in and refilled my pool. I have added 8 lbs of CYA, 4 lbs at a time, and I STILL don't get a reading from my test kit. I put the first 4 lbs in 2 weeks ago, and the last 4 lbs in last week. I have added it through the skimmer both times. When I fill the tube up to the 20PPM...

Greetings. My new liner was put in today. I have 2 water hoses in it running wide open, and it looks like I have barely dripped any into it. Can't wait to see that water bill! :cry: My question is, once filled up and opened, do I need to do anything special as far as BBB since it's a new...

OK, who do you guys & gals have winning the game, and what kind of food do you have? Patriots 37 Giants 28 wings LOTS of guacomole chili cheese dip salsa cheeseball sausage balls marinated potatos chips shrimp rings veggie trays [have to act like we are eating healthy] fondue-crab lots of...

Hello all. I seldom wear underwear, and when I do, it's something unusual [sorry, couldn't resist this line from Stripes] Long time lurker, infrequent poster. I just joined as a lifetime member. I was at poolforum for a while, and I'm glad to see a lot of the knuckleheads migrated over here...

Hey all, we have an 18 x 36 IG pool with a vinyl liner. Last winter when the pool was closed, to the time it was opened in the spring, it lost A LOT of water. My PG said I could have sucked water from the pool through the cover with my pump while pumping rain water off. Well, this year, I only...