pool opening delayed until i can uncloud my pool

[resp215]

Have a good night out with your beloved, you deserve it!

I'm glad to hear the multi is between 2 joists! Reason being that you can cut the deck to make an easily accessible lid for when you have to change multi positions, which will blend in perfectly with the deck

yup i thought about doing that. already did it to create an access point for the skimmer.

and man that food was good. went to the ale house which is a pretty good steak type place where i live. had some ribs and a nice 8oz filet. its funny to think how weird it feels to go get something to eat for two hours without having kids or a newborn with you. we were laughing about it as we drove to the ale house. "remember the days when we could just say hey lets go get some dinner, and just leave and go eat. ahahhaahaah ohhhh those were the days"

on the way home i went to target and then walmart looking to re up my borax stock. sold out. they dont stock much as it is, and im sure people were buying it for their pools. when i find another store that has it im buying the whole shelf. im stocking up for summer . running to the store every couple of days is for the birds.

[CarlD]

We use OxyClean, but in our laundry. I don't know what else it contains, but, ironically, it contains both Borax and Washing Soda! I'm wondering if just the old-fashioned use of Borax and Washing Soda in may not work just as well as OxyClean?

Carl

[resp215]

Well folks I hate to say it but I'm going to drain the pool. 11 days and no headway being made. Well let me not say that. My levels are good and I am learning a lot on the forum.

So above ground pool with a one year old liner. Can I drain and clean it totally or will that mess up the elasticity or etc. I think I read to only drain two thirds.

Also. Will a sump pump damage a loner if placed on the pool floor.

[PoolDoc]

Draining totally is always a risk. If it were me, with a 1 year old liner, I'd probably drain to leave at least 6" at the shallowest.

And, yes, a sump pump placed directly on the liner can damage it. Don't do that.

Ben

[madwil]

I would not completely drain- 2/3 is max I would do (I would probably only do 1/4 at a time, multiple times- but my well is good, so I got plenty of water with no metals/etc.)
As far as sump pump- make sure it has an adapter on it so it doesn't suck up the vinyl, and it should be fine on the pool floor.
What happened to the warning about another post? my post went straight thru, didn't know Ben had answered already; didn't mean to add to the real expert!
but like Ben said, don't let the suction sit directly on the floor!

[Watermom]

What happened to the warning about another post? my post went straight thru

?????????? Don't know what this means.

[resp215]

?????????? Don't know what this means.

I'm assuming like many forums this forum let's you know if someone has posted as you were typing your reply. And it allows you to view it before you reply so you can alter your response if needed.

As he was replying someone else did saying something similar to him and he never was prompted that another reply had been posted whe he was typing his.

Pools 1/3 empty. Cmon sump pump you can do it!

[madwil]

yep, resp has it right; Ben posted while I was typing, so I went back and edited; but I know in the past it's stopped and given me the warning prior to posting my message...