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@pamelanounk8462

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I want to ask a question. I bought my first pool for the summer and I want to ask, what to do first first after filling my pool with water. Do I use chlorine or shock first?

Man, I was feeling intimidated by the pool we bought with our new house last year. You did such a fantastic job walking through everything-thanks a ton!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

@jenny_by_the_woods

16 күн бұрын

Same about to attempt this new task. Bought new house in feb and no guidance but YT! Thanks

This is a thanks from the fatherless bastards like myself. Ive yet to pay another man or shop to work on or repair anything thus far as an adult. So fellas like you making these youtube videos are the unsung heros of an entire generation. Here's to you brother👌🏻

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for watching my video. Hope you have a great summer.

@prettybrowneyes8945

3 ай бұрын

I second this comment

This is the best video i’ve found for beginners. Gave me a piece of mind knowing was not going to be as hard as i thought. It’ll be our first time opening the pool

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks it’s not to bad just follow my video. Thanks for watching

His videos are the best. I have all his pool videos & he has always been right on the money. Thank you for you time to make your videos God bless you too 😊

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching

Thank you for the informative video! Most videos skip the pool cover removal from an aboveground pool, so another strategy is appreciated! God bless.

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like thanks for watching

You are awesome. First time home owner that came with an above ground pool and you’ve helped me tremendously opening it!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

I let video’s ads play all the way through because you’re a bad ass. 😎

@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

Well Awesome thank you.

Thank you. Great video.

@DIYJIM

19 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Best and clearest instructions I have seen on opening my pool. Thanks for the help!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

Great video- you are a good teaching person with attention to details. Thank you!

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

You are very welcome

Thank you for the the best diy on how to remove the cover by yourself!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome thanks for watching

Thank you very well said. Really great having someone explain some difficult tasks. Your pool and deck are beautiful

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

Good grief did I need this video for opening this year. Thank you again sir.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help, thanks for watching

I will definitely recommend this video. Best I could find. Thank you sir.

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome that would be great. Thanks for watching

I just want to thank you for all your excellent videos…wish I’d seen them years ago. Would have saved me lots of trial and error. I’m selling my house, and I’ll be sure to leave e a link to your videos to the new homeowner, so she won’t have to go through everything I had to! Thanks again!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching hope my videos help the new home owners

Thank you so much for such an amazing video!! You explain everything so well. Very appreciative!!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome Deb

Thank you so much, i will be having my pool installed next month, i have a lot to learn but i think i can do it, you helped me a lot already, Bless you

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

It’s really not to hard as long as you just do not ignore it. Thanks for watching

Thank you Sir! This channel needs way more subs and way more views!

@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, my channel is growing at 1100 subscribers a month I am very happy never thought it would do this good. It’s awesome getting nice comments like this. Have a great summer

Thanks so much for this!! I would really like to see how you remove and place your steps into and out of the pool!! And how to keep it in! That’s my last step! And such a challenge to remove! Thanks again for your great tips!

@DIYJIM

23 күн бұрын

Did you see this kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqiVls2TqZrUabA.htmlsi=1elLLdLd17xqFkDF Getting them out is not super easy. I either pay my kids off to jump in the cold water at the end of the season . I have my older boy and me pick them out and my younger boy grabs the weights out from underneath before we get it completely out of the pool.

Your video was so helpful, I followed your instructions to a t and everything came out perfect

@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Maria for watching and commenting on my video

Thanks for your great video..I don’t have a sand pump but I will be doing this with a friend this summer. The pool companies are outrageous in cost to open and close it. They also didn’t connect the ground correctly last year as you showed how to do it. Thanks again!😀

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help thanks for watching and subscribing if you are a new subscriber

Really well done, thank you for posting!

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

ur the man JIM

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video. I have a similar setup as you and this is very helpful in setting things up right. Thank you.

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome glad I could help

Great job

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great videos! Thanks

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome thanks for watching

We used a leaf cover for our pool over the winter . It's way better than a tarp. The leaf cover is basically a net it keeps debris outta the pool and is so much easier to take off.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

I have one of those also. Thanks for watching

This video is so helpful

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you glad I could help

@lanepratt9344

2 жыл бұрын

@@DIYJIM I watched the video on back washing gonna do that now..thank u

Thanks so much for this video! When did you end up putting your steps in?

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Few years ago

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@DIYJIM

8 күн бұрын

Thanks

Great video. What did you put the sand filter on setti g

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Go to 13:00 hope this helps

Funny what you said about the boys! You take care of them well. I WILL BE a pool owner in the near future. What size pool do you have?

@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

24 foot

@abdulrahemx123roblox8

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYJIM same

Can you suggest a good pool cover? Mine (12' x 24') torn in the second year and the debris went down into my pool.

