Forum: Pool Startup, Shutdown, & Winter Operation

thanks to all for this forum as i am at wits end. i replaced the sand in my filter and purchased a new pump. since i did this the pressure runs...

We are!! :D Water temp was a chilly 78 degrees after a cold front moved in last night, but the kids insisted since I've been promising all week. ...

Hi, I live in central Massachusetts, I took the cover off the other day and I lost 6 inches over the winter. I lost 6 inches last year but I...

Well patience is not one of my virtues. In a nutshell I pulled off the winter cover without draining the water and made a mess out of my nice clear...

Just removed the nice new safety cover to reveal the nasty pond. I have been vacuuming to waste and the pump basket cloggs very quickly. Is it...

I am in day two of "start up".. Been dumping the bleach in.. Have had CL up to near 20ppm,.. but can't seem to leep it there. I understand it's...

Hi, I had my inground pool opened by someone new. Here are my problems 1. the service light is on on my heater and I cant turn the heat on. ...

I know that I am WAY ahead of the game, since I have JUST opened the pool, but I installed sungrabber solar panels for an IG pool this year and I...

Hi, I have two holes where the skimmer is and there is a flap that looks like it should cover one of the holes. I did not do it yet. Are one of them...

try to make this short...am now emptying pool after not being able to clear water last year...clear until you got in then got cloudy...used...

I'll try to keep this brief: Our pool is surrounded by trees. Bad idea. We never get the winter cover on "in time" and are always fishing out...

After weeks of snow, followed by days of rain that brought down 3 trees in my yard, one blocking the driveway and one partially blocking the road, I...

I just uncovered the pool today and adding water (drained it below the return over the winter). When it had enough water I turned on the pump and...

All, We had a great stretch of 80F weather here in St. Louis and I opened earliest ever this year. Anyway, had a problem with my Pentair...

.....things got crazy around here after pool closing in Oct ( health issues,work issues etc etc) and we just realized that we never went back to use...

Hi everyone. For years I have used a blower to blow out the lines on our vinyl liner inground pool at closing. I have not typically lowered the water...

I have a 15x25 above ground pool that i just covered with an arctic armor mesh pool cover. Its not the leaf net, it is a winter cover that allows...

Everyone's set-up is a little different and does things differently, but how about this: I have two skimmers, independently plumbed, not hooked in...

But this was the worst swimming season in 10 years. We swam far less, there was far too much rain, and even the chemistry changed. I almost NEVER...

AG pool, vinyl lined with deep end. 12,000 gallons. We do freeze hard here, so this year I am trying an Aquador instead of draining the pool part...

Hi all, After trying something different every winter for the last 5 for our 16 x 32 AG with surround deck and not getting the spring results I...

Hi, Have problems with one skimmer bubbling after blowing the line and plugging it. Installed a new gizmo with tape and got air bubbles. Tried...

My son and I closed our 42000 IG pool today. I have a vinyl liner and water goes to the filter through 2 skimmers, I have no lower drains. One of...

This is the first year for our Intex 12x20x48 oval pool. I have no clue what to do or the chemistry involved. I live in Michigan (right smack dab...

I have been blowing out my lines with a 5HP shop vac for 15 minutes and no water is coming out of the lines. I drained the pool to 6 inches below...

It is time to close the inground pool and we use a shop vac to blow out the lines. I can never remember the setting to use on the sand filter to...

Last year i opened to a slimy green mess. im guessing my numbers at closing were not up to parr. solid cover inground vinyl lined.

I've searched through the various threads, but still have a question: we've blown out all our lines, and had no problem getting antifreeze into the...

Hello there. We are currently building a new deck around the pool, all fenced off because of the little guy that was born last year. We are...