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We upgraded this year to an intex 16x32. We opted to have the ground leveled professionally since we historically have not been great at it. We started to fill the pool after they “leveled” and it was over 6 inches off. They can back and reveled….by building up sand. They moved the pool back...

With the price (and availability) of chlorine becoming an issue, I want to convert my system to a salt water chlorinator. The problem is, I can't find a way to fit one into my plumbing setup without bringing at least one underground run above ground. As you can see from the picture of my pad...

Hello, I’m hoping someone can help me out… I have gone through all the information in the pool school tabs and have done more research on the side. My pool is a fiberglass pool, approx. 23,000 gallons. I just moved into this home and trying to maintain the pool levels has been a bit of a...

I noticed one of my Jandy HP Plus pumps wasn't pumping. Normally some sort of priming issue but there was water in the basket reservoir and there was no pressure in the pump. After taking it apart and inspecting it I found that the impeller is loose and moving independently from the shaft. It...

Hi Everyone! We are currently in the process of finding a pool builder for our first pool and are SO confused. Things I always thought were good like salt water and in floor cleaners are turning out to be not so good from all my reading?? Would love if y'all could help with this quote we...

16x32 above ground pool, all levels perfectly balanced including ph, hardness, chlorine and free chlorine. It’s been crystal clear and beautifully blue all summer. Had almost a week of really high temps and then a lot of storms and rain. Shocked it and kinda at a loss now? Is it the beginning of...

Good afternoon I am a brand new pool owner that is stuck in pool development. I have a large hole in my yard with travertine installed and that’s where the work ended. I ordered an 88 inch spillover spa and for past 3 months my builder has been stringing me along for delivery of this spa. The...

Does anyone have any sub contacts for a new pool build? Everything needed from start to finish. I have contacted some people but they are all too busy to take on new work even if its 6 months from now. Help would be appreciated, thanks.

Hello, Hoping someone can help me. This is the first time I've owned a pool. We have a 18' Intex pool that will be put up and taken down each year after summer and has sand under it which helped to level it. Our hose attached to the pump came off and water gushed out causing the sand directly...

I have a 16’ round above ground pool. Went to drain the pool the other day (after no use for about a year) and it has algae or something stuck to the sides of the liner that doesn’t seem to come off with anything but scrubbing with a magic eraser. (Which would take days to scrub the whole thing)...

What can cause this much water loss per day? We fill it up and it goes right back down to where the skimmer flap is. We had two holes on the second step of the pool. I have patched those but water is still leaking out for somewhere.

Hello everyone! I have a 27 foot 54 inch deep Dubai above ground pool that I am trying to put together. There are a few broken bottom rails and I can not find a replacement part anywhere and have no idea if bottom rails are universal. If someone could point me in the right direction here it...

Hello everyone, glad I have found this web site! I`m currently working on getting a pool built(still getting bids) but would like to hear everyone`s feed back. Please look over the pool/site plan and tell me if you guys see anything I should be aware of. The pool equipment is also listed on this...

Hello, Been trying a SLAM on this new to me pool. Back story. House had a fire and water was drained from the pool to under the skimmer, sand filter drained but was not covered. Unknown amount of debris remains as ive been using garden hose poweted leaf bagger. As ive tried to SLAM, the...

Hi all! Old neighbours moved out, new neighbours moved in. I haven't had any interaction with them yet (I'm disabled and it's difficult for me to get around out of the house). But I know when they moved in they had a pool guy come several times, and they had to do some work to make the pool...

Hi! We bought a house last summer with a 16x32 AGP and are new to maintaining a pool. We currently have a doughboy silica 2 sand filter and a Hayward Swimpro LX 1.5 hp pump. I have opened the pool but am having issues with the sand filter. It is slowly leaking from the top and waste drain and...

So I've never posted to TFP before, but I wouldn't say I'm new because I've been a reader here for several years. I switched from pool store debauchery to liquid chlorine and the SLAM process so I've been a follower and a fan for a while. However I only just got my first Taylor K-2006 test kit...

Hello! First time poster and first time pool owner here in MA! I have learned so much from TFP and I hope I can get some advice to help make informed decisions on our pool which is a steel-walled, vinyl-lined (presumed to be 12 years old), sand-bottom 20x40 pool with cement corner stairs...

Hey! I am interested in putting a valve actuator on the valve for my water fountain so I can remotely turn it on and off. I have the IntelliCenter and it is connected to 2 pumps (main/Polaris), the Heater (through the Gas heater control), and an Intellichlor60. 1) Will I be able to plug an...

I guess we pushed the limits on liner life too much! Even though we’ve never had any rips, tears, or other liner issues before now, we noticed the water level dropping and pulled back the winter cover to see GIANT rips in the vinyl all over the deep end of the pool (20x40’ with 8’ deep end)...

I just bought a house and it came with a Clearwater Spa. We didn't buy the house because of the spa, but it's quickly become my favorite new toy. I drained it, scrubbed it, filled it, leveled the chemicals then a week into owning it, the circ pump died and I had to have it replaced. Now after...

My pool builder is saying this isn't a problem just chasing up a 2nd opinion. I am concerned the rust means the bars are rusting and won't be any good structurally in a few years. Put my mind at ease please. Oh the water sitting in the pool is because I have a lot of ground water where I live.

Hi there , We have a 16x8x42 intex prism rectangle pool. I need some advice and tips . We have spent the better part of 2 months or so leveling our ground ... sand ... dug in pavers etc. we built the frame and measureD out the 1 foot all around for the u support so we could then place are...

The construction of our new inground build was complete Memorial Day weekend. We got a terrible rain the entire weekend which left our backyard wet for about a week. About a week later we noticed the ground around our pool and spa still wet. After voicing our concern to our builder a Leak...

Hello everyone, I hired a contractor to install a pool. He is just starting to install the equipment but reading over the manuals I am starting to worry that he might not know what he is doing. The pool is rectangle 20'x40' with a 8ft deep end This is the equipment that he is installing...

Got my TF 100 in today! Wooooo! Time to Slam out and fix this cloudy, neglected for 5 years, mess of a pool. Currently the pool is blue but cloudy. Found out today the bottom manifold of the Hayward is cracked. New one getting picked up tomorrow. New filters to be delivered today. Results as...

Im getting an error code on Screen and cant find what it means. Any help on how to reset or fix is appreciated

Bought a house that came with a neglected above ground pool (no idea how long). We purchased a new sand filter, cleaned out debris, shocked and got it to cloudy blue over the course of about a week. It has now been cloudy for over a month & 1/2 and we can not get it clear. Since the original...

New to TFP. Doing some research on a coping repair and ran across y'all. Have an inground gunite pool that we renovated about 16 years ago...located in Atlanta GA. While in the process of replacing my expansion joint, I discovered a loose coping stone along with a few areas where the...