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My job has turned into more of a stressful situation than need be so hobbies for de-stressing are VERY important for me. The pool and creating an oasis to go with it is very high on my list. We travel a lot, participate in many charity events locally, ride motorcycles with a great group of...

When I close my AGP, I use a setup similar to what Swampwoman posted above, rather than an Aquadoor. I make sure the pool is clean, FC at SLAM level, install the guards (I don't lower the water level), disconnect the hoses, cover the pool, shrink wrap the edges, set the pool cover pump on top...

I cut my cover down the middle seam then added a solar roller to each half just so I could manage it on my own. Best thing since sliced bread! ;)

Hello & welcome! Sounds like a big project, one worth watching so be sure and take lots of pics to post (you can use Photobucket so you can post as many as you like). Folks around here love to look at pics! ;) One of the most wonderful things about this forum is the broad wealth of knowledge...

Honestly, if it were me, since that is the control panel, I'd order a new stainless steel panel. That's what we have and love the fact that it won't rust around all those important parts. Another option would be to find a machinist in your area, take your panel to him and have him price cutting...

OP, are you certain your gallons listed in your sig correct on your pool? I have a 33'x54" ABG and with the water very full, it is only 27,000 gallons. Didn't want your testing to be wrong if is was factored on too much water. :)

Spread over entire water surface. With cover flat on the water & using a very sharp knife, follow the curves of the pool, cutting the cover against the wall so that it remains flat on the water. We used a sharpie and marked on the top of the cover left & right. :)

I'm curious where you are getting the bleach. Where I am, the only bleach available here for $1 is cleaning bleach and it's only 3% or less chlorine. Could be why you're going thru so much. I get mine from Walmart (Great Valu, $2.94) or Dollar General, $2.96) and both are 8.25% chlorine.

:goodpost: ^^^^^ I'll second that. PoolMath is always spot on when I use it.

I'll confess one further and say not only do I not manually vacuum, rarely do I brush it either. The auto vac runs at least every other day and sometimes a little more often, depending on what falls from the pecan tree. I do check the walls when I'm testing and they always squeak so I'm good...

Espejo, I believe your targets are where they should be according to the Chlorine/CYA chart so great job on that. I also agree with Texas that since she is experiencing similar FC losses overnight, the cause is geographical, given that she lives fairly close to you. While we all follow the same...

Looks like an automated pool store, designed to give you warm fuzzzies that it's all being done for you, automatically, so all you have to do is chunk in the stuff they auto send. My guess is that the results would eventually be the same as if you'd driven to the store and retrieved their advice...

Just a reminder.... the pucks do not maintain CYA, they raise it. Over time, they will raise it to a level that it will make it harder to keep enough chlorine in the water to keep the algae at bay. Water replacement would be your only choice to lower it again. Good luck!

Beautiful water! That's the reward for your focus and hard work & just think, maintaining will be easy and it will always look that way. Congrats! :whoot:

On a trip one time, we stopped at a unique little outdoor cafe for lunch. Every building they had on the property had a mural on the outside and some had inside as well. She said they used magicmurals.com because they could upload their own pics to be made into murals. Wish I had taken some pics...

If your hose is in sections, I'd try a bottle brush on it, if you can reach the algae spots. The drain snake things with a brush on one end may work as well. Otherwise, I'd stuff an old sock in one end of the affected section (duct tape in place, if necessary) pour bleach in the hose and stop up...

I prefer no pillows. I don't lower the water so the cover is fairly shallow on top of the pool. I have pool cover pump that has auto on/off ($40 on Amazon) that keeps the water off & I use a leaf blower on anything else.

Hello & welcome! The methods taught here in this forum are how to keep your water clean & sparkling by using common household chems you can get at Walmart. Therefore, you will not need the purifier/mineral system and we certainly do not like Baquacil. My sister has two boys who seem to be...

I bought a heavy grade, green & black, winter cover for our ABG pool. After putting the cover on the pool, I used the stretch wrap and wrapped the edges from the top rail to the edge of the cover so no wind could get under it. I don't lower my water so I added a pool cover pump that has auto...

Yesterday, I made my rollers out of 1" PVC, couple of caps, couple of elbows and clear cable ties. Works perfectly. I am going to use large garage hooks attached to the backside of my deck fence for storage of the cover when on the rollers. They will also rest there thru the winter as I plan to...

That's the second best thing I like to hear when someone comes near or gets in our pool, Where's the chlorine smell? Do you use something different cause it has no smell at all, not even on my swim suit? :D Of course the best thing to hear is, Holy cow! I didn't know pool water could be that...

I've been debating all season on the best solution to handle the solar cover by myself on our 33" round pool without installing a reel on the new deck. I cut the cover down the middle seam last year to make it easier to handle. Normally, I roll the halves to one edge of the pool and bungie...

Welcome! You have come to the right place & made the best decision for your pool (and your wallet). Once your kit arrives, get a full set of test readings to post so we can help you get started. In the meantime, click on Pool School up above and read thru the process and become familiar. You'll...

We travel a lot and I found that the pucks don't work as well for me plus I don't want my CYA levels bothered so this is what I do (so far, has worked perfectly).... I know how much FC the pool uses per day (1.5-2 due to tree overhanging) so I multiply that number by how many days I am going to...

Bryan, I use a 1/2" PVC pipe about 2 ft long to get my water sample to test. With the pump running, I collect my water sample in an area behind the return. We installed our pool last year and did not have a deck til this year so following advice here about getting water samples from down in the...

:goodpost: ^^^^^^

We have a J hook liner, no wall foam, used the duct tape as Dave suggested above and a sand bottom and cove. I priced a new liner for our 33' last year and the high end J hooks were about $800 so if you have a 21', your price should be significantly less. The J hook was very easy to install so I...

I plan to be on board too! :)

Nicely done! I'm sure there will be many great memories made in that space. :)