Spring startup; new pool startup; fall shutdown & winterization.
Edit 12 Oct 06: Sorry I haven't gotten around to adding the pics I promised. The forum won't let me add any more attachments. Until this is resolved,...
This is the procedure I use when preparing my AG pool for closing. I actually cover it pretty early in the fall before all the trees start...
This FAQ as been expanded, and moved to www.poolsolutions.com/gd/spring-swimming-pool-startup-problems.html Ben / PoolDoc
DUH As I was putting down mulch today I looked under the cover to see if it was still clear like a week ago. NO DICE. It was green water. We...
My vac hose it broken, which I didn't care about cuz I have a Dolphin so I don't vacuum. But this is my first pool opening. Will the pool guys need...
Can anyone here instruct me as to how to properly drain and winterize a heat pump? :confused: Specifically, Heat Siphon model. i looked in the...
Its our first year going through the winter with our IG pool. We have a black cover that was protecting our pool. Now that the ice has melted and I...
Well, someone gave me a DE filter, I now have a sand one. I am seriously kicking around getting them both up. So, the question is now how to do it....
What works well for cleaning a solid safety cover. Mine has dark rings on it where the water pools on top of it. I scrubbed with liquid dish...
I really wish the folks in my neighborhood with pools would get them uncovered, cleaned up, and running... since I have to enjoy my pool vicariously...
Well the water's only about 44 degrees, but this winter we had covered the 20x40 IG pool (semi-affectionately reffered to by my father as the money...
I live in Michigan, this is my first winter with the pool in the backyard, when do most people open up their pools for the summer? Mid-May? My...
Hello again, not sure if this is the right place for this ques. This is our first pool and it completely froze. It's been solid for about 1 month...
the existing de filter is a hayward (looks like a almond colored trash can almost) and is over 12 yrs old. The filter works ok, but the bump...
I will be draining my pool this weekend in order to get my CYA back in check (it measures off the scale). In what order should I get the pool water...
Just had my pebble tec pool play pool (13,000 gallons) drained and lightly acid washed. I am now filling it up, using soft water (potassium, not...
Its about a month before we close on a different house here in New Orleans that has a pool. I've never had a pool before, though my wife has back in...
Hi I have a 24' round above ground pool. It is February in NH and our pool liner is so weighed down and the inflatable pillow has collapsed. It...
I have a 16X32 IG Vinyl. I closed with exact instructions from the forum and pumped the water below the returns. I covered the pool with a...
Hey all, This was the first time closing my pool, I pumped everything down, blew the lines and filled the lines with 6 or 7 liters of antifreeze....
We live in S. FL and have an IG pool and an electric pool heater. We don't run the heater all the time though, we plan for it. When it is not running...
Does anyone know if muriatic acid will freeze? The packaging doesn't say anything about storing in cold weather. I have it stored out in the garage...
Question: As a cheapskate I'm trying to reduce my electric bill and found that if I set my Quapure 1400 setting to 90% I only have to run my pump for...
I have an inground 16x32 pool that I leave open all year. I live in South Carolina so the winters are mild. I am looking for a high quality mesh...
I was hoping to close my own pool and the one thing I can't figure out is where to connect the air compressor in order to blow out the lines. From...
How do you blow out the bottom drain in the deep end. :rolleyes:
has anyone done it? if so, how did you set up your pool to protect it.
I need to close my pool, myself, this year. We hit some financial snags and the pool got away from us. It was a SoftSwim pool and we just couldn't...
This is my first winter with my my IG pool (20,000g) and I had it professionally closed. I still have a couple of questions: 1. When the ladder...
I have been told that you can continually run water through the waterfall by turning off the pump and simply using the cyphoning method of running...
The builder installed one of those overflow holes in the deck of my pool. 16x34 IG vinyl with a stamped deck. 2 questions, what exactly does it...
I live in Georgia, and want to keep our new vinyl pool open during the winter. It doesnt get too cold here. Our pipes are buried very deep, like 4...
i live in Southern Ontario, and we closed our pool a couple of weeks ago. Since then we have had tons of rain, and the water level is back almost to...
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