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My pool will not be used any more this season but the pool water is still 75 degrees. We know we should not close the pool until water temp is 60 degrees. We have trees all around our pool that are already starting to drop leaves and I know it will be a constant battle with them from here on...

Hello, We have a SWG and follow the BBB method. Our water has been perfect all year. I am getting ready to close the pool and tested the water this morning and everything is right within our target range. The Pool School "Closing an In Ground Pool" suggests SLAMing the pool two to three...

We just switched from chlorine to salt water a week ago and we cannot get our chlorine level up. We have been using the pool calculator and added the appropriate amount of bleach and still cannot get a chlorine reading. We have also had the water tested at the pool store and they suggested...

Hello - I have a stone deck around my pool and am in the process of installing a Merlin safety cover. I am using a rotary hammer to drill the 3/4" holes for the anchor and the holes are drilling out very nice and clean. But when I hammer in the anchor itself, it is causing the stone to...

Hello - We had to put a new liner in our pool so we we decided to add salt generator at the same time (AquaRite 40K). We have never drained our pool before and don't understand what we do once we fill the pool, especially since we are converting to a salt system. Do we need to balance the...

We are in the final stages of changing our 16 x 32 vinyl IG pool into a sport/play pool. Our current pump is a ¾ HP Hayward Superpump which is 11 years old, noisy, but working! We typically run it 24/7 during pool season (Memorial to Labor day). We have one skimmer 20 feet away from pump...

We are putting in a new liner and we are trying to decide between Mountain Top/ Mosaic or Stratford/Prism pattern. We have an IG vinyl over step liner and I am concerned with how the mosaic pattern will look on the wedding cake steps since it is a linear pattern. If anyone has seen this...

We are replacing our pool deck and the liner in our 16 x 32 vinyl liner pool ( standard 3’ shallow end, 8’ diving well). We are planning to add the 12 volt Savi Melody 14watt pool lights and are not sure if 2 lights would be adequate or if we should go with 3 lights ? Anyone have...

We are replacing our pool liner and want to put in a vinyl over step - wedding cake corner steps. The PB has offered 3 options, a Latham thermoplastic with fiberglass rod system, a Cardinal steel with fiberglass rod system and a Cardinal steel with receiver. There is approx. $1,000 price...