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Clarifier—Help! & above ground pool cover

December 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I have had to use clarifier in my pool and I’m not sure if this could
be my problem or what…but my pump is pumping slow again. It felt
like barely any water was coming out into the pool. Someone said you
might need to do something to the pump if you use Clarifier. I’m not
sure what to do. I was away for a few days last week and had no one
to run the pump, and the water got cloudy. Now I’m having trouble
getting it clear again. Can someone help?
Also, on a similar note, I have one of the plastic pool covers that
you stretch over the pool (its above ground pool), and pull the ties
to tighten it. Rain water and some water from the pool from when we
pull it across, gets on the top. During the night it catches leaves,
bugs, etc. But its hard to impossible to get that water OFF the cover
without it spilling into the pool. Anyone with an above ground pool
and a solution?

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1 response so far ↓

  • 1 Dave Janel // Dec 8, 2006 at 2:24 pm

    Is it one of those quick set up pools ? We have one that is 18 round and 4 foot
    deep and I just toke the cover off and almost all the rain water got in which
    sucks cause now I have a big mess to clean inside the pool but our pump the one
    that came with the pool stopped working so we bought a used sand pump and filter
    and now we have to set that up and the kids want to go swimming so bad but nope
    cant for a few days sicne there hasnt been a pump running in 4 days now but the
    water is cloudy also but let me know thanks alot amy
    Andrea <gabriels_woman1@…
    in my pool and I’m not sure if this could
    be my problem or what…but my pump is pumping slow again. It felt
    like barely any water was coming out into the pool. Someone said you
    might need to do something to the pump if you use Clarifier. I’m not
    sure what to do. I was away for a few days last week and had no one
    to run the pump, and the water got cloudy. Now I’m having trouble
    getting it clear again. Can someone help?

    Also, on a similar note, I have one of the plastic pool covers that
    you stretch over the pool (its above ground pool), and pull the ties
    to tighten it. Rain water and some water from the pool from when we
    pull it across, gets on the top. During the night it catches leaves,
    bugs, etc. But its hard to impossible to get that water OFF the cover
    without it spilling into the pool. Anyone with an above ground pool
    and a solution?

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