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    Opening pool today and dunno which to tackle first?

    FC 0 Ph 8.2 Cya 0 Ta 60 So can i tackle ph and cya together at same time? I need to get cya up before I do any shocking (pool is green) but I also need to get ph down and prob get TA up. Any recommendations would be great. I have stabilizer and MA.
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    pump wont come on but cover is on pool

    We have an in ground pool and my mom had a cover put on it a couple of weeks ago. We have had a lot of rain but the pump has been off for weeks so today we went to turn the pump on and it wouldnt come on. She was going to backwash some of the water out since the water level is extremely high...
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    New pool owner needing a pool cover

    I am wanting to buy a pool cover for winter, I live in southeast. I have no idea what kind to get or what is the best style. I have a 16x32 rectangular inground vinyl pool. I dont know if I need one to just keep out debris or if I should opt for a solid cover (like aqua master) which looks to be...
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    2 big white areas in liner in the deep end

    Our liner is not quite one yr old and I have been shocking my pool for over a week now with bleach. The deep end is finally clear but now I see on both sides of the deep end big white areas which i thought were algae but look like faded spots in the liner. But only on bottom on both sides not in...
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    Quick question ab my high fc level

    I added bleach to the pool to maintain shock level. According to the cya/fc chart need to be above 16. Didnt realize my mom already added it so now fc level is up to 27. Will that hurt anything being that high or do I need to do something about it. I feel sure it will drop overnite since it has...
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    Question about returns

    I read somewhere it is best to have your returns pointing down and to the right (instead of straight ahead) to make the water move counterclockwise around the pool? It this true and if it isnt what is the best way for my returns to be facing.
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    What FC level is too high to swim in while shocking

    I am in the process of shocking and have been for past week. Cya 38, FC 19 this morn and Im trying to keep it around there per the cya/fc chart. My question is my kids are dying to swim (pool is almost clear but not quite) but I havent let them yet.. I am wondering at what level is it too high...
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    Noob Got my test kit and first reading...Now Unsure

    I got my kit today and tested my water. Here are the results I saw cya-36 ph-7.2 Fc-9 Ch-100 Ta-170 My water is a pretty blue but not clear, too cloudy. I can barely see the bottom in shallow end and cant see deep end. I am wondering what to do next. I am vacuuming and I know there is still...
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    New pool owner waiting on my test kit - Newbie question

    Hi guys! Extremely happy I found tfp! I am a new owner (well actually im taking over for my mom who uses pool store for everything and it has been a total disaster) thank god I found this forum. Ok so here goes, I have read thru the forum and learned more in a day than I ever imagined, this...