Swimming pools blog

I am a novice and I just had a pool built and got ready for use. I live in a
Mediterranean climate and we can swim from the beginning of May to the end of
October. What should I do with the pool during the winter months? Frost is rare
and, when it occurs, only mild in our […]

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Has any one on this site used a electic resistance type heater “like
on a spa or hot tub” to heat their intex or above ground pool. I see
they do it quite often in the UK but not in the U.S. Anyone try
this. I can’t do gas for my pool and don’t want to worry about […]

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Hi,
I am having a leak problem and losing about 1″ of water a day. My efforts to
find the leak to
patch it have been in vain. Does anyone have any experience… pro or con…
with a product
called MARLIG FIX-A-LEAK. They advertise that you pour this liquid in the pool
and it will
seal any leak up to 1/8″ in […]

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Hi All,
We are going to need to replace our vinyl liner real soon.
Need suggestions and recommendations. 20 x 40 I.G. with center stairs
on one end. I believe this is a job that is too big for me too try to
handle myself.
1. What do you think the replacement cost would be?
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One of the members in California mentioned a ‘brown water pool’. That sounds
like poor man’s solar heating, as the dye will absorb more heat than clear
water. Can anybody fill me in on that?
Regards
Ernst
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Just came from the pool store. Man says my pool has a chlorine demand.
I.G. 20×40 vinyl
24,800 gal.
Test results:
total chlorine 2.7
free chlorine .0
Ph 7.4
t/a 155
total hardness 53
CYA 40
TDS 500
Temp. 85
Saturation Index -0.5
He’s running another test and will call me in the morning with
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hey group,
when i carried my winter cover in for repair, they said at the
canvas shop to store it in a barrel with pool water in it to make it
last longer. does anyone do this or had any experience with it? thanks

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Looking back in the past post, I noticed a reference to a swamp cooler.
I would be like to know what that is. Thx.

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Hi all, Need some advice. Geting ready to re-open pool. 20′x40′ Vinyl
IG. It’s green, Is it possible to shock it with clorox? and if so how
much? Thx, Trip

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We have an above-ground therapy pool (fairly new to us, still having some
problems with the liner fitting properly), which came with an electric
heater.
The pool is 7 x 12 x 54″. I don’t recall how many gallons it is.
The pool is housed in a portable carport (the kind with tarps all around) to
keep the ambient heat […]

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