Forum: Pool Startup, Shutdown, & Winter Operation

I purchased a home with a saltwater inground pool. Last year was a battle, not sure if the generator was working or if it was my neglect of learning...

Hi... New member looking for help. I check the other threads and, while my question may already be there, I couldn't find it. If it does exist,...

How much bleach does it take to shock a 24' ag pool? We had some leaves in the bottom of our pool at start-up and my husband had to get in to get...

We purchased the house in January. Pool was covered and didn't look at it very much because previous owner promised to replace liner. Well, not going...

New guy with OLD pool. 16x32, 3-6' deep, circa 1978. I currently hate it :(. Gonna clean DE filter tomorrow. Hoping it resolves issues (de in pool,...

I live on long island NY and will not be opening the pool for a couple of weeks. I have 2 questions, my ph is low so it needs to be raised before I...

hey guys , newbie here , just changed above ground 15x24 liner and filled with fresh water . 10,000 gallons of new long island water water is...

I just signed up and I wanted to say thanks in advance for everything all the members here do to help each other out with our pools. I don't really...

Hi! My husband pulled back the pool cover this week and found a couple of hundred tadpoles who had taken up residence in the pool, so we decided now...

My pool was installed Thursday. I have about a foot of water in it now. Liner seems to be okay, no leaks anywhere, and I don't seem to be losing any...

Just bought a house and according to the previous owner, this would be the first time in over two years the pool will be cleaned. It's an 18 x 36ft...

I did not cover my pool this winter. It is full of leaves which I am scooping out now. My pool water is green and brown color. I actually have frogs...

My husband and I bought a house with an inground pool. It's an older one, probably built in the 80's. It's a concrete bottom with tiled sides. We...

Hi! We are official pool owner for the first time! We are so excited for the summer, but I'm a little nervous about all the pool chemicals. I have...

We're set to close on a house next month, and though I've swum in many a pool, I've never had my own! So (wearing my newbie hat) I'm terrified to...

New here...just 2 quick questions. My sand filter is making a noise...leaning in it comes from the water going back through the return pipe to the...

First off, thank you all for your incredible advice on this forum and the pool solutions site. I became a first-time pool owner when I moved to...

Didn't know where this should go. All of sudden when the temperature dropped below 35F I experienced a sudden loss of water. I do not close the pool...

Like many other threads that i have been reading, I am a rookie. Bought a home with ig pool. Vinyl liner 22,000 gallons with a sand filter. Removed...

This will be my 1st spring start-up, we put in our 21x43 agp last July. We had a mild winter in Southern Illinois, but when we tried to get the cover...

Hi everyone, I am new here so please forgive me for what may be a redundant question. We have a 22,000 gal salt water gunite pool that we just took...

Ok so I have a saltwater system that I have been lazy with and am tired of knowing nothing about. My pool has algead and has a small tadpole...

Just purchased a forclosed house with a pool. When I bought it the pumps were running and the water was clear this is still the case. I have 4 kids...

We just have completed the paperwork to purchase a home with a pool (I am very excited). I know nothing about pools. When we had the home...

Hi there! I moved into a house last July with a saltwater pool, ~35000 gal, ComfortChlor saltwater generator, sand filter. First question: As...

I have an old Jandy Stealth 2hp In-Ground pump that I was hoping to use as a vac to waste pump for opening my 18K IG Plaster pool this spring. (will...

Hello all. Did my first testing this weekend. Salt: 2600 ppm CYA: 50 ppm Alkalinity: 80 ppm pH: 7.6 Free Chlorine: 1.5 ppm Combined...

After reading several posts, I am more confused and uncertain than before as to which of these chemicals is best to use for spring start up. We will...