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    Bottom Drain law? (2016)

    Just so when I forget and search for the answer again I can find it :p Locally, the recommendation for leaking or going bad bottom drains is to abandon them in place. New pools with a bottom drain must have 2, but a residential pool does not need to have a bottom drain system. Some careful...
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    Bottom Drain law? (2016)

    Thanks guys! I was of the same opinion that it would only count for pools that already had one drain only as well, but my Google skills were failing me as well as my lack of comprehension of the language lawyers use. The pool is 16x32 oval with 8' deep end and a very narrow 3' shallow end. I...
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    Bottom Drain law? (2016)

    Hello Friends! i was unable to find anything recent on the topic of Bottom Drains being required. So, the backstory! My Vinyl liner died. It was old when I bought the house so it wasn't my fault. The local installer is telling me that he must install 2 bottom drains to be compliant with...
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    Using Tricolor to Raise CYA?

    I think I am messing up the respond thing, sorry guys. I do have some pucks that I have slated to keep snakes out of my wood pile. The Triclor is from a purchase I made before I found TFP.:lovetfp: My PH is trying to creep up due to being covered I think. Either way, the change in PH from the...
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    Using Tricolor to Raise CYA?

    That is a good thought, but I do not believe I have a leak as I have not had to add water yet.
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    Using Tricolor to Raise CYA?

    Hello all! This is the first question the search bar has failed me on, so here it goes: If my CYA is low, and I am using Trichlor to raise both FC and CYA, does the CYA reading happen quickly, or is it the same week long wait as if I had hung the stabilizer in the return with the sock method...