Given those estimates, what is a good estimate to have it maintanenced regularly?

What would cause the pot holes if it wasn't an above ground pool?

So 2 skimmers and 1 main drain? Or no main drain? In any event you would need to somewhat isolate the suction to where you insert the vac hose. Don't...

You may have to fill the suction pipe too. Keep the water running until the basket is full and overflowing.
Make sure the lid and o-ring are seated...

not much, just make sure you get the most out of the sun. I have known people to aim it away from the sun I have no clue why. also make sure the...

You didn't really give much detail about the automatic level controller your pool has, rsoxfan.

One problem I have frequently encountered in...

i assumed that since the hose is actually in the water that water was filling the hose, but i will try again and make sure the hose is filled....

Although I haven't had one open in several years, there used to be several differences. Did they warrant that much of an increase in price? I don't...

An inline mesh might try to kill of algae going through it, but you would need to build a bit of a bank in the pool itself to inhibit growth on the...

If your pool is exposed to direct sunlight, then you should have more CYA. 30-50 ppm is good unless you have a lot of sun as in a desert area in...

A lot of people battle pH/TA because they do not understand that a higher TA level causes the pH to rise faster. So if you aren't using an acidic...

Well my friend, if your unit truly is pumping out 2500gph, thats about 41gpm which is getting close to the limit of 1.5" rigid PVC pipe. If you...

A salt pool with 3000 ppm salt does not have a hard time keeping everything in solution. Sea water has closer to 35,000 ppm salt and the saturation...

You should only drain if certain parameters get so far above normal that dilution is not a good idea. Calcium hardness, TDS and CYA cannot be lowered...

need more info

never heard of it, I would think it should work the same if the glass is fine enough. Sand is cheap though

Is the spa elevated? If so you may need to use check valves to prevent this from happening.

Actually, a plaster/gunite in-ground pool can indeed pop out if the water table is high. So you are right to be concerned about a full refill....

The algaecide you used was probably an inexpensive "linear quat" algaecide. Look at the ingredients and you'll probably see something like...

If you haven't been monitoring your pH, it's quite possible that it rose and that what you are seeing is calcium carbonate scaling. Most SWG pools...