Forum: Pool Startup, Shutdown, & Winter Operation

I put way too much alg. in pool when opening. Now water will not clear up..What can I do? thx

Hello! I am trying to open my in ground pool, but no matter what I do I can't get the return plugs out! ! They are the kind that have a wing nut...

I'm a newbie so I can only post here. Hope to get some help from the experienced pool owners. I don't have any suction at all from the skimmer but...

This spring at pool start up my attempts to shock and add 2 gal of 12% liquid chlorine to my 12k gallon vinyl pool have failed. Good news is the...

Been using the BBB method several successful years with the help of this forum. Closed the pool (mesh cover) and then found the pink slime/mold in...

I have an inground 20,000 gallon chlorine pool with a liner. The company that is opening my pool does not add any chemicals when the open it. They...

I just purchased a foreclosure HUD home. The pool is dark green and slimy. It had a lumber and black polyfilm cover over it for liability reasons. I...

Not sure if you all remember the nightmare startup I had last year for my 1st season as a pool owner, but it was very unpleasant. (Swamp, unknown...

I am a first time pool Owner. The reason I want to get my pool opened late is because I will be out of the country for 3 weeks starting end of may...

I've had my pool for many years. (16x32) Always used granular or 3" tabs.....I don't bother w/ either anymore..Last year I used household bleach.. ...

I love the ease of placing in fall and removing in spring..But when I open pool in spring, the water is BLACK and filled w/ algae..Do u have same...

Starting to explore to find the do's and don'ts as we have never had a pool, just community pools.

It's been a rough New England winter. My above ground pool cover didn't hold up so well with the elements. It never came off completely but came...

We bought a house with a cement in ground pool, oval shaped. I was worried about the previous owners closing of the pool, but so far so good. We have...

Greetings, new participant here. I thought I posted this question already, but I'm not sure I followed all the rules. So I'm going to throw it out...

I have a 16x32 in-ground...Last Sept I blew out lines thoroughly...Yesterday I removed Gizmo...There is no water flowing back to filter..I tried...

Hello- New here! We have an inground Gunite pool with attached hot tub, that we used a company last year to open/close. They left all of the...

Hello all, I'm somewhat of a newbie. Bought a house w a pool a yr and half ago. Just started BBB method a few months ago and loving it. My pool...

My spa is aboveground, 500 gallons and it is now march 2 and I was thinking would it be ok just to shut it off? It runs twice a day but I don't want...

Ok, just had a pool put in by shasta pools az. I have a pentair system 3 and a V.S. pump with a DE filter. Now the startup guy came out to turn on...

IG 18,500 + IG Spa 1 pump variable speed, Pool Cleaner Vac, 1 skimmer Intellichlor 3600 Buckeye, AZ I'm not sure how to winterize when I still...

Hello! Back after a long hiatus where I just referred to all the notes I had printed out from your forum during the first few years of pool...

Living in the Clearwater, FL area, I have an easy job "winterizing" my pool. However, I do have a question. I have been adding three ounces of...

Well the end of pool season has come in central Texas once again. I purchased a new cover this year and had 3 friends show up this morning. As luck...

Getting ready to close the pool, vacumed, then added algaecide (60% polyquat), about 3 hrs later tested the water, and the PH which had been 7.6 the...

I am new to this forum. I have a 30k gallon inground pool with salt chlorine generator system. Trying to close my self and looking for best advice...

Hello forum! I am late in winterizing b/c I've been trying to get the green out after too long ignored. Now I'm wondering if I wait until spring or...

how to prepare a sandblasted concrete 33x14 in-ground swimming pool for freezing temp? I've decided to paint it next year. Do I cover it with tarp...

I am fixing to close on a house with our first pool on the 24th. I will have a inground outside pool. I dont know the volume yet because it has a...

I read a few posts on winterizing so I brushed the pool, raised my chlorine to shock level and put in a quart of polyquat (we have visible algae I...