I've closed my pool and drained to below the returns. I have the returns plugged but was wondering if it was important to keep the water level below the returns...

I know it crazy but we are attempting to keep our pool open until after Thanksgiving. We are going to have a pool party Thanksgiving get-together. Nuts, I know. (The...

I have just found this forum & find it helpful. My question is about an in-ground pool in an area that has some frosts ( but not deep & long lasting. I am in the...

I live in Mobile, Alabama where it does not get cold enough to worry about winterizing my pool, but I did purchase a mesh cover for leaves. I plan to run the pump during...

We had a main drain installed this year in our above ground and we do not know how to close it off so we can fill it with antifreeze? Any ideas? Thanks.

CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ABOUT BLOWING OUT A MAIN DRAIN. I JUST WINTERIZED MY POOL FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AND IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT MY MAIN DRAIN. I...

I have pool with six in-floor returns from the main pump, two returns in the shallow end, two at medium depth and two in deep end. When trying to blow out the lines I...

Has anyone winterized a pool with lots of algae. My water leaked out and I don't want to fill,clean,drain. then winterize. I want to wait and fill next spring then...

Hi- terrible green algae in our pool. REALLY bad, horror-movie-swamp-thing algae. What are the ramifications of entirely draining our 18' above ground pool? Does this...

This forum really helped me learn pool chemistry 101 and, thanks to you, I had a successful swim season - thank you! Now it's time to "close" the pool,...

I received a flyer from Leslie's pool yesterday and there was something in it called WinterPill. Supposedly, it's placed in the pool beneath the cover all winter and...

:roll: Hi I need help we have had our inground pool since last year. We had it professionally closed for the winter. Spring came around and called the guy to come open...

how do i winterize an ag easy set pool? i know intex doesn't recommend it but i'm sure someone does it. can i just follow standard guidelines? tia

Hi...Im getting ready to attempt closing my inground 20x40 inground pool. I have found step by step instructions on the web but no diagrams to go with them.

I pretty...

when closing an above ground pool...do you put beach balls in pool before putting cover on to help minimize the water weight on cover?

I've just had a Loop Loc Ultra Cover installed on our in-ground vinyl pool for winter closing. The cover is a solid material except for two center panels that allow...

Hello, I have an inground pool with 1 1/2 returns. I can not get my winter plugs to hold or could I get rubber expansion plugs to hold. Howeve I could get a regular 11/2...

The water in my inground pool is too cold to swim in, but too warm to close for the winter and I spend a lot of time scooping leaves out of a pool I can't use. Is there...

Has anyone used a pool leaf cover? We have a lot of trees too near our above ground pool but it was the only place to put it. One pool store employee told us a lot of...

Hello, I have a 5.5 hp blower/shopvac, and I can not seem to blow out my main drain. It is about 6 ft deep and the pump is about 50 ft from the pool. I have only let the...