How I maintain my Above Ground Pool  

To be honest, I don’t know what temp the water is but I was in it a few days ago and it was rather warm. It’s been a heat wave where I am lately. Several days with temps in the 90+ F.

Thank you. I don’t. I do the bare minimum. I have some chlorine tabs in the floater and I shock with liquid chlorine from time to time.

I store it indoors.

@@JennErmyMedia what’s the horsepower of the pump?

I vacuum to filter. I do realize some situations necessitate going to waste instead.

@@JennErmyMedia I ask because it's my understanding that a sand filter doesn't always filter all dead algae. I do have some issues with algae si I do tend to vacuum to waste. Thanks for your response. I am in the process of installing a Hayward external skimmer in the hopes it will be more effective at removing debris.

@billedmonds1381 correct that is my understanding to that if Algae is a problem then you would vacuum to waste.

​@@billedmonds1381get the filter balls. They work a billion times better than sand.

@xq8152 yeah the pump/filter that came with this pool came with the filter balls. I may try them when this pump/filter stops working.