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Thinking about switching to a salt system, talk me into it or out of it When we first moved down from Michigan I just kept dosing liquid chlorine by hand because that's what the previous owner did and I didn't know any bet… General Pool Talk Chuck Weaver Nov 1, 2026 1reply Thinking about an automatic cover pump before I close her up this year Twenty five seasons with a safety cover over this pool and I have always used the same basic submersible pump I drag out and plug in whenever rain poo… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Oct 24, 2026 6replies Surprised how much water I lost to wind this week, not a leak Had a stretch of dry windy days here in Ohio and came out Tuesday to the water down almost two inches from where I left it Sunday. First thing I thoug… General Pool Talk Bill Hartman Oct 15, 2026 6replies Plaster looking blotchy in spots after our replaster, normal curing or a problem We had the pool replastered back in the spring and overall it looks beautiful, but there are a few patches, mostly in the deep end, that look lighter … General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Oct 14, 2026 3replies Debating liquid chlorine jugs versus keeping a bigger tab feeder stocked Gene and I keep going back and forth on this one. Right now I'm pouring liquid chlorine in by hand most days, which means a trip to the store every co… General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Oct 13, 2026 3replies Keeping the heater on low overnight versus shutting it down between swims Been going back and forth on this all summer. My habit for years has been firing the Raypak up an hour before anybody gets in and killing it right aft… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Oct 14, 2026 4replies Opening by the calendar versus opening by water temp Twenty five seasons and I've always opened Memorial Day weekend, no earlier, it's in the binder with every date going back to the start. But I was tal… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Oct 10, 2026 5replies Finally wrote down my brush routine instead of winging it Small thing but it made a difference. I used to brush the pool whenever I remembered, which honestly meant maybe once a week if that. Gene suggested I… General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Oct 9, 2026 2replies Finally stopped guessing on my CC Plus filter rinses Small one but felt good. I used to just rinse the filter basket on the Dolphin whenever I remembered, which was basically never until it looked gross.… General Pool Talk Dana Whitfield Oct 2, 2026 2replies Thinking about a solar cover for the first time, opinions We have never used one in all these years, just never saw the need with Florida sun doing plenty of heating on its own. But Gene keeps bringing up the… General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Oct 2, 2026 0replies Never expected the Polaris bag to fill up this fast after the storms We had a run of afternoon thunderstorms this week, nothing unusual for Florida in summer, and I pulled the Polaris bag out to find it packed solid wit… General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Oct 1, 2026 1reply Screen panel torn loose in one corner, patch it or call the guy Had a gust come through last week off the gulf and now I've got one panel on the cage flapping loose at the top corner, maybe eight inches of it pulle… General Pool Talk Chuck Weaver Sep 27, 2026 1reply Resin frame bowing a little near one of the uprights, worry or not Went out to mow monday and noticed one of the resin uprights on my 24ft has a slight outward bow to it, maybe a half inch, right at the seam where two… General Pool Talk Sam Whitaker Sep 23, 2026 5replies Small win, finally got my youngest to stop climbing out the ladder wet Random one but felt like a win. Been fighting all summer with my youngest tracking half the pool through the yard and into the house because she climb… General Pool Talk Sam Whitaker Sep 16, 2026 4replies Trichlor tabs dissolving weird, feeder full of chunks not melting right Been running the same three inch trichlor tabs thirty years, same feeder even. Last two bags I bought are doing something new, they dont melt down smo… General Pool Talk Earl Simmons Sep 19, 2026 3replies Didn't realize how much sun exposure changes chlorine demand hour to hour been logging levels every few hours this week just to see the pattern and man, my chlorine tanks way faster between like noon and 4pm than any other t… General Pool Talk swamp_tyler Sep 7, 2026 5replies Finally labeled every valve after 25 years of just knowing Small thing but it has bugged me since we put the pool in. Six valves on the pad and I have always just known which is which, never wrote it down anyw… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Sep 12, 2026 1reply Screen cage door latch rusted solid, anyone found one that lasts When we first put the cage in down here I figured a latch was a latch, didn't think twice about it. Well the one on our pool side door just seized up … General Pool Talk Chuck Weaver Sep 8, 2026 3replies Never expected the replaster to change how the water feels We had ours redone this spring and I knew it would look brighter, but nobody told me the water itself would feel different, softer somehow on your ski… General Pool Talk Marlene Foster Sep 6, 2026 2replies Running the filter round the clock vs a timer schedule Been going back and forth on this one all summer. Right now my sand filter just runs 24/7 from Memorial Day to Labor Day, water stays glass clear even… General Pool Talk Sam Whitaker Sep 6, 2026 2replies Liner's closing in on year twelve, opinions before I order Binder says my current vinyl went in the spring I retired, so we are coming up on year twelve and it is starting to show at the stairs and along the s… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Sep 2, 2026 4replies Never noticed how much the gas bill jumps just from pilot light season Twenty five seasons of this and it still caught me off guard. Went through last month's statement doing the binder entries and the gas usage crept up … General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Sep 4, 2026 1reply Thinking about an automatic cover pump before I buy one Twenty five seasons and I have always used a floating pump I check on manually after every rain, third week of April opening keeps that habit sharp. N… General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Aug 29, 2026 2replies Site Admin/Claim Business Hey, Can a site admin help me claim a business? It's not working and there is no contact form on your site. Thanks, General Pool Talk poolguy Aug 24, 2026 3replies Finally figured out why my numbers never matched up week to week small win but felt good. kept getting weird swings on FC and pH depending on what day i tested and couldnt figure out why, turns out i was grabbing my… General Pool Talk swamp_tyler Aug 17, 2026 1reply Little fella found something in the deep end I didn't know was down there So the grandkids' robot has been doing its thing every few days like always, and Tuesday it comes up dragging a chunk of old hose clamp, rusted all to… General Pool Talk Earl Simmons Aug 15, 2026 3replies Dolphin Premier fine filter bag lasting maybe two days before it's packed solid Anybody else fighting this right now. My gunite pool sits under some pines and I know pollen's part of it but I'm pulling that fine bag out every othe… General Pool Talk Alan Pierce Aug 13, 2026 2replies Didn't realize how much a liner actually moves in the heat Random thing I noticed this week, was out there brushing around 2pm and the wall in the deep end had these little waves in the vinyl that weren't ther… General Pool Talk Jason Okafor Aug 11, 2026 2replies Skimmer basket saved me from a bigger repair this week Small one but it made my week. Went out Tuesday to backwash and noticed the pressure gauge crawling up slower than usual, like it was taking its time … General Pool Talk Tom Brennan Aug 9, 2026 2replies Running the heat pump steady all week vs only firing it up before I swim Been going back and forth on this all winter. Right now I keep the Pentair UltraTemp set at a steady 84 and let it just cycle to hold that, rain or sh… General Pool Talk Chuck Weaver Aug 8, 2026 2replies