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netscorer

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  1. Thanks for the advise Chessie. I knocked the wedges down before I wrote to this forum. The bolts that are on the picture are removed afterwords and can slide down to the full length. So this is not the wedge that blocks the ladder advance but the friction of the rails and the anchors. I am yet to try the torch - need to get out to the hardware store and get one.
  2. Thanks - I am planning to try the torch over the weekend. To the other person asking if my pool is SWG - yes, it is. I installed the system this year. By the way, worked like a charm - once I was able to clear the initial conditions (previous owner did not open the pool for several years!), I enjoyed crystal clear water all season long with zero chlorine additions. Pump was working for only 6 hours every night and there was no chlorine smell or miscoloration of the swimming suits. The neighbors, using the regular chlorine shocks were fighting algae all August and had chlorine smell so bad we could sense it when there was wind coming our direction.
  3. Thanks everyone for the replies I got so far. I tried everything already except for the torch suggestion - probably not a bad idea. I'll have to check Home Depot over the weekend to see if I can either rent one or buy one cheap. I really don't want to leave ladder in place all winter.
  4. Hi everyone - new pool owner here and would appreciate your advise. We have an inground vinyl pool and a ladder at the deep end. It was inserted by the pool opening company at the beginning of the season. We decided to close the pool ourselves but the one prblem we have is that the ladder is stuck. It looks likes the ladder is fused with deck anchors (probably corrosion and dirt not removed when the ladder was inserted in the spring). I tried to use WD40 and then knock ladder with rubber mallet, even car jack - nothing helps. So the question is basically, what options do we have. Can we leave the ladder in the pool over the winter (we are in Connecticut)? Are there methods that you used that might help in this situation? Thanks ! Here are some pictures to help me illustrate the situation:
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