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Anyone ever have a problem with ants getting into the outlet and causing a shortage? We had a problem when we opened the pool, the pump kept tripping the circuit breaker. When we took out the old outlet, there was an ant nest in there, with enough ants to start a horror movie...eggs and...

I bought a house that already had an above ground pool installed. I have no idea how old it is, but after seeing new pools, I'm sure this one has been around awhile. Last year I noticed a lot of unevenness on the bottom of the pool, lots of pits and craters, and some areas you can feel sharp...

I have just a curiosity question. Yesterday my pH was at 8.0. I was a little worried that I had it too high. My TA was at 110. Today, my pH was about 7.6, and TA at 100. What makes the pH and TA lower that much from one day to the next? I know from what I've learned here that bleach will raise...

Funny you should ask, I happen to have a friend who had just put in a new AG pool. A neighbor's tree fell on it, and the insurance adjustor came out and had a look...a wall had a dent, and the top rail was bent a little. They said that it couldn't be fixed, had to replace the whole pool, so he...

I just wanted to say thank you all for getting me educated! Opened the pool to find a swamp, complete with swimming creatures, and algae all over the walls. and thanks to this site, four days later, my water is sparkling! Now if only it was warm! 64 degrees! Put my feet in and I think I have...

I am having a similar problem with my DE filter. I just installed a new pump yesterday. Every few hours I have very little flow, until I regenerate the filter. Then it works fine for a few hours. I, however, have been fighting algae, and thought it was due to a lot of junk in the water, so I...