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    Another newbie with pool issues

    So I checked the status of the equipment. The Nature 2 does have a cartridge in it. I do not see a way for its not to. Looks like the cartridge and top and a single piece, but maybe I did not look close enough. The auto chlorine feeder was empty. The property manager is calling the owner to...
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    Another newbie with pool issues

    Well, you know what they say...a sucker born every minute....and they are looking to sell to as many of those suckers as possible! Unfortunately my problems are much deeper...I have so much CLA in the water that the ORP of my chlorine is probably zero! This is likely a consequence of being in...
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    Another newbie with pool issues

    Well, I did some reading here and else where. And as I understand it now, the nature 2 is really just there to help prevent algae (not addressing sanitation), so with that goal in mind, it may allow a slight reduction in the level of chlorine needed. As far as them chemicals being...
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    Another newbie with pool issues

    Oh yes, I left one piece of equipment off the list. One of those Nature 2 mineral purifiers....what the heck does that thing do anyway? Is it any good? Cant get any pics yet. The camera is with my wife...still in CT until this weekend!
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    Another newbie with pool issues

    HAHA We learned the hard way about swim diapers. Went to the beach, she loved the sand (so much she wanted to eat it) but was afraid of the waves, so she never got wet. We made a couple stops on the way home figuring she was covered...she had a diaper on. We'll never do that again. Swim diapers...
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    Another newbie with pool issues

    Thanks fore the replies! Waste...where are you from? I just moved down here from Simsbury, CT! I dont really want to maintain the pool myself, but if that's the only way to have it properly maintained, I will do it. I am a fish guy, sold my 300 gallon reef tank when I moved down here. So I am...
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    Another newbie with pool issues

    Hi Everyone, first post here, so go gently on me :-D I recently relocated to FL and am currently renting a house with a 12-13k inground gunite pool with a cartridge filter. Weekly pool care is included in my rent. Last weekend I went out of town and came back to a bad algae bloom. Greenish in...