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PoolGate said:
My "soft" opening consists of removing the cover. We like to sit out on the deck and looking at the water is very relaxing. So essentially the pool is opened, albeit cold. I tested the heater yesterday and it fired right up. So I could in theory heat the water from 60 to 90 and start swimming. But the cost to do this will most likely be $400 between now and memorial day. I will lose a lot of heat at night and daytime temps won't be high enough to maintain much heat either. We'll see if the days start to heat up to consistent 80s I might just do it.
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NEPA here, opened last Saturday (4/10). Started out at 50 degrees and pool was clear and 85 degrees by Sunday night. Kids were just in today.
 

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NEPA also. I'm opening mine this week too. I'm in the process of re-doing my equipment pad, adding a SWG, and replacing hoses with PVC. It won't be warm enough to swim in, and I don't have a heater, but I want to get it open before the water gets too warm.
 
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NEPA here too! Opened on the 10th. Went swimming yesterday. Pool feels great. Opened with just a little dirt from the mesh openings in the safety cover. Nothing but a 10 min vacuum and then through our new robot in we just got from Marina Pools. Great investment by the way.
 
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It snowed in Pittsburgh today. First time the pool's been open when it snowed. Supposed to get to down to 28° tonight. First time the pool's been open in freezing temps. 🥶
 
Here in Northern NJ I normally open my ABG on or about Memorial Day.

I find that the weather does not stay consistently warm enough until that date.

Opening for me involves uncovering, adding water, reattaching the pump, filter, and SWG, balancing / SLAMing and then installing the solar cover. Take about a day + SLAM time.

Many times I open to water that is still clear, so the SLAM is basically a OCLT
 
bmj0928 said:
It snowed in Pittsburgh today. First time the pool's been open when it snowed. Supposed to get to down to 28° tonight. First time the pool's been open in freezing temps. 🥶
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yep with the weather being so crazy here in the 'burgh (70's one day, freezing/snow two days later), I wake up in the morning, look out the window, and wonder what season we'll have today.
 
Openining a little earlier this year. For the last few springs, (except last year...covid) we get asked by friends if they or their kids can take prom pictures out by the pool / waterfall / grotto. Between the groups of kids, their families, friends, etc, there can be 40-50 people back there. 2 years ago it was closer to 75-85. Of course we're happy to oblige, even put out snacks and liquid refreshment for the parents and relatives taking pictures. Usually its in mid- May, this year its on the 29th, forcing me to open and try to look presentable a couple weeks earlier than usual.
 
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Wow everyone opens their pool up so early! I'm in Northern W.VA and won't be opening it until Memorial Day weekend. Of course, we don't have a heater and our solar cover can only do so much haha
 

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Factors to consider when opening are trees dropping flowers, seeds, pollen and ragweed. We had our plaster done a couple weeks ago, so we had to fill it May 1. I won't open that early next year due to the ragweed and the "helicopters" floating down to the pool.
 
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