introduction

Hello everyone! Long time pool admirer, first time owner here! :)As the name reads, DesertOasis_Explorer, that’s exactly what I am. I’m happy to have a resource such as Trouble Free Pools and I’m looking forward to learning how to care for my new highly-sensitive-baby from you all! 10,000gal...

Hello all! Just purchased a home that came with an in-ground pool. I'm super intimidated/excited about learning all that I can. The previous owner referred me to this forum to figure things out. It has been quite a learning curve (the recent storm fast tracked my learning needs). I took my pool...

Pleasure to be a part of this community (so happy a resource like this exists)! The highlights: North Georgia Brand new 648sqft (18x36) Salt Water Pool Heated Tanning ledge to a max depth of 6 feet, approximately 22,000 gallons of water Wybot S2 Cleaning Robot Perfectly balanced right now...

Hello, all. I'm DarwinAward and I just purchased an Intex Ultra Frame 24' x 52". I'm pretty sure I did it wrong, so you will immediately see me elsewhere on the forum, lol.

Hello Pool People! I jumped right in after lurking for a year without introducing myself. So rude. So apologies and thank you to everyone for the useful info! This site has been of great help as we navigated our first year of Poolness. We have a small above ground pool partially under the trees...

Hello from the Triangle, North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill), We built a custom house that was completed in July of 2022 which included a 20' x 40' Gunite pool (I'll post some pics below). So we have had about 1 1/2 seasons of pool fun. The sub-contractor that my builder used for the...

Hi I’m Ryan from San Antonio Texas. We Have had a pool for 3 years. We have always had weekly pool service and have always been disappointed in the care. We have trouble with the pool chemistry not being properly balanced and recently seeing a lot calcium scale. The pool looks terrible. I’m...

I'm just dipping my toes into pool ownership with a new-to-me Anthony pool built in about 1990 in the Hudson Valley, NY Let the fun begin! So far we've added a sun shelf and while replastering with diamondbrite as the prev. the owner left it with the original plaster. One step at a time.

Hello all! A Good friend referred me to the TFP site when he learned I was researching and considering building a new pool and outdoor pavilion/kitchen at my home in Austin, TX. After only a few hours looking over the resources and forums I can see why. Given the current market, I am...

Hi everyone! I'm excited to join this helpful community. I'm Andrew, from Howard County in Maryland. I have been a pool owner for 3 years since buying a house with a 10 year old pool. Some details on our setup: 26,000 gallons Pentair VSP and cartridge filter, Intellichlor salt cell Pentair...

Hello, I am a new member who is located in the UK. Thank you for letting me join :)

Hello! I am a young guy from Costa Rica who've been in touch with the pool industry for all my life. I work for a family-own bussiness dedicated to providing services in water treatment especially in swimming pools. I still have a lot to learn but i hope to get diverse perspectives from all the...

Hello, I'm Gloria in Dallas. I am a middle age widow in Dallas who inherited a older 28k gallon in ground pool that I try to maintain myself. I search YouTube videos a lot for home upkeep. I came looking for answers to a new problem, a cracked sand filter that I didn't know to drain. Thanks for...

Hello everyone, I live in Longview, Texas and was introduced to your page by a friend from work. He was right in that there is an amazing wealth of knowledge written in these forums and seemingly common sense approach to pool/spa maintenance. I purchased a project spa that I will have a...

Hi everyone! I have never in my life owned a pool yet Covid-Craziness hit my husband and me and here we are, a few weeks away from breaking ground! We are still finalizing a few details but in general, we are planning: POOL An 18' x 34' mountain lake (aka freeform) pool with one side...

Hello! I have moved into a house with a pool for the first time in my life. About my pool: Inground 16ft x 32ft (Kidney Shaped) ~16000 gallons 2 Returns (Both missing eye-ball things) Skimmer: Kafko Equator - Model KP skimmer Filter: Hayward Filter 300lb Sand Filter (Year: 2020) Diameter...

My name is Brandon I am a pool technician in the Brentwood/Antioch area. I have been doing this line of work for 7 years with my father and wanted to just introduce myself. I am very happy to have found a forum aiming at helping people especially new pool owners. I enjoy servicing peoples pools...

Hi everyone! So as the title says, I just purchased a home with a small inground pool. It's more of a wading pool at 10,000 gallons and a depth of 4-5 feet which works great because I have a young daughter. It has a new vinyl liner and uses a filter based system with a heater and chlorinator...

Hello all. We recently bought a house with a 25,000 gallon in ground pool. It is our first. We are in SW Michigan so we hope to get a few good months of use each year. We have used this forum to learn as much as possible but there are always more questions. Hopefully we will get up the learning...