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So I finally got a sand filter and pump off craigslist. Not a great pic but it is about 3 years old and they said it worked... I did not even think to check the HP... Looks like the 2 HP may be too much for my 18' soft side pool? My questions is do I even try it or will it rip my pool apart...

Here is mine...

I made a side saddle out of PVC... Works awesome and I can remove and replace by myself. There is another post somewhere with details... Jere it is... Solar Cover Holders PVC

Or for the budget minded you can pick up a nice sized water resistant, rechargeable, Bluetooth speaker at Aldi and use your portable music device. Works great for our needs!

After looking at what you made I decided to have a go... Here is what I cam up with. I ended up with 2 different sizes because I did just 3 holders the first day thinking that would be enough but it wasn't holding quite right. The next day when I made them I had forgotten that I changed my...

Maybe I don't need to be so worried... Nope still don't want our local nuisance to return :)

Thank goodness the neighbors keep the cows corralled pretty well! We are about 4 miles out of town with a neighbor close on each side (.83 acres) and have a large field on the other side of the road and bordering the back yard. I thought even a rope strung along the back with Cans or something...

Thanks all! Loved reading your comments this morning, Almost spit coffee on my laptop! I did hang out ammonia soaked rags as I read bears do NOT like the smell. We will see. As for the bugs they will clear up soon.

Let me start by saying that I do live in a rural community a little over an hour from the Twin cities MN, but I am by no means in what I would call the "Woods" SO today I go out to clean up my pool as I had added a good amount of chlorine yesterday and I had a mess in the bottom to vacuum out...

The channels in mine were gross last year and I worried about it. Never seemed to cause an issue. I am keeping my water level lower this year and it staying drier.

LOVE IT! Just what I was looking for!

I'm interested in hearing replies to this as well. We have the Blue right now. It was second hand to us and this is our 2nd year with it. I did have to do wit 2 holes this year but I think that was just something that happened during install/take down. I wonder if the grey models are worth the...

Get the best test kit you can afford. I started with the 6way HTC test kit from Walmart but if my pool holds out I will probably get the Taylor kit they recommend here. Keep reading and read again and you will be good to go :) I am by no means an expert but Iv'e learned so much and have had...

I got my 18' intex from craigslist too. Its pretty self explanatory but there are some videos on the intex site as well as the manuals. I would not think it is a god idea for it to overlap on to dirt but it will depend on how much. As for opening your pool there are a couple threads that I...

Hi there, I'm in central MN and as a first time pool owner it has been a terrible summer for getting my pool to warm up! My regular cover has been doing a pretty good job of keeping in the temps at night but when I'm only getting to 83 for an outdoor temp and it's not even that sunny it's a pain...

We had our first really hot sunny day of the summer here in central MN...YAY... got up to 82 Finally! Sadly we are due for storms tonight as another cold front rolls in. Normally I like a mild summer but it figures since I finally splurged on my dream of having a pool.

We use the lawn spray by cutter or Off that hooks onto your garden hose 2-4 times over the summer. It has worked pretty well and we can stay out till about 10pm without being bothered too much. We had a propane skeeter trap and had lots of problems. Replacement parts are expensive. We decided it...

Yup! Got it Casey, Just thought the aerator was pretty cool :) Thanks Chem Geek!

Hi there, I'm new to the forum and a first time pool owner. I've been doing lots of reading and learning a lot! I decided I needed more aeration since my TA has been a bit high, and reading all I could about lowering it here...