Recent content by Morganna

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    My Pool Conundrum

    I appreciate a good pouncing. That sounds wholly inappropriate. I figured I would be getting schooled, which is what I need :) Idle threats along with sharp sticks works wonders for making people happy, generally speaking.
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    My Pool Conundrum

    Haha back to pool school, you mean I should actually take notes this time... Direct sun most of the day every day in Northern California. I keep it covered with an oversized gray solar pool cover when not in use, but presumably this still lets the UV through which degrades the chlorine (insert...
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    My Pool Conundrum

    I have to reach the "break" point with the chlorine, right? I dumped in nearly 116oz of chlorine last night and nada this morning. I don't leave it at 0, I put bleach in every day until I have about a 1 FC reading. I thought I was super-chlorinating last night, I guess I need to...
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    My Pool Conundrum

    Ooookay, after lurking silently the last two seasons and perusing the various helpful hints on pool maintenance, I have decided to take the plunge (I'm so punny) and beg for pool counseling. I'll try to be brief, but I admittedly quite verbose. After last summer's success with a 15ft round...