inground pool

Hello TFP community! Found this fantastic resource as we navigate the surprises coming with our inground pool. We’ve learned a lot this past week trying to get it up and running. Looking for TFP insights on some of what we’ve discovered: - Black Algae Swamp - Hayward Super Pump 1HP (Makes...

I purchased my home in the fall of 2023 which included an in-ground pool. I have a friend with a pool store who helped me open the pool a week ago. We had a heck of a time getting the pump to prime but i was finally able to get it primed and began running the pump. Once it started running it...

I bought a home with a pool that has been sitting empty for a while. It also appears to have had a solar hot water heater system for the pool, and pump systems. I've got pictures of everything below. (the grey pvc pipe in the room comes from the grey pipe running across the roof.) If anybody...

We are currently planning to install a 12x24 rectangle inground pool. We are going with a steel, vinyl liner pool and have received quotes for both Fox/Cardinal Ultimate pools and true inground. The true inground quotes are slightly higher but we are having a tough time judging the pros and cons...

Newbie here... Black algae is my worst enemy lol...we have spent hundreds on treatments from the pool store. We have a pool guy that I am ready to get rid of because with him and us buying treatments, we still have NOT gotten rid of this black algae. We have gotten close to it but we missed a...

I have an inground SWG pool. I have at least 4 screws that have rusted away that hold the liner track in place, which is causing a section to droop. These screws are under the overhang of the concrete deck, so I am unsure of how to replace them. Any suggestions on how to repair this? What do...

Hi all. We’re just getting started on designing our new in ground pool. We received quotes for vinyl liner, fiberglass, and concrete. We have decided on concrete (I think 🤔) and I have a few questions. - White plaster is the base material, who has this and are you happy with the way it looks...

Hi, winterizing the sand filter in ground pool in the home we revert purchased. I read through most posts and was able to blow lines ( I think) Looking for help , Sharing the photos 1. Removed plugs on the filter and pump and let the water drain. What am I supposed to replace all the...

Hi colleagues. Thank you for all of the wonderful advice in the forums. I’ve learned a lot in the 4 years since we’ve had a pool at our new house. I’m looking for advice here: The pool is an unground acrylic pool of about 13,000 gallons. It has the original cartridge filter which I’ve been told...

Hi Pool People! New member and pool owner here. I have an in ground pool that came with a solar pool heater. I had a pool guy turn it on for me but he ended up being kind of unreliable so I ended up discontinuing his services and decided to do the pool myself using this forum. So far all of...

Hello, My landscaper was backfilling around the pool walls, specifically the open holes around the light niches (they were left open for inspection) and apparently got too close to the wall with his skid steer which forced the dirt to pack down and severely bent / bowed in the steel wall. See...

Hi All, Major newbie- first year with an in ground. Lot’s of learning going on. I took my water for testing yesterday and was told the chlorine level was at zero. Anyways, I looked at the aqua rite board and saw the T cell was set to t-15. Does my Turbo Cell 940 have to be set as t-9?

Hi Everyone! I am a first time pool owner and this is my first post on this forum, I've read some very informative posts here and I look forward to being a part of this community and learning from you all. I recently purchased a home (built in 2011) in NJ which has an in-ground liner pool, we...

Longtime lurker on these forums and blocks, I registered my TFP account today just so I could post this. Quick details: -Approx. 28k gallon inground concrete and plaster pool, probably build in the early/mid 70's. -Live in Puyallup, WA with our pool sitting about 1000-1500 feet away from the...

How would you make this patch job better? It’s been there for years needs to be sealed it’s leaking I believe.

I want to purchase a solar pool cover & reel and had a couple of questions for advice. 1- Blue, Clear, or doesn't matter? 2- I have a 20x40 rectangle shaped pool with ladder (each extend about 1 ft width into pool) on both sides on the 40' sides. Would an 18x40 be a good solar pool cover size...

Has anyone heard of a temperature rating for vinyl liners? I have an inground vinyl liner pool and my pool supplies store owner (also was the builder) insists that I need to keep my temps in the mid-80s or lower to keep from ruining the liner. I'm having a hard time finding anything online to...

My swimming pool was built in the 1970s old but in great shape. The diving board is the issue it’s an old fiberglass one the box is fiberglass and it’s cracked. It has 4 studs. I want a diving board that works. Is there anyway it’s still made or if I could one that’s compatible or aftermarket?

Seriously struggling on the liner/stair combination for our 20x40 mountain pound.... We are NOT doing vinyl over stairs so I want something that blends as seamlessly as possible with the Latham Gray or Blue Granite sit & step. I did see someone else asking a very similar question and he/she...

Have a 20’year old single rainbow light that has a spinning wheel with various colors and a reflective light bulb the holder for the light is no good. My question is what are options to replace this light have a second light in the pool on then other side that is a straight light but was curious...

I bought this house with a pool a year ago (Tucson, AZ) and I'm completely over my head in maintaining it. I bought a Taylor Test Kit (had seen it recommended on here) and noticed my CYA is way high. Last time I checked, it was over 100. Should I do a partial drain to get it back to where it...