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    Reconnecting 2nd return

    And here's yet another question from a new and confused pool owner. We just opened our pool for the first time this year (bought the house last year). It had been closed for about 4-5 years the neighbor thinks. Whoever "winterized" it, and I use that term loosely, cut the hoses leaded to the...
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    Heaters

    After being quite chilly today in the pool, OH is very insistent on the need for a heater. We're in upstate NY, so it's not the balmiest, sunniest clime. What's a good solution---solar? Is there a heater you can plug in? And how much should we expect to spend? Thanks!
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    Stain on vinyl liner in deep end

    I will try to get a decent picture of this--the glare off the water makes it not show up well. But in short, the pool sat closed for 4-5 years before we bought the house. No clue how it was winterized. It was a green/black swamp when we opened it this year. After shocking and much...
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    Water loss, air bubbles, total newbies at pool care, please help :)

    I'm sure bits and pieces relative to my pool problem are posted already, but my OH and I are completely new at this and don't want to make things worse by trial and error. In brief, our 25k gallon pool was opened for the first time in about 4-5 years this year. The house we bought sat empty...