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    winter maintenance advice

    Hello all, I am hiring a pool company to provide winter maintenance. I have a blocking cover. What is the best interval? Once a month? twice a month? thanks so much for the help. Todd
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    Swimming after adding stabilizer

    Hello all, When adding liquid stabilizer (35% mono sodium cyanurate monohydrate), is there a wait period until it's safe to swim again? A few hours with filter on 100%? Thanks In advance!
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    Spa plaster

    Hello all, This is our second season with our new in ground pool. Swg, 36000 gallons with raised spa and spillway. Last year I brushed the pool faithfully twice a day for the first 4 weeks. The finish was very smooth and nice last year. When we opened it this year, the spa plaster has many...
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    Newbie needs help with pool drain please!

    Hello all, After a difficult week here in the tropic wetlands of philadelphia suburbs, my pool level is too high. I have also noticed my CH creeping up (420 today). I do not know how to drain water from the pool using existing system. Can anyone help? We have a newly installed (opened mem...
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    Help! - Deposits!

    The following pics are from our 36,000 gallon, freeform gunite pool, running a hayward SWG. there are only deposits under the waterfall from the spa. Latest numbers (today) pH 7.8 TA 100 (I have been aerating and adding acid to lower, usually running 80-90) CH 330 FC 3.5 CC 0.5 CYA 75 I am...
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    SWG % Setting

    Hello all. I was wondering what and how you determine your chlorinator setting. Currently it is running at 50%. Latest numbers: pH 7.4 TA 90 CH 320 CYA 80 TC 4 Thanks. Todd
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    How to add salt

    Hello All. After getting my pool chemistry stabilized (pH 7.6 TA 90 CH 320 FC 3 CC 0.5 CYA 80) SWG was started by pool co today. They dumped salt in around 930 am. Taylot salt test puts ppm at around 26-2800ppm. Pool calculator recommends 150lbs of salt to bring it to 3200ppm (which as per...
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    TA lowering

    Hello all, I have successfully lowered my pH to 7.2 in an effort to dec TA from 110 down to desired 70-80 for swg pool (brand new, three weeks open, swg not on yet). My question is, how long does it take for TA to fall in response to pH drop? The pH dropped overnight with the addition of dry...
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    CaCl

    Hello all,. Does anyone know how long u must wait to swim after adding hardness up (CaCL) to the pool? Thanks!!
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    Chemical combo no-nos

    Hello All, Just opened out new pool. 36K gallon gunite pool with attached raised spa. getting chemistry under control (thanks to this awesome site, and the fantastic kit TF100!) Quick silly beginner question. I know you never add chlorine and acid at same time due to noxious gas formation...
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    any help welcome

    Hello, My wife and I are beginning the search for a pool company for an inground pool construction. We live just outside of Phila in a suburb near plymouth meeting. Any and all advice/experience/warnings welcome!! Thanks. Todd