I am having a 18x36 vinyl pool installed and the company never uses main drains. I am curious to know if I should request one be put in? Also, how many skimmers are...

What is the solution mix for soaking the filter? I have been told to soak it in acid.

just moved in house pull uncovered for at least a year. water was a nasty green color. I got the pump to filter and put some shock in the pool and some bleach and some...

I'm sure this is a kind of a 'Well, no kidding' type of post but I need to rant a bit. I am in the Tampa, FL area and we have a few different pool chains around here...

I am a new pool owner. We bought our house last July so the pool was already up and running. This was our 1st Spring opening and starting it up. Anyways we had it...

I'm looking for some advise on how often a company should maintain the pool if it's only being used a few months per year!
In October 2008 my wife and i decided to...

We installed our above ground 16x 32 pool last year and didn't really pay too much attention to chemicals other than chlorine. We use aqua chem chemicals, shock and...

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We just bought an easy set Intex 15' x 48" pool, one of the blow up kind,,, and I have NO idea how to start the chemicals or what I need or how I maintain it......

Hello everybody,
Me and the family decided to get a pool so we bought a used 16' above ground pool it came with a aftermarket hayward sand filter. Also the pool is...

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I've been reading post after post since last night and am really just looking for a "this is how you start..." type thing. We bought an above ground pool a...

Ok, gonna try to get all the info that I can out there, please let me know if I leave anything out thats needed. :)

Pool is an Intex sand and sun 18x4

The test I have...

Hello... we are new pool owners, and new to this site. We've only had our round 14x42 above ground pool for 3 weeks. We've filled it up again, for the second time, after...

I've had the pool for 3 yrs now and have not had a problem up until this year. I opened in the usual way, water was clear, added chlorine, bought chemical levels up to...

When I run my pool filter what should it be on? Its a hayward top feed, sand filter. How long should I run it the pool is really dirty.

1.) Is it bad to have a solor cover on an inground pool all the time? Only removing it when you decide to use it? Should it be off from time to time to allow for better...

We just moved into a new house.
The house was a short sale that had been on the market / vacant for over 500 days.
Everything was neglected, house, yard, & pool.
A...

Can anyone provide a rough estimate on typical costs to start up a new public pool. It's complete and has water. But now need pool company to put in chemicals to secure...

my pool get sun all day and i was wondering what kind of solar cover to buy, all blue, silver and blue or all silver? thank you

Hello. I have a 24' AG vinyl pool with a DE filter. This year the pool was a little green when I opened it. I got that cleared up. My problem now appears to be the DE...

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This is our first year with a 15X4 pop up pool.We opened it up with metal out(the prior lady told us to use it with our hard water) it took out the iron easily....