If your above ground pool burns through chlorine no matter how much you dump in, the missing piece is almost always CYA stabilizer. Cyanuric acid protects chlorine from sunlight so it actually has time to sanitize the water instead of breaking down within a few hours. This article covers what CYA does, the 30 to … Read more
Above ground pool foam almost always comes down to one thing: something in the water is reducing surface tension enough that air bubbles from the return jets stop popping on their own. In this guide I walk through the three real causes, body oils and sunscreen, low-quality algaecide, and surfactant-heavy pool products, then explain why … Read more
An above ground pool does not have a dedicated vacuum port the way most inground pools do, so the whole manual vacuuming process runs through the skimmer instead. Get that connection wrong, or skip priming the hose first, and you end up pushing air instead of pulling water, wondering why the vacuum head is barely … Read more
An above ground pool weekly maintenance routine is the difference between a pool that stays clear all season and one that turns green within two weeks. It is almost entirely about consistency, not complexity. This guide lays out the specific weekly tasks in the order they actually work, including the pump run time above ground … Read more
The pool I took down last fall had been standing for 22 years, and the steel wall panels were still solid enough that I could have left them up another few seasons. In fifteen years of installing and replacing above ground pools, I have seen that same result maybe half a dozen times, and I … Read more