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    Algae, cloudy water and foam on the surface

    Hello everybody - I need your help. I am not very new to the pool maintenance, but I see this the first time. I have opened the pool 2 days ago and found a lot of algae. I've added 2 gallons of 6% bleach. Yesterday, I've tested the water: Salt -2500 ppm - added 20 lbs of salt FC - 2 ppm - did...
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    NEW in winterizing SWG pool - PLEASE HELP

    Hello, I will be winterizing my above-ground pool first time this year. I know that I have to disconnect all the equipment, bring the water down below the return line, clean pool and do all other routine I have previously done for the Bacquacil pool. What I don't know - the chemistry of...
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    Just starting with SWG - need help with pool chemistry and start up

    Greetings to all! I have just installed the AquaTrol SWG on my oval pool. I did not turn it on yet. I added salt and now I have the test results from pool store: - Salt - 2750 ppm - FC - 0.27 ppm - CYA - 7 ppm - TA - 25 ppm - pH - 7.27 - CH - 220 ppm Using the PoolMath calculator, I have...
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    SWG bonding

    Hello everybody, I am installing the AquaTrol SWG and suppose to connect it to the pool bonding system. I have found that I don't have one. I am in Illinois. My pool has aluminum wall and vinyl liner. Three years ago, the installer did not make the loop around the pool and did not make any...
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    Best SWG for the above ground pool

    Hello, I am going to purchase the SWG for my above ground pool 15ftx30ftx54in. I was considering Aqua Trol RJ designed for 18,000 gal, however in a couple threads I read that this generator will be too small for my pool. Any suggestion? Thank you very much, y51
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    Baquacil CDX misuse

    I have an above-ground pool 30'x15'x54" and I have never had pools before. Everything seemed to be fine until today's routine weekly maintenance. I had to add 2 quarts of Baquacil oxidizer and 1.25 pints of Baquacil CDX. Instead (how carefree the human being can be), I have started with 2 quarts...