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    Will Muriatic Acid harm solar cover

    Hi all, We keep a solar cover on our pool (just got a new one!) and I normally add muriatic acid in front of a return. Can I just pull back the cover a bit and add the acid? Or will it harm the cover? I've tried searching but did not find anything, so sorry if this is covered elsewhere. Thanks!
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    Can you tell me what this is called?

    Hi all, I need to order these things (that look like a question mark), and I don't know my terminology. They are the plastic spacers for the piece that runs around the pool (the "lip"). Can you tell me what they are so I can order replacements? Thanks, Brad K PS - That was the color of...
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    CC Levels when testing

    We are using the TF-100 kit for all of our testing. Our pool is FULL of algae and who knows what else and we are currently in the process of shocking. When testing for CC we are only getting a result of .5, it only takes one drop to turn our test water clear. That doesn't seem right to us...
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    Leaves in the pool, Brushing, and Backwash - Not a believer

    Hi All, This is Melissa, Brad has been doing all of our posting so far. I've got a couple questions about all the JUNK in our pool. Remember our pool was not taken care of last fall and all the leaves and Crud fell into the pool. I have been scooping leaves and sticks and stuff (6-8 times so...
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    Brand Newbie - Story and questions

    Hi everyone, This is Brad and Melissa, and here is our story. We bought a house with a pool (our first) in a suburb of Minneapolis in January, a great time to buy a house with a pool in Minnesota, right? This house had been in foreclosure, and the pool was not closed down properly last year...