poollady

They work somewhat OK when there is no wind since the reduce the rate of water evaporation that would cool the water. They are not nearly as efficient as a traditional solar cover. So they are better than nothing if there is no wind. If conditions are windy, then they generally don't work as the chemical tends to get piled up instead of evenly dispersed. We sell the Solar Fish. Most of the customers who use them say they DO work. And this is NE Ohio. We reccommend using them along with a Solar Cover. The benefit is that instead of taking the Solar Cover off and on several times a day, you can leave it off all day and just put it on at night.

I am mainly a service business now, selling very few pools, and have a hard time selling the $3000.00 pools, so I doubt I could sell any of these that cost 3-4 times that. SO I guess no, I am not interested. Thanks anyway. I think you would be surprised at how little these Homestead pools cost. They retail for less than in grounds and waaaaaaaaaaay less than $30,000! For more info, email me at enterprise1826@neo.rr.com

Would you be interested in selling this type of pool again, NW? We would be glad to send you dealer info if you are interested. We are in NE OH

Have they been opened? If they have, I would throw them out. If not, they are probably still OK

Try shocking with non-chlorine shock (monopersulfate)

If you are using well water, you probably have metals in the water. So you will need to use Metal Out.

Kind of like a Master Spa. It looks like he has a regular hot tub cover, that must have cost him a couple of hunded dollars.........or maybe he made his own somehow........???

I commend you moderators for doing all you can!

Do you mean Olympic Brand pools or pools like that? yes poollady....we talked about the wood wall pools at the beginning of summer [ SH pools,Col,Oh] Probably thousands. We've been selling our own brand (Homestead) since 1986, and we sold Olympic brand for 5 or 6 years before that. Lots of other dealers (including Lighthouse) sold Olympic Pools for many years before they went out of business in the early 90's.

Do you mean Olympic Brand pools or pools like that?

Probably the best way to do it is to ask if there's a discount for cash. Or ask if they have any tubs in stock or floor models they want to move.

Cool off the pool??? Move to Ohio, lol, we NEVER have that problem here!

Harvey, The drain cover should be replaced. It's apparent the method to hold the cover in place has been comprimised. Check with you pool dealer and get a new cover and screw set and replace that cover immediately. You may have a suction entrapment issue and should get that cover replacced. Main drains scare the crap out of me! You read about people (children in particular) getting trapped in the drain - it's just horrific! There are better ways to circulate the water in the pool without the necessity of the main drain.

It is quite possible that you have two filters with a different square foot rating. Hayward tech specs says for c1200 filter the cartridge is 120 sq ft Unicel website says the replacement should be C-8412. for a Hayward 1200 series filter. If they have a different sq ft rating this will affect water flow through the system. Next time try replacing your filter with a Pleatco brand cartridge. If you go to their website Pleatco.com you will see that the core of the Pleatco filter has multiple slits in it allowing for better flow, as compared to the PVC pipe with a few holes drilled into it like the Unicel and other brands. I'm not saying it will solve you problem completely, but it has to make a difference.

I would go with a non-chlorine system like Pristine Blue or another comparable system. Stay away from chlorine or bromine if you can. Just my humble opinion.