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
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...
We have a 24' AG pool with 52in walls. I calculate it to be 14,500 gallons. We uncovered yesterday, had a light coat of green algae. The pool...
At this time 28 yr old my vinyl IG Lazy L pool is gutted....old liner is out, have just finished repainting the aluminum coping(quite a job but looks...
Well, We are tired of looking at the blue winter cover,so we are making our 1st attempt at removing the solid winter cover:eek: . Any good tips...
Hello All, I'm so glad this site is back up just in time for pool season, I don't know what I would have done without it. I have just inherited an...
I found this forum last Spring, after opening our pool and dealing with a pool store induced mess :rolleyes: for the 4th straight year in a row. ...
Well, we are going to try to open our pool by ourselves this year. I had the people that built the pool open it last year and it wasn't that bad at...
Hello everyone, I have already learned so much from this website ! Our Pool was built late last fall, and I just opened it for the season. it's...
Ok, my first spring opening and I keep seeing vacuum to waste. I have a Polaris with the booster pump and I don't know what it means to vacuum to...
how can i get allthe leaves off the bottom of my above ground pool? i have a kreepy krauly vacuum i have been using but it gets stopped up as soon...
I have a 50,000 gallon IG Vinyl pool that came with the house. I maintained it last year using the local pool shop and then found this forum. I...
OK, So this is the 3rd year we've had out pool. 27" above ground. We were told by some local folks (live in KY) last fall that they leave all their...
I got the ph at 7.2, alk 90, cya 60 and got the cl to 15ppm. Kept it there for 36 hours, brushing and backwashing. Water is pretty clear a little...
I opened my pool last Thursday to find a giant green mess underneath the loop loc cover. Algea and pollen everywhere. I basically just started...
This weekend is pool opening for us. My boy and I got the cover off yesterday, dried, folded and put away. The water is clear but there's lots of...
Two years on the outside of this forum, first post. You guys have been great so far, but I need direct advice this time. I have an above ground pool...
Hello! This forum has already been so helpful to me. I am not completely, but on the borderline of incompetent when it comes to my pool. I am...
Okay so we started up our AGP about 4 weeks ago. I was loving it and looking very forward to starting to use it again this year. We had not had any...
I have an IG pool with mesh safety cover. Because its mesh, the sun gets thru and creates algae if I leave the cover on too long. So I want to open...
This will be my first year for opening a pool. Have a 24 ft AG pool. I'm in Iowa so swim season will probably start late May. But today temps were...
Hi everyone...good to be back in the loop a little. I have a question for those in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. What plants do you like near...
We just uncovered our pool today. We used a mesh cover all winter long. It looks pretty good (considering what I was expecting). Lots of algae of...
Hi all, I have had my vin pool for a few years. I am going to open it up myself next month :eek: and I need a quick brief on the pitfalls and...
I am planning on opening the pool this weekend an plan to make a trip to Walmart and or the pool store. I am a Baqua convert and used bleach the...
What are the potential dangers of opening the pool late. I read where some people don't want to open early becuase of oak tree pollen and I am in...
Parts of the cement border around my pool are stained with some type of black mold. I tried Tilex and I tried a little acid. Neither removed the...
Last year, I was losing water pretty rapidly in my pool. I want to have it checked and fixed this spring. Any suggestions? I Googled pool leaks and...
Hi All. Glad to see the forum back on line. Huzzah! I live in the Midwest...Kansas to be exact. I'm selling my house, and want to get the pool...
I wanted to get the Pro's and Cons about opening early. I had the pool installed last March so it was open through the Oak tree flowering period. ...
This was the first winter for my pool and on the recommendation of friends in the area, kept it open. The winters are relatively mild and I have few...
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