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    Best way to remove DE from pool water?

    A new client of mine had holes in her DE grids, and as such, it has been putting DE back into the pool. This has been ongoing for several months (yes, months!). I took the pool on yesterday, replaced the broken grids, and now have to get the DE out of the pool. The pool is FULL of DE. It's very...
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    Brown stains all over the pool. Best way to remove?

    I have been servicing a pool for 6 months. When I took over the pool it already had brown stains, but over time they have gotten worse. The brown has gotten darker and the pool has developed more stains. Buying a stain remover that needs to be put directly onto the stains is no good as the pool...
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    Trouble with my LeafMaster

    I inherited a LeafMaster but i've never been able to use it. I read all these positive reviews about this form of collecting leaves from pools but i've only ever experienced problems. Mine has the brushes. All it does it push leaves around. It sucks up nothing, well, maybe one or two leaves...
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    LeafMaster - a poor attempt at a cheap vacuum?

    I've used a LeafMaster once in the past and found it to be almost useless. It took forever to setup and didn't pick up many leaves. Is that down to bad technique or are LeafMasters just a poor attempt at a cheap vacuum? I don't have the funds to purchase a Hammerhead and so I am looking for...
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    How many chlorine tabs do you maintain in your feeders?

    I've been advised to always have 2 in the feeder but I've tried it with 1 and seems to work just as well - the pool still has about the same amount of chlorine in a week later. Just curious about what the more experienced pool guys do. Thanks in advance.
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    Half gallon liquid chlorine jugs?

    Anyone know where I can get my hands on half gallon jugs for liquid chlorine use? Thanks.