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    What is the best way to remove my waterline stain?

    I have natural stone- slate as my waterline tile. I noticed it is starting to form a waterline stain. What is the best way to remove it?
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    Polaris Vac Sweep 280 Question

    I am looking at purchasing the Polaris Vac Sweep 280 for my inground gunite pool. It indicates it needs a booster pump. When I had my pool built I had a independent suction line put in to hook up a Vac. Will this qualify as a booster pump? In order to turn on the suction line, there is a lever...
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    How often should I clean my SWG?

    I have a Pentair IntelliChlor Chlorine Generator. It is brand new and it has a sensor that indicates it needs cleaning but has not turned on yet. Should I trust it or do a routine clean every six months?
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    My SWG

    Salt has been added several days ago. I been running the SWG 12 hours a day at 100%. Here is my reading: FC 0 TAC 0 Salt 2900 CYA 90 TA 100 PH 7.6 PHO 300 I am waiting on the SWG to start making chlorine to get the FC level up. I'm Worried about the FAC/TAC still staying low. Should I shock...
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    Salt tester

    Has anyone use the electronic salt tester? I see it is expensive but will pay for itself in time if that is all you need. I see they use it at commercial pool suppliers to sample the salt level. LAMOTTE SALT TDS TEMP TRACER POCKETESTER
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    Backwash and adding DE

    My pool is less than a month old and I am ready to add salt to the pool and turn on my Salt Chlorinator. I would like to backwash before doing so, how much DE do I put in after backwashing? How much salt do I put in? What setting should I start with on the Chlorinator? Currently my pool is...
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    ORGANIC Additives

    I am new to the pool maintenance and trying to figure what works. I been trying to figure out the other stuff that the pool stores trying to sell you. One of the big things Leslies Pools always jumps on is the organic additives known as Pool Perfect. Has anyone used this? Is it really needed? is...
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    Water Conditioner

    With a Salt system do you use water conditioner? The pool tech that setup the initial water told me to add a conditioner every six months to help maintain the pool. Cuts down on Chlorine loss,,,I heard that with regular systems but not with a salt system.