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    What about cyanuric acid and copper?

    Thanks for the advice on test strips. I test the pool weekly with my 2006 test kit. I typically use test strips mid week or so to check for sudden changes in pH or Cl-. If the strip says the Cl- dropped than it is time for the test kit to see what is going on so I can fix it. I am an...
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    What about cyanuric acid and copper?

    Hmmmmm, I haven't recognized copper as a problem. The grandchildren have dark hair, one of the great-grandchildren has blond hair but none of them spend an appreciable amount of time in our pool. The little blond might look good with green hair:) Intex says copper "helps" hypochlorous acid...
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    What about cyanuric acid and copper?

    I assume I can get cyanuric acid from places like Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, etc. What should I watch out for in buying cyanuric acid? Any other ingredients to avoid? My Intex SWG uses a pair of copper electrodes to generate copper ions and Intex has a spec (0.1 - 0.2 ppm) on copper levels...
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    SWG pros/cons

    I hate to sound stupid but what is an SWG? Richard
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    Pump Basket Only Has Air Bubbles When Skimmer Basket is In!!

    Re: Pump Basket Only Has Air Bubbles When Skimmer Basket is I have had that problem a few times. What I found is that the pump can pull in air when dealing with the pool vacuum cleaner. We have Intex's accessory kit with the filter and filter housing that goes in the skimmer. Pulling the...