Forum: Pool Startup, Shutdown, & Winter Operation

We got the winter cover off our IG pool today, and the water is nice and clear with some dirt in the deep end, no problem there. However, around the...

So 2 years ago we shelled out the cash to have a new liner installed. Last year I bought a loop-loc cover and installed it myself. I was happy that...

I have removed all of the sand from my filter, (as noted in previous post, was getting sand in pool at end of year last year). We have checked all...

Thanks to info from other members, I opened my pool by myself for the first time last weekend, and had no issues. It was so straight forward that I...

We were at 77.5 degrees yesterday, so this afternoon is OPENING time! We have had a streak of 90's and this weekend is suppose to hit triple digits....

I live in Katy/Houston Texas and have an in ground salt water 42 ft cement and white plaster type pool. The store I use says my hardness at 570...

I want to open my pool myself this year instead of the usual $300-400 pool company charge. Is there a step-by-step guide? I've seen several things...

I suppose I'm posting this in the right section. My pool was sitting all winter, no pump, not winterized. Usually its open year round (though too...

I was VERY pleased when I pulled the cover off last Saturday. The water is high from all the rains, so no filling needed. The water was clear all...

I delayed, way to long, blowing the lines, adding antifreeze and winterizing the skimmer. We have hard lots of snow and a hard freeze. I just re-did...

Hi, we have a 40k ig pool with a liner that was closed a couple weeks ago. They were unable to cover because the automatic cover mechanicals broke...

We've had a recurring algae problem (green) for most of August and September. My DE filter keeps not working after I circulate and I have to tear...

I followed the directions on the sticky re: closing your AG pool for the winter but somehow missed the recirculate/not filter the polyqat part. ...

Well, we got our last swim in a couple of weeks ago. Even with a solar cover and solar panels the water has been in the mid 70's, and we're all too...

I have an 4 foot deep oval 15x30 above ground pool. I've had a slow leak all season. Not sure where the leak is coming from, as nothing is...

I have a 24 feet above ground pool with decking all the way around the pool. I've had problems every year with getting the solid winter cover to stay...

I went to a LPS and they wanted $53 for a winter kit. I walked out. Where can I get polyquat? Thanks, Frank

Can well points be added around and existing pool? how is this done? We get ground water behind our pool frequently due to lay of the land......

I just uncovered my pool to a aqua blue type color. The pool definitely has algea at the bottom, because i cant see it. I put about 4 gallons of...

After a cold, rainy spring, and lots of illness, our solar panels brought our pool from 61 degrees 3 or 4 days ago to 78, then 80 degrees this...

Hi, First timer and posted in wrong forum but this is the right one but here 's my story, I live in MA. For 3 years everything great until last...

Getting a late start on the swim season, but better late than never! Here are my test numbers from my Taylor K-2006 Complete (FAS-DPD chlorine)...

hi all, i'm an experienced pool-opener-guy, but this is my first year with a safety cover (solid with one mesh panel). i sure don't miss those...

Hey everybody! We've had a very wet winter and spring in Oklahoma. I uncovered the pool this last weekend and it was horrible. Algae was...

I want to bring my stabilizer level down in my 23000 gal inground pool. What risk do I run emptying the pool?

Ok, so opened er up today. The strong storm three weeks ago blew part of the cover into the pool dumping some NASTY water and several leaves in it....

Hi! We have a 30,000 gal ig pool that we want to try to open ourselves this year to avoid the $300+ bill we usually pay. We have the typical sand...

I covered my 24' above ground pool a few weeks ago. It had rained a lot before we covered it so the water level was high. We put the cover on and...