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I have to buy a new cover this year. I purchased a reel last year for our 27' round above ground pool. The cover that came with the pool seemed a bit heavy when it was rolled up on the reel. I was wondering what Mil thickness is optimum for a reel? My reel is located on the end of the pool...

Hello, I have a cartridge style filter. I was putting it back together as I got the pool ready for the year and I noticed a broken tube. It is the plastic piece that looks like a large straw and it goes from the bottom of the filter to the top with a mess cover on the top. My question is do...

Hello my parents have a in-ground pool 9 feet in the deep end that is about 16 years old and my dad is starting to have some back issues so he is contemplating getting an automatic pool cleaner. Can anyone or everyone recommend a good cost effective one? He is not plumbed for the extra jet so...

Hello, We do have our CYA at 30. I do not have an ozonator (what is this?). I did a drain and refill for my BBB switch. We use the spa about 1 -3 times a week for less than an hour with 2 to 4 people. I am using the TF-100 kit and testing the FAS-DPD way. We tested again today and the...

Hello I am using the BBB method in my pool and thought I would try it in my hot tub. I followed the instructions on here on how to set up the hot tub. Everything seems to be working just fine. Water is clear and smell free. However every time we test the hot tub (every day or every other)...

woohoo I got it out... But I had to go in the pool to get it and man was it cold. I found it under the stairs. Thanks for the help everyone.

pointy end! That's what I was afraid of. Good thing the water has warmed up to 61 degrees, in I go tonight than.

Hello, I was installing my stairs last weekend when one of my very helpful 2 year olds decided she could not see well enough and bumped into me to see what I was doing. Well I was screwing in the last small screw for the stairs. Needless to say the screw fell in the pool and I am not sure...

Well the pool has gone from a little cloudy on Monday to full blown green on Friday, great!! Now I understand the old saying"why wait to do something till tomorrow when you can do it today and just sleep less" or something like that. Wish me luck I am starting the opening process tonight when...

I actually have to update my signature. On the recommendations from some people here I pulled the chlorinator and just use bleach.

Hello I live in MN and this was our first winter with our above ground pool. We live in a newer development so there are little to no tree's in close proximity to our pool, so we decided to not purchase a winter cover this year. I closed the pool as instructed by the post on this site. This...

Currently I have it set to run from 10am to 2 pm and again at 10pm to 2am. I am thinking of running it more in the day (my wife doesn't like the fact that bugs start to collect in the pool when it is not filtering) maybe from 10 - 4 and than again from 11pm - 1am.

Hello, I just put a timer on my pool and I am trying to decide if I should run it in 2 sets or just 1. I am running it for about 8 hours a day. Should I run it for 8 hours straight or in 2 four hour sets. What does every one out there with timers do for theirs? Thanks

Taking over for my hubby- please be patient with me. Thanks Threads merged for consistency by Moderator. Hello- I am Kimberly, taking over for Jourdan. Here are today's test results: FC= 6, CC= 0, TC = 6, pH= 6.8, T/A= 60, CYA = 40. Temp is 80, it is clear and beautiful. I have not had a...

Tested today and here are the current results. FC = 1.5 CC = 0 TC = 1 PH = 6.8 TA = 130 CYA = 20 Temp is 70 Water is still very clear. If I read the pool calc correct I need to add 91oz of bleach, 232oz of broax and 54oz of stabilizer.

Hello, I have a new 27' above ground pool. I filled it to just about half way up the skimmer. We have had rain the past few days and the water is now nearing the top of the skimmer. Do I need to drain some water out? If so how? I have a cartridge filter so there is no backwashing like a...

Ok added the stabilizer. Is there a good way of doing this? We mixed the amount listed in the calculator in a bucket and poured into pool slowly, all the stabilizer did not disolve so there is some on the bottom of the pool. I am assuming it will dissolve more as time goes on. Also is the...

Hello I just got my test kit and have done my first test and here are my results. What do you "the Experts" recommend first? FC = 1 CC = .5 TC = 1 PH = 6.8 T/A = 100 CYA = 0 -from what I could tell Temp = 62 water is clear here is what the pool calc tells me, does it matter what order 109 oz...

Thanks for all the help guys. Here's :cheers: to a trouble free summer (all 2 months we have left in MN).

So I have a new 27' round above ground pool that was just set up and has been running for about 4 days. I have the automatic chlorinator and I am probably going to go with the BBB method. Do I remove the automatic chlorinator from my system or leaving it install and just not put any cartridges...

Hello, We just had our 27' round above ground pool installed this week and as of yesterday evening it is full and the pump is on, yippie. I was wondering what to do for chemical balance for new pools. I order the pool test kit recommended on the site here. I tested the water with the test...