@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

All the research I did you have to buy a cover with a 20 year warranty or better. The cover will never last 20 years but they are better than the cheaper ones. Look in the description of this video there is a link to the one I bought. I still can not promise how long it will last I have only used it on year. Hopefully they sell your size. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2eolbCbYdq2drw.html

Do you know what brand of cover you have. I have purchased two cheaper ones and they only last a season before getting holes. Yours looks like it is heavy duty and will last longer. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the beginning of this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2eolbCbYdq2drw.html there are links in the description of it also. Hope this helps

Question how did you get cover down by the deck mine being built next week just like yours actually

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

hope this helps kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZuO0cR7pauafrw.htmlsi=_CtynR2atM5XBBp6

Do you need to fill the sand filter with water or just make sure the pump is primed?

@DIYJIM

29 күн бұрын

Just make sure your pump is primed.

Nice-looking pool Dude! 🤟 I'd like to downsize due to the price of chlorine 🤨

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I just ordered some online from Walmart $250 50Lbs crazy

@shanetaylor7581

2 жыл бұрын

Go salt

@tessabare7793

2 жыл бұрын

Is there a cheaper alternative for the chlorine?

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

@@tessabare7793 not that I know of, but my 50 lbs bucket of Chlorine last me 2 to 3 years

@shanetaylor7581

2 жыл бұрын

@@tessabare7793 add salt. Buy a chlorine generator and make free chlorine.

I wish you made house calls!

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe someday thanks for watching

I'm curious what pillow you are using. it looks very heavy duty.

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

It came from a friend that worked for Pepsi company. Thanks for watching my video

Hi Jim, I was told that the shock should but poured through the skimmer because since it is so strong it can ruin your liner. I was skeptical about doing that since most people do it directly in the pool water. Have you noticed if it has caused issues with the liner?

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

I normally get a bucket of warm water and try to dissolve it some then carefully pour it in my pool a little at a time all the way around. Just be careful it’s real strong wear eye protection.

@westfletcher9219

2 жыл бұрын

Correct , you don’t want that shock sitting on your liner . Adding shock through the skimmer will have. It dissolve. Never add shock in your skimmer though if you have a chlorinator . You’ll have a chemical reaction explosion.

@Goat9161

2 жыл бұрын

Adding shock through your skimmer can and will eventually corrode your pump

@westfletcher9219

2 жыл бұрын

I use garanulsr cl it dissolves quickly .

@concurt6465

2 жыл бұрын

I have always used liquid pool shock. I pour some as I walk the perimeter of the pool

Hello, im having to drain my pool that came with new house and im going to have to scrub and clean the surfaces. I was wondering what you would recommend to clean it with?

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure never did that maybe call a pool place or I would try some car soap. Let me know what you find out.

What kind of pool do you have? I am in Central PA Too. I sub

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure I bought it used thanks for watching and subscribing

what size is ur pool? can't seem to find a cover for a 27' round pool.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

my pool is a 24 ft

When do you add the baking soda?

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

When your PH is low normally it also starts to look cloudy.

How long you have your pool

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

I think it has been about 4 years

I bust my ass getting the cover off. It doesn't take much water to weigh 500 pounds. And, of course, some of the sludge ends up back in the pool.

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Oh that happened to me last year sucks. Thanks for watching

First question how the heck did your pillow stay inflated all winter long? Many more to come lol

@DIYJIM

2 жыл бұрын

My pillow is from the Pepsi bottle company. It was not really for a pool. Thanks for watching

@laureldavis500

Жыл бұрын

The first time I used a pillow, I inflated it as much as I could. It was totally deflated and full of water when I opened the pool. Then I saw a video that said to only inflate it enough that you should be able to push down in the center and touch the ground or deck underneath, maybe halfway, or as Jim suggests…75%. That seemed to do the trick for me. In the spring, it was still inflated to the same amount.

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@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

You sure are love ya bud

I never found a pool cover that would work correctly. They always end up holding rain water, and it's like trying to get an elephant out of the pool. Not to mention, the debris that would flow back into the pool, off the top of the cover. It's pointless!

@DIYJIM

3 жыл бұрын

I want my cover to keep rain and everything else out of the pool that way it looks nice and clean when I open it. I just pump or siphon the water off the top. Hope you have a good summer

@laureldavis500

Жыл бұрын

How do you pump the water off all winter? My cover looks like a skating rink. The rainwater pushes the pool water down and it goes out the inlet which I did not cover. Will the pool overflow if the skimmer and return are closed? My hoses are too frozen here in Vermont to pump water off during the winter.

Hey bud, what I use to clean the pool cover is MOLD ARMOR . Just spray it on the cover and forget it! No scrubbing and it comes out like brand new! I live in upstate New York. Good vid!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try that, thanks for the tip.