We have just opened our first greenish/black pool. After days leaving the filter running, lots of backwashing, algaecide, clarifier and shock, I still have a mess of...

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i just opened my pool today, everyone went fine and water is filtering fine and the pressure gage is working as well, but I am not having any reading on the...

Hi. This is my first year trying to do the pool myself and I am determined. I have gotten the water chemistry right, the pool is vacuumed and very clear. Now, all of a...

Hello everyone! I'm now in my 4th season as a pool owner and am excited about this season. I decided to open my pool (in southern Ohio) yesterday (May 9th). I took off...

We bought the house in upstate NY, and moved in last fall. It has an in-ground 20k gal. in-ground pool w/vinyl liner. A pool company closed the pool last fall for the...

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I am from Bangladesh and planning to open a swimming pool center here as a recreational facility for the general people. But in order to open up the pool, i need...

I have been told that in Michigan there will soon be a mandate requiring all pools to be closed with a safety cover instead of the normal winter cover. Has any else...

what happens if you close your pool and the PH level is too high

Is there any harm in keeping pool chemicals, parts and supplies in an oudoor shed during the winter months? Here in Connecticut it can get to the teens and maybe the...

I live in south Texas, and have a chlorinator. I believe the chlorinator shuts down after the pool water gets below 60 degrees. Do I need to do anything special as far...

We all know that getting the tarp off without letting all the gunk get into the pool is a big challenge. Try this. After pumping off the tarp, put your garden hose...

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New to this group. We live in Southern Tennessee. Have an inground fiberglas pool. Previous maintenance guy has moved.

So we are closing it ourselves. From...

Our inground pool got so dirty from a flood, that it had to be drained. Now I need to fill it enough for the winter. I had problems all summer w/filter system (D.E.)....

It looks like its time to finally close down the pool for the year and I have to say that with the help of this forum, it's been a nice first year of owning a pool....

Our IG pool was completed in August, we live in the Northeast and I’m in the process of closing our pool for the first time. I’m having a hard time deciding how much...

I was going to make two posts, but decided to make one post with two parts:

BLOWING OUT SKIMMER LINES:

Hi there. I'm closing my pool solo for the first time. The...

My pool is surrounded by a six foot wide concrete deck with groundcover or lawn surrounding the deck. Every Spring at opening time I find the remains of dozens, and...

Hi. We have a large (16 x 32) above-ground pool. Following the advice of the pool store where we have our water tested regularly I added liquid shock and liquid winter...

Anybody know of a good place to get a relatively cheap winter pool cover. The one we had got holes in it from mice and we don't really have the money to fork over a...

Hi there. I plan to close my pool for the first time by myself. I was able to open the pool quite easily, solo, this year and saved hundred's of dollars. I had the...