Q. I am a winter resident in Ft. Myers, Fla., and live the rest of the year in Massachusetts, where I have a vinyl 20-by-40-foot in-ground swimming pool. Last spring when I removed the cover, I ...

Q. I have a 15-by-30-foot pool that has developed round tan areas, which, I assume, are colonies of algae. Some of these have eaten through the interior finish into the concrete base. I use an ...

Q. We’ve had a pool for about six months, and it is time to clean our deck with more than just water. The dirt and grease from food and sunscreen are starting to make our deck look much older than it ...

Question: I have rust stains at the bottom of my pool. I have tried metal-removal additives with no success. Someone mentioned I could take a long piece of PVC piping and hold one end over the stain ...

Question: After every heavy rain, I find dozens of fat earthworms drowned in my pool. If I don’t vacuum them out immediately, some stick to the bottom and leave a stain that won’t brush out. How can I ...