Feb 06
Still can’t get these pretty permalinks working.
Westhost have an open ticket and I’m hoping to get it resolved in under a week.
I must admit I’m a little disappointed in the support Westhost has offered for this problem. The ticket has been closed twice without any help, advice or resolution!
UPDATE: problem solved. It was some kind of server path issue.
Tags: blog , ticket , hosting , support , web
February 8th, 2008 at 03:54
Heard they were good hosts.
I’ve been with techhosting and techhosting sucks.
Techhosting uptime is below 70% these days. They are probably selling bandwidth to spammers and porn-mongers.
Time to make a change.
September 12th, 2008 at 20:59
your article helped me out big time, I own a Landscaping company in Long Island and im transitioning into building swimming pools. Thank you
September 24th, 2008 at 10:40
Can Rad fluid be used in pool piping for winterization?
December 19th, 2008 at 21:59
Seldom I write comments but resource really cool
March 8th, 2009 at 13:07
Hi, I am new, I hope I’m doing this correctly.
I wonder if anyone has built or has a “tiny pool”?
I have what I think is a workable plan to build a 10′x6′x4′ concrete block pool
and I have questions.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:31
Does anyone have any personal experience with Royal Fiberglass Pools that they could share?
May 1st, 2009 at 09:11
does anyone know if gorilla floor padding for above ground pools will wrinkle if gotten wet?
May 17th, 2009 at 16:26
I have a 50′ X25′ pool which was completely resurfaced five years ago. I have been told by the pool maintenance company that as part of normal maintenance, the pool needs to be completely emptied and cleaned this year. It does not show any signs of staining or areas that need cleaning. We are in the Northeast and the pool is maintained by the pool company throughout the winter when it is closed down. I have read that the pool should not have to be emptied if it is regularly partially drained for winter, which it is. Does anyone know if it is really necessary to drain the whole pool? It is a substantially expensive operation which I would like to avoid if possible. Thanks for any help.
June 5th, 2009 at 09:09
I would like to install a fibreglass inground pool but just want to check first that it will withstand -20C temperatures (we experience -20C to +40C). Do I winterize the pool as one would winterize a cement inground pool? Thanks for any advice.
June 17th, 2009 at 18:48
my pool water is a deep rusty-brown color, i assume my well water has iron in it from this but how do i clean the pool water to make it safe to swim in
June 19th, 2009 at 08:49
I would like to post a question to a problem we are having with our pool and cannot find a way to do this on this swimming pool help blog. There is not post a question link or anything I can see. Can someone help me? We really need help with our pool and don’t know where else to turn. Thanks much!
June 19th, 2009 at 08:56
We have a liner pool. I think this is our 3rd summer having the pool. Last summer a black stain appeared at the deep end of the pool. We did not know what it was and the pool stores gave us all sorts of reasons and we tried all their chemicals and it did not work. In fact, it got worse and now we have these areas of black staining all over the pool in random areas on the bottom, large and small, and the lower sides of the pool also. We were told to use Vitamin C and we bought some and put it in the pool, but no change. Our pool is 32×16. the water is clear. We get it tested regularly and do the requisite maintenance and chemical they say to add. Pool folks are useless and a waste of money. We paid them and they did not know anything and just told us to ask someone else. Can anyone help us? It is just unsightly even though swimming is fine and the water is crystal clear. Seeing these blacks areas on the bottom of the pool is off-putting and makes me not want to invite anyone over to swim. Thanks for your assistance, if you can help.
June 20th, 2009 at 03:22
Visit the Pool Help Forums for answers to your pool problems.
June 22nd, 2009 at 07:14
Hi. We just acquired a business with an adjacent pool, that was used for bumper boats. It is a 50′ x 50′ square, approx. 3 1/2 ft deep concrete pool. It has not been used in over a year (probably more) and the water is pea-soup green. We are told all of the filtering equipment still works, but we haven’t yet turned it on. My question is this: what is the cheapest, quickest, (mainly CHEAPEST) way to get this water back to where it looks clean. It will NOT be used for swimming this summer, we just want it to look decent.
Thanks
June 25th, 2009 at 08:38
i had a child puke in the hot tub last night and have no idea what to do, i have turned everything off so that there whill be no cross contamination between the hot tub and pool. do i need to shock the hot tub and does that mean i will not be able to use the pool all day if any one knows the answer please help a totally grossed out pool owner
July 1st, 2009 at 14:20
our pool water is very blue but cloudy. we”ve added several chemicals and just added clarifer. that was yesterday what do we do now? thank you in advance for any advise you can share.
July 8th, 2009 at 10:17
Try adding chlorine directly to the stain. We had the same problem a few years ago and it surprisely worked
July 9th, 2009 at 12:26
Jackie.
It could be a form of mold that migrates through the liner. Try putting a chlorine tablet directly on the liner in the middle of one of the dark patches for about 10 minutes. If the spot is lighter when you remove the tablet, then it means that the mold (which is alive) has retreated away from that spot. Then you can be sure that it is the mold.
I’ve never run into this problem directly, as it is very very rare and specific to certain regions (not mine) … but I think the only solution is new liner and you’d have to do some sort of chemical preparation before installing the new liner. I may be wrong though – and if you can identify it as a mold issue – maybe someone can give you better alternative to fix it.
July 11th, 2009 at 19:41
We have 2 drains at the deep end of a fiber glass pool one is turning rust color and discoloring the pool. any advice?
July 12th, 2009 at 11:46
help changed sand in filter and cant get sand to stop blowning back in pool
March 23rd, 2010 at 15:51
Could use some help. At what water temperature is best for the pool chemicals to work. Does temp even have a effect or is it just the balance of the chemicals and ph?
April 6th, 2010 at 07:50
I am so glad you have shared this article here with us, I have been looking for some help regarding renovation of my old pool. Thanks!
June 27th, 2010 at 10:50
Would anyone use a household strainer to skim the pool?
August 15th, 2010 at 23:59
ON SANDFILTER WHERE IT SAYS RETURN ON PIPE INLETS IS THAT RETURN TO POOL. OR FROM POOL
August 31st, 2010 at 21:21
Currently, I have 10 years old Viking fiberglass pool; due to poor installation, the pool has several cracks (the largest crack is 8 feet across the pool), the walls are bulged and a lot of air pockets on the pool floor. It’s a kidney shape about 7 feet deep and 35 feet long and 15 feet across with a shallow end of 3.5 feet. I am very impressed with your knowledge and the installation process. I have neither gravel bed nor sand for back fill around the pool. Would like to hear an advice from the readers to transform my pool to functional pool.
October 26th, 2010 at 18:38
This blog is real good. i feel like i have found a goodie bag.I will definetly link to this blog from my FAQ page.
March 22nd, 2011 at 06:28
Hi, could some one please help with some info, my mom has a 2X3M pool and its a salt pool it has turned green now and she wants to get it back to the way it was, we don’t have any knowledge on pools, please help, it looks terrible!!!
March 28th, 2011 at 22:35
You made some decent points there. I looked on the internet for the issue and found most
individuals will go along with your website.
April 20th, 2011 at 02:31
This blog is very helpful for maintaining my swimming pool. Thanks for sharing such nice information.