Forum: Pool Startup, Shutdown, & Winter Operation

Have a in ground gunite pool 30,000 gallons, that we've owned for 15 years. Just opened the pool last week, it was pretty clear with just some leaf...

Hi all, Last year had a late start to the season(End of August) but a successful one due to everyone's help on here using the BBB method after the...

New pool, concrete wall with vinyl liner, spa, salt generator and heat pump. Going to need help I am sure! Glad to be here!

Hi. My pool is a 20x40 in-ground with 40,000 gallons of water and a vinyl liner. I'll be opening it on the weekend. When I closed it in October,...

2 quick question for spring startup concerning my multivalve port: 1) I changed my sand this winter. I know I have to prime my pump. Can I...

I haven't opened up my pool for the spring. I know it is going to be solid green. I replaced the sand in my sand filter. I know you are suppose to...

Hi all, I had a new liner installed a week or so ago. I could use some advice on getting the chemistry right. 2 days of testing after installer...

Just opened my pool. I've been here for a year now and was hoping some of the vets would take a look at my #s and offer any advice they think might...

Is there a "sticky" or thread that talks about the steps to starting up a pool? We didn't cover this past winter and our pool is very green. We just...

We're opening our pool and when we turn the switch for the pump, it's kicking off the CFI. We replaced the CFI and it's still kicking it off. (so in...

Brought my water level up. Let it pump run for a day. Tested Ak (first step I think) And it came out pretty high 120 ppm. Do I need to get it...

heres my pickle. every year i drop the ball and open a green monster pool. i try to chlorinate it before i remove my mesh cover every week but i...

FC- 3ppm TC- 3ppm CC=0 pH- 8, I added 5 drops of R-0005 to get it down to 7.4 TA- 140ppm CH- 360ppm CYA- 100ppm I added about 3 quarts of...

OK, I'm old, forgetful, distracted or something. The cover on my pool is what I refer to as a "Glad Bag" cover. Basically a huge tarp. I have a $70...

Hi. I closed my pool in October. It's an inground pool with a vinyl liner, so I left the water level up and blew the air out of the lines with a...

hello. i know responses may be slow right now since summer is over. anyway, any help will be appreciated. i need to drain my pool so i can slap on a...

I have read the sticky and still have questions. In particular, the pool discussed in the sticky does not have a main drain so that is not discussed...

I am wondering if anyone on the forum has ever tried to plug their skimmer with an aquador & plug the return and then raise the water level up to a...

Hi, I just had a fiberglass pool installed this past summer, and this is my first winter with it. I had the winter safety cover installed about a...

I have a Tagelus sand filter with a Pentair Hi-Flow valve. I followed the manual's instructions precisely to winterize the unit. This invlovled...

I've received so much help from the experts in this forum I thought I'd take a moment to share a solution that I developed with with the forum....

Closing The pool for the winter...way to late(cinci OH here). Had a the best year ever thanks to your help. I just wanted to post my final readings...

Its time to close my AG intex 32'x16'x52" 14,365 gal. pool. My ALK readings is and have been consistent at 140 , my pH is 8.0 and has been...

I put a cover on my AG pool, winched it down, put tons of clips on it, put some water on the top.....it is still blowing around like a parachute. So...

Last winter I drained water to below eyelet and then capped the eyelet and covered the skimmer with plate and gasket before covering the pool....

I read about draining water, plugging returns etc..and I was concerned I would not do it correctly. We called the local pool store to get an...

I read not to add algaecide right after shocking because the chlorine would break down the algaecide. The article said to shock a couple days before...

By 'this day' I mean the day I finally give up on attempting to keep the pool warm enough to swim and accept the fact that my swim season is over....

I closed my pool this past weekend. I have to say it was alot of work, though most of it was double, triple, quadruple checking everything I was...

Reading some of the threads about pool closing made me realize I've never blown the water out of the main drain pipe since the pool was installed in...