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    How much bleach on average for startup?

    Just curious what you cost is on startup on chlorine/bleach?
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    Manual vacuum recommendation?

    A good manual vacuum?
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    What vacuum is best when vacuuming to waste?

    I need to vacuum our pool out, both our old ones are shot, so need to replace. I don't know if it is best to get a manual one or one of the automatic ones? I hate the water waste, i don't know which is going to do the best job in the quickest amount of time to limit the water waste?
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    Fastes way to get refill of reagents?

    I have been having to test my pool so much that I am almost out of R-0870 DPD powder & R-0871 FAS-DPD Titrating reagent. I forgot to order them when I replenished my other stuff and it was very slow shipping. Any one know of a faster option or what I can do in the meantime that will work as I am...
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    do I adjust ph first or chlorine?

    Here are my numbers, just took samples using my Taylor K-2006: PH: color purple past the 8 level on the chart ALK: 75 CH: no color, didn't turn red, when I added a drip of R-0011L it turned pink CYA: reached the top of the viewing window and could still see the black dot. Where do I start...
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    Where do you buy refills?

    Hi, I have the K-2006 kit. Where do you find the best (cheapest) place to buy refills for your kits at? TIA!
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    Can't get it right

    I have the K-2006. I have alreayd spent way too much money trying to get this right this year and pool water still cloudy with touch of algae bloom. Kids have been swimming off and on and now that my numbers as far as PH and Alk seem ok they are having some skin/eye irritation with no...
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    Can't get the cloudy out

    PH, CYA, Alkalinity and Stablizer are good, and finally I have my chlorine holding steady. Dumped in recommended amount of flocculant last night and it's still cloudy. This is after about a week long of trying different things, vacuuming to waste, adding metal stuff. Still cloudy. Do I just...
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    Do I need a 2HP pump?

    We have a 30ft, 52 inch deep above ground pool. Our Super Clear 2HP pump that came with it has quit. Do I need to replace it with another 2HP? Thanks in Advance.
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    Alkalinity low, ph high?

    Our pool is roughly 24,500 gallons, above ground. CYA is at 19, Chlorine 0, PH 8, Alkalinity 28, hardness 108. What do I do first, Adjust the Alkalinity and CYA? Should I add the baking soda to bring up the Alkalinity? And if so, won't that increase the ph too? And then I'd have to buy...
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    Can smell bleach, no chlorine leves

    I just came across this method, and have been trying to get my pool to shock level, starting with green water. I have dumped in 12 large size bottle of bleach so far. It is still very cloudy, but water has turned to a whitish blue. I have a test kit, and I know everyone says I need a really...