closing

I used a pool company to close my pool this year. I live in Philadelphia and it’s been a pretty cold winter. They used an aquadoor for the skimmer face with a gizmo installed. Today I noticed solid ice in the skimmer body all the way up to the top of the gizmo. Is this something I need to...

I had some leaves and debris fall in my pool when I opened it. Had a newborn in the NICU and couldn't take sufficient time to clean everything out in May/June when I usually would get the pool right. I've battled it back and forth all summer in an endless cycle of shock, green, shock, green...

This is my first closing and I was wondering, since temperature has such a drastic downward effect on CSI, do folks adjust their chemistry with CSI in mind for the cold weather? Should I bring my pH up to 8+ or spike my TA before closing? I have a vinyl liner, so I'm not particularly concerned...

I have just purchased a house with a beautifully replastered 30k in-ground pool in New England. The equipment is VERY old, the piping is patched to heck, and the pad is digusting. Also, the existing DE filter has started spewing de into the pool, and having replaced the manifold and grids, I...

Hi there experts, I checked today and suspected overflow due to heavy rains in Virginia. I checked the under my mesh cover, it is sitting right on top of water. Should I go ahead and drain some water until skimmer or peave as is?

How are we supposed to store the DE cartridge filter. I have the following DE filter (or similar), and the pool guy typically stores the cartridge within it for the winter after cleaning. This year he took it out cleaned and suggested to store it inside. I'm now confused as to what the right...

In the past I've lowered the water below the returns and skimmers, then used a shop vac to suck the water out of the lines. It's a long and tedious process. Even though I lower the water, by spring, the pool is full up again due to rain and snow. I have acquired a cyclone and was thinking of...

Hello! This is my second year closing. I have a high water table and had to install a new liner at the start of the season. I also installed a new sump pump to make sure the new liner does not float. I heard I am now supposed to keep my water level high to ensure the liner does not float...

Hello! We had a pool installed last year (installation time lapse), and I’m going to close it myself this year. I looked through other posts, but it seems like my pool is slightly different than what’s covered by the boiler plate closing posts. Specifically, our installer told us that when...

I typically only use a solar cover after Labor Day and until I close the pool (about 4 weeks on average). It mostly helps keep the gas bill down. I don't deal with significant leaf drop, but I do have a neighbor whose maple leaves inevitably get blown onto the cover and start to breakdown. I...

hello all! This is my 3rd year owning this pool and I was closing today and ran into an issue. The clamp was on too tight, was able to get the brass nut off however the clamp itself did not come off and it wont loosen with the brass nut completely off. I had to use a rubber hammer and some...

I have 25 acre field behind my house. I can’t get the winter cover to not catch the wind in the winter. Has anyone used the hurricane pocket cover before? It has a center drain and don’t really want the water draining in my pool. I’ve drained the pool in the past but think I’ll leave it this...

I tend to not formally close my uncovered outdoor plaster pool since it doesn't freeze where I live, but at a late-in-the-day water temperature high of around 60 degrees F (15 C) it's currently too cold for me to swim in (this temperature point occurring around November 1st each year). If I...

Do I need to clean before I close? AGP, details in signature. I've fallen into some bad habits lately, and had a vacation, and let things go. The pool is a mess. It's not like HORRID stuff, but it's green and the water level is low from evaporation (I'd need to add water to run the pump)...

Hello fellow TFP members! The wife and I picked up a used Intex 18' Ultra XTR AGP back in July from someone in our neighborhood that was moving. I spent a fair amount of time cleaning it up. It was absolutely disgusting when we went to pick it up. There were literally tiny fish / tadpoles living...

Hi All, As I prepare for my first closing on my own, I've been reading up on what to put in my skimmer. My PB closed the pool last year and used these 16ish inch Skim Insure gizmo-like tubes (https://www.amazon.com/CMP-Blowout-Winter-Skimmer-Guard/dp/B005IZPJB2). They worked well (you can...

Hi, everyone. I've watched the video on closing and read the wiki, and the "concept of closing an in ground swimming pool" thread. Most of what's in that thread is Greek to me, and there are so many variables I don't know where to begin to figure it out. So I'm not certain I should do it...

Hi all, first year pool owner and first time closing myself. I've had a rough end of summer for my pool chemistry and am wondering if it's worth it to fix before closing. I have a mesh cover, so my thought process was that even if I balanced it now, I might still open green and have to spend...

Location… Northeast Pennsylvania —i have a 20’x40’ vinyl lined pool, most calculators say about 35k gallons —2 jet returns and 2 wall skimmers in the pool — see the below photos of my filter set up and cover type I moved into this house on August 1 and this is my first home with a pool. Pretty...

Hi All! Long time lurker and first time pool owner here (inherited a pool built in 2006 by the prior). Location is northeast. My first pool season has been pretty smooth, mainly thanks to the advice here and following the TFP method. The weather in the north east is still a bit too warm to...

New pool owner here. I have a Bestway ABG vinyl pool, 24 ft. With summer coming to an end here in IA soon, I am now wondering what to do in winter with it? I really do not want to take it down and put it away. I'd rather not drain 13k gallons of water if it can be helped. I'm looking for best...

I’m curious what you think about a hybrid closing I’m thinking about: For 2 winters (in Virginia), I’ve left the pool open all winter. However, I spend more time maintaining it in the winter than I do in the summer = Constantly scooping out twigs & decomposed leaves, empty skimmers, run...

I can’t find a Air Pillow that has good reviews, they all say they deflate. Can I use a heavy duty Exercise ball instead?? Or can you recommend a good Air Pillow?