Forum: Pool Startup, Shutdown, & Winter Operation

and panic sets in again... this is my fifth year opening this particular pool, and i've never seen anything quite like this. inground pool, solid...

My father is convinced my 24' above ground vinyl pool has a small leak because it's lost about 3" of water in the past few months. We closed the...

This is the first time I have done my Spring opening myself, all seems fine, nothing leaking/weird except the darn Aqualuminor light/return water...

I have been a pool owner for about a year now and I must admit that I didn't do a good job running the pool. I promised my self that I would learn...

Pulled the net off our pool this weekend (finally!). It did a great job as we have two maples near the pool and it would've taken a lot longer to...

I didnt have anyone to help me cover the pool and i left it uncovered .it is so yucky .I have added 10 bottles of clorox .what else do i need to do...

cl. - 0 Ph - 7.8 Alk - 200 CYA - 0 25K vinyl IG pool. (3rd year) I had high CYA last year so we drained about a foot or two of water and...

I am opening my vinyl inground pool for the 1st time since I bought the house (6 yrs.). I called a pool co. & they told me they would drain the pool,...

All, Just opened the pool a couple of weeks back. Had lots of rain during the winter. Stabilizer and pH were both low. I've got the stabilizer...

I believe my pool has the exact condition you're describing in #1. I had 100+ CYA at the close of last year and opened last week to CYA 0. I've...

I filled my all my lines with about six (6) gallons of RV/pool anti-freeze in the fall. DO I need to pump it all out now before starting up the...

Hello all, I pulled back my safety cover last week to do a pre-opening check, and to my dismay, the water level in the shallow part of the pool is...

does anyone recycle that water back into the pool? ...if its still reasonably clear of algae etc? I live in Ontario and its just starting to warm...

Opened 18x36 26K IG 9 days ago and found no CYA. Added ~8# CYA, adjusted Alk and PH and have been feeding bleach in ~10PPM quantities early AM and...

I opened our pool the other day - it was clear with some leaves etc on the bottom. After vacuuming the leaves and adding a store bought spring...

When is opening day for you? Here in Massachusetts I plan on opening up either this weekend 5/6 or next 5/11. This about three weeks early this...

On the old forum there was a detailed set of instruction on applying chemicals to a new pool. I had printed them off and stored them with other...

27,000 IG plaster pool I opened a week ago, shocked, tested had 0 CYA, low PH, low calcium, low alkilinity. I shocked, added borax, then...

My poolguy won't be able to get to me until the 1st week of June this year and I am wanting to swim by 5/13. I have never opened my pool myself and...

Can I top off my pool & run the pump with my winter cover still on it? I am needing to do the Absorbic Acid & Metal Out routine to remove some...

The sticker is gone from the top of my Hayward S244T sand filter and I don't remember where the "waste" position is. I do know that: Normal is at...

Hello I'm getting ready to start my pool up for the summer and I really need some instructions on how to do it with bleach. I would appreciate if...

Springs finally here! Pool company arriving Friday (5 days from today) to start up pool and equipment (they included it in my contract .......what...

Weird, I know. We installed our inground pool in 2004. We do all of our own weekly maintenance, but we have a pool service open and close the pool...

Hi. I looked everywhere but could not find the answer to my question. If it exists, please, just point me to the thread. If not, read on: We have...

As part of winter storage for a DE filter. I wash off the grid with a hose and store it in my shed (inside an empty garabage can). Is this OK?

Can someone explain how to use the bleach calc.Boy I just don't get it. also need to know if after adding bleach to my pool to I run it on filter or...

To better illustrate my point and to visually answer my earlier post of what happens when you leave a loop loc cover on in 80+ degree weather. The...

Hello, I just moved into a home and purchased a new AG 33' pool. I filled the pool with Well water. I put a gallon of liquid chlorine . The pool took...

I have an in-ground pool. The walls are 3M colorquartz product (which I believe is marsite based but not sure). When I remove my winter cover, I...