Make a splash with advice on pool care and maintenance! Share tips on cleaning, chemical balancing, repairs, and creating the perfect backyard oasis for your family to enjoy.
- by systemMake a splash with advice on pool care and maintenance! Share tips on cleaning, chemical balancing, repairs, and creating the perfect backyard oasis for your family to enjoy. 1 post – 1 participant Read full topic
- by Caroline_R2My husband and I are considering purchasing a home with an in ground pool. Neither one of us have any idea what the upkeep is on having one. Can you give me an idea of what all is involved in maintaining one and the problems that can arise. Also is it better to have someone […]
- by tanjapettyjohnI would like to know if anyone out there has had good or bad experiences with local pool builders. We are in the process of researching and would like to have a pool in the backyard by this summer. We have had a couple of companies out to look at our yard and give us […]
- by danielle.dolanHey Ladies, Mommies . . . We're buying a new (used) home with a pool, and want to install a pool fence. Any suggestions or reviews on good/ bad/ great/ awful reviews of local companies for pool fencing? Thanks a bunch! 5 posts – 1 participant Read full topic
- by Renee_THi! My family is moving in a week to a house with a pool (in Flower Mound). Of course, this will be the first pool we have ever had. Can you recommend someone who teaches pool school? We would like to learn to take care of the pool ourselves. Additionally, if we were to have […]
- by jodieejacksonWe are having some issues with keeping our pool as nice as we'd like it so we are looking for a pool service to come and help us out. Would like to get a good price and have someone who is actually going to show up. If you are or know of anyone who does […]
- by brooke_daltonWe have 20+ trees in our backyard and we have a pool that is constantly full of them. Any advice??Also- what about the pool covers? Where to get them and how much ate they? 3 posts – 1 participant Read full topic
- by AerosmithJWHi I have one of the pools that you take down b4 winter. I think its intex, it is the one with the metal poles. We have always took it down for the winter. We are thinking about keeping it up, I know i would have to get a pool cover. I have never closed […]
- by Oven33Hi all, We moved to our current house 6 months ago. We own a pool and have never had one before. The pool cleaning company we use- is small and self-owned by one individual. He cleans the pool once a week. On the day he cleans it- he normally puts chemicals in the pool- this […]
- by bidisha06Hello Moms! I have a pool in my backyard and my twin boys are beginning to walk now. So I would like to take precaution and put a safety net around my pool. Do you have recommendations for company names who do this? ALso, someone mentioned to me about safety covers over the pool. So, […]
- by a_Proud_MaMa_of_3We are looking at building a pool and wanted to know personal experiences about owning a salt water pool. A few pool companies told us as long as you use the correct amount of salt you will have NO problems. Then another company told us horror stories about owning one. Salf residue on decking, furniture […]
- by a_Elaine_COur 1950's-era home has a 17K gallon rectangular pool with a deteriorating fiberglass liner. We knew when we bought the house 3 years ago that the liner would need replacing in the near future, and now that we are picking up leaf-size chunks of fiberglass in the leaf net, it appears that the "near future" […]
- by Rebecca_KoenigWe are in the process of putting in an in-ground pool and spa and would like to put gate alarms on the fence door. I have been trying to research them but there are just so many. I would like any good or bad experiences with gate alarms. Did you do wired or wireless? Where […]
- by KrisehallHello ladies! Our pool is looking worn and is in need of resurfacing (or having the plaster redone). Please let me know if you have any suggestions on a good, reliable, reasonably priced company or individual. Thanks, as always, for your suggestions and words if wisdom – I appreciate it! 10 posts – 1 participant […]
- by Paula_B2We just built a salt water pool and have been going through the learning curve of managing our chemicals. Needless to say, it's expensive. Just wondering if there are any places other than Leslie's that sell chemicals and pool supplies at a cheaper cost. Thanks. 3 posts – 1 participant Read full topic
- by T_K2I've got a toddler pool on my deck & I don't know how to keep it clean. It's a collapsable pool about 6 feet in diameter & I'd rather not have to empty & refill it everytime we want to use it. We've got a LOT of iron in our water (we have a well) […]
- by alynn0903My husband and I are in the process of buying a home that has an inground pool. We would like to put a baby fence around it. But since we are new to this we don't know where to start. Does anyone have a recommendation of a company to use? Also can you give me […]
- by G_WHi Ladies, We're getting ready to decide on our pool contractor but are feeling confused about the equipment each one says is the best. One uses Hayward and one uses Polaris. The one using Polaris says Hayward is awful, doesn't clean well and if he comes to a repair job and sees a Hawyard pump, […]
- by dsoliz82Hi ladies, my husband has worked in construction for 7 years and he also has a pool company he is running from home on the side. The construction thing is good when their is work. But now it's getting real slow. He needs work to pay bills. If you think you need any help with […]
- by k_d6Hi Mama's! We got our kids a pool this summer, nothing great it's a 16×42, they absolutely love it, however as of late because of the heat the pool is like bath water. Does anyone know how we can make the water colder? (we don't want to drain the pool, because it's a salt water […]