I have just found a rat in my pool, it has only been there overnight. Do I need to drain or can I shock and run the pump for a few hours?

Last year, I noticed a small amount of sand in my above ground pool. This spring, I changed the sand (the correct amount of 200lbs) and I installed a used lateral from a...

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I'm struggling with a cloudy pool that develops algae (I think) quickly. I recently left my pool unattended for 1 week when a spike in temperature happened. When...

I’ve put my 12ft best way metal framed pool up today and it appears to have a leak

What is the best way to locate the hole ?

All advice gratefully received.

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This year, I replaced my lateral since I previously had sand in the pool. I used the suggested 200lbs and your typical pool sand. I was careful to center the pole and I...

A few weeks ago I cleaned my filter, and must have put in too much DE. I can't get it out of the pool.

Today I resolved to start at 0 again; I opened the filter and...

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I have a pool in Iceland, it's about 75-80K Liters. The pool water is geothermal water coming from the ground, we constantly pump water...

This is the second season with my above ground pool. Just opened it on Sunday. I have the Hayward SwimPro Voyager. I’ve been hearing a sucking noise which makes me think...

When i returned from holiday my pool had started to turn a little green. The water had evaporated so much that the filters were not kicking in

I topped up the pool and...

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This will be our 6th season with our 28' foot above ground pool. We have struggled with our well water from day one, although the first 3 seasons it seemed like...

I'm also having high PH. Its hard for me to tell for sure but I think its higher than 7.8. I tried MA but only put about 1/2 of what the acid demand chart said. I like...

We have an above ground pool water has been clear all summer. had black stuff on bottom all summer. Have had to do maintenance every day, brushing, backwashing, rinsing,...

Hi, I am a brand new pool owner of 2 weeks. When i purchased the house the owner went over most of the basic maintenance with me.

When I moved in all was good. Pool was...

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I have noticed today something weird in the pool - a worm-shaped thingies attached to objects submerged in the water (thermometer, railing). I tried taking it out...

First off hi and thanks for reading I am not sure if this is the right area but it seemed the most "generic" I had a 8ft above ground pool last year and it...

We must] turn our pool off for a 7 day vacation in July (PA). Would it be better to leave the solar cover on or keep it off? We have a fiberglass pool and I was planning...

Which Simple products are best for helping to prevent ageing of my skin?
Have you tried excrement?

I help maintain a 104,500 gallon lazy river I have to and lots of baking soda every morning.my alkylinty is like 50 to 60 every morning.and my fc has been 00 and no ph?...

How often to treat your pool ?
Can someone offer some advice ?
I have an outdoor, fresh water, kidney shaped recreational pool, approximately 8,000 gallons.
I am...