First of all, hello! I've just found this forum and it seems like a great place!

I'm trying to get my pool ready to close for the winter (live in south-western Ontario,...

Our salinity is supposed to be between 3.0 and 3.5 Our salinity goes as high as 5.5. So, every other month, we empty 75% of our water, then refill it. Perfect for...

I am not sure if this is a problem with the water or not.
We had a chlorine system last year and saltwater system this year. This has happened last year and this year....

My pool needs help, i am down to 1 skimmer and 1 main,water is cloudy,have been shocking to keep blue,the ph is way down should i go to pool place and get the chemicals...

I'm having a foam issue wit my above ground pool. I'm using a paper filter, no sand or anything like that. I went to the pool store and they sold me a de-foamer. I used...

I have an oily substance on top of my pool water, i am pretty sure its sunscreen, I have to take out the paper filter every 20 or so minutes to rinse it off with filter...

I have an Intex 18' x 4' easy set pool, about 7000 gallons. Just filled it up, added a bag of ShockIt this morning and within 10 minutes the water was a clear (not...

I am out of ideas on this one. It is early in the season and my above ground 15x30 pool is already above 90. It is not refreshing, or enjoyable, and harder to take care...

Hello I am a long time lurker & 1st time poster.
New developement in the above ground pool. BUGS!!! these are 1/4 inch long BLACK and swim quite well. they look...

We've had our pool open for two weeks now, and the water is crystal clear. I got in it yesterday and it was great!
This morning I put the filter system on, so I could...

Does anyone know how I can prevent pill bugs from getting into pool? I'm cleaning out 50+ every day.

This year, I opened with javex unsented High efficiency (read the label and there is no soap there) instead of the opening pool kits.

problem is that there is foam in...

Have a 24'dia. pool, drained all but a foot or so of water(with shop-vac)...problem now is how do i get all the dead leaves and sticks out that fell in when i pulled my...

Every time the surface of my pool is disturbed, the water is fizzy and bubbly for a moment. Is there a solution for this or any ideas?

Dear members,
I would like you to inform about a new product that is recently promoted on the market to clean poolcartridge filters very easy.
Many people are having...

My son used a sudsy cleaner to clean the liner of my above ground pool....I now have suds in the pump and I can not get the suds out of the water. I have drained the...

I new to the pool thing. First I can't seem to make the vacuum work. Have all new stuff. What should I do. I turn one skimmer off I have two. I turn the main drain off....

I accidentally dropped fire-ant poison into pool - quite a bit (maybe 3 or 4 cups?). :oops:
Do I need to drain the whole pool?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
pool...

15 foot above ground vinyl pool (5000 gallon)

I use Pool Time test strips with the following readings:

Total Hardness: 250 (OK)

Total Chlorine: 3 (OK)

Free...

I have a 12k gal. fiberglass pool (old) with baker-hydro filter (old) and hayward pump(2 yrs old). I was cleaning the pool for opening (everything working well), than...