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    overflow drain pipe ?

    hey guys, got an overflow drain on my pool, where the pipe goes to there is another pipe the exact same size right beside it, we got about 2 inches of rain last night and the overflow drain worked, now that the pool water level is normal, water is still flowing out of the other pipe, where could...
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    Metals making water cloudy ? ?

    hey guys, got a cousin that uses the pool store for testing and chemicals, i have mentioned tfp to him but he wont make the switch, so about a week ago his pool turns cloudy and he ask me about it, i tell him it needs to be shocked, probably algae, he goes to pool store for a water test, they go...
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    Repair a loose brick around pool

    Hey guys, got the coping brick design around the top edge of my pool, and I had one brick just come loose at the mortar line, I mean the brick is still in good shape, what's best to put this brick back in ? And is this a DIY job ?
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    CYA gone ...

    Hey guys, had my cya at 35-40 about 2 months ago, checked today and it is below 30 on the hth test kit from Walmart, so I would say it is roughly. 20-25, we have gotten a lot of rain here the last 2 months, I guess my cya got diluted out, who knows, what's the quickest way to get some cya in the...
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    Return gurgling quite a bit

    Hey guys, running my pump about 4 hrs , when the pump comes on, I have one return that will pop and gurgle for about 5-10 mins and then it will finally quit and everything is ok , is this normal for the return to do this so long or is something wrong ?
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    Shocked the pool, now a green tint ? ?

    Hey guys, I thought I would shock the pool last nite , so I add the bleach to bring chlorine level to roughly 15 ppm, now today my water has a green tint to it, nothing major, just a slight green look to it. Never had this green tint in the 2 yrs I have had the pool, what could be causing this ?
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    Jandy O ring broke ?

    Hey guys, my jandy o ring broke, pool stores closed today so I tried to just put the old one back on and limp until Monday ! I got the old o ring back on but now I can't get the pump to prime, is the o ring probably the cause of the of the pump not priming or do I need to look elsewhere ? Thanks
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    Pool pump run time question

    Suppose to get cold here tonight, gonna run my pump from midnight till early morning, my question is do I have to run the pool pump and the booster pump ? I was just gonna run pool pump and leave the booster pump off, will this be good enough ? Thanks
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    polaris 280 running sluggish after 3 new tires ?

    hey guys, my polaris 280 tires were shot so i get 3 new tires for it today, after i installed them it wouldnt go around the pool, just sat there going around in circles, i got in the water and it looks like the the 2 wheels on the right were having trouble spinning, the 1 tire on the left was...
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    big rain and cya is almost gone ? ?

    hey guys, my cya has been running 35-40, we got 5 inches of rain in about 2 hrs a week ago, i go and check my cya today and it said 15-20, checked it twice, i do have an overflow drain, so the rain brought the pool up about 1 1/2 inches before it started going in the overflow that day, does this...
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    pollen everywhere, can it affect my pool ?

    hey guys, kept my pool open through out the winter, now spring is here and the pollen has been falling for about a week now, just curious if this pollen can mess a nice blue pool up ? owned the pool for about 6 months and the bbb method has kept my pool looking great, this is my first round...
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    light out, now how to fix it ?

    hey guys, moved into a house with an inground gunite pool 4 months, the light was out when we got here and i am wanting to fix it before summer. let me explain what i have done so far, had a local pool company come over and look at the pool when i got here and they said i need a whole new...
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    CH has gone outta site, please help me get it down !

    hey guys, checked my CH level last nite with my tf test kit, unless i did it wrong my CH was 750-800. i have noticed the tiles above my water line have gotten this white looking crust on them, and also i do get the tan-brown spots on the bottom of the pool that seem to come and go. i just...
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    new pool owner, to close or not to close ?

    hey guys, bought a house with a pool about 2 months ago, switched over to the BBB method and pool has looked great. now that the swimming season is over, im debating on whether to cover the pool or not. im located in south arkansas, so the winters are not that bad. if i do decide to leave the...
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    light brown-tan stain on the walls-floor of my pool....ugh

    hey guys, bought a house 3 weeks ago that had a pool, 20x 40 inground gunite, the water looks great, but now im getting this stain on the wall all of the sudden. its hard to notice it unless u get in the pool, then with goggles on you can see it easily, im starting the BBB method after 2 weeks...