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    How can you tell if your sand filter is low on sand?

    Hello everyone, I opened my sand filter up for the first time after four years of having it, to do a deep clean. The sand looked very clean to begin with and rinsing didn't really wash up anything either so I guess we are ok. However, the level of sand is what I would describe as a little less...
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    CYA reading

    Hello everyone, I have a question regarding CYA readings in warm water. I know from reading this forum, that the results might be effected if the water is too cold. How about really warm water? We were gone for a week and had the solar cover on and the pool temerature is now 90. I started the...
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    going on vacation

    Hi Everybody, We will be out of town for a week, and I am not sure how to keep the pool in shape. Here are my thoughts: 1. Add a lot of chlorine before we leave. My pool looses about 2ppm a day which is replaced by about 2 Liters of bleach each day. Makes 14 ppm or 28 liters of bleach, and...
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    Do pumps shut off when they get to hot?

    Hello, well the subject line kinda says it all. I didn't keep a good enough eye on the water level and it got too low, so the pump was sucking air. I never checked how hot it gets during normal operation, but it sure was hot! When I realized it I turned it off, filled pool and it seems to be...
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    viewing glass and pressure gauge problems after opening

    On we go to a hopefully great pool season everybody!!!! We opened the pool today and everything looks great. I was actually very exited to find that my numbers are all still were they should be, the water is all clear. However the pressure gauge on the sand filter appears to be broken, it looks...
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    novabella chlorine tablets

    http://novabella.com/testimonials.html I saw these at the store the other day, and was wondering if these could be used as an alternative to household bleach. I couldn't find a list of ingredients,(which doesn't necessarily mean it's not there) and was wondering if anybody knew what was in...
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    germangirl

    Guten Tag, :cheers: so glad I found this side to keep me from making really bad mistakes right from the start. We had the pool installed this summer and I was doing ok with the help of this side, even though I was freaking out every time I had to add more than a teaspoon of anything for...