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    Using Colloidal Silver instead of chlorine...

    I have a friend who wants to use Colliodal Silver instead of a SWG or Bleach...about to get a new above ground pool. I told him he was nuts.. And his response was why? So I am looking for reasons why?? I told him I have never herd of such...that's all my facts! Lol Any advice would be great!
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    I have a SWG-Reason to Super Chlorinate

    Just asking for future issues... Thanks
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    Buying stock in Muric Acid...

    I have been adding around 2-3 cups of acid everyday since the last week of April. I test my pool with my TF-100 kit every weekend so i dont have any numbers this week. FC 3.5 CC 0.5 CYA 70 TA 150 Ph 7-2 -8.2 depends if i test in the evening.. Can it be that i am running my pump (swg) to...
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    Just did a no drain acid wash.. What should I attack first?

    Ph or TA? Ph-below 6.8 TA - over 200 Pool looks awesome!!!
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    So I used PUCKS this winter

    When I turned my SWG off....I know I know!!! But I had a weird thing happen. I had some either metal or organic stains on the creases of steps and by using pucks this winter they all disappeared.... Could I be imagining that?? I know you use pucks to test stains, but could they also remove them...
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    No drain acid wash pool temperature?

    Hello all- my questions is this... Should the pool temperature be at a certain temp before I attempt a no drain acid wash? I live in east Texas and the pool temp is around mid 50's. Do you think that the winter is the best time to remove pool stains? They are metal stains with some scale. I...
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    Need help lowering CC..

    My CC is very high... Fc 2 Tc 7.86 Cc 5.86 Ph 7.7 Alk 78 Cya 51 Salt 3500
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    Source of metal staining ???

    1. Flagstone rock around the pool.. 2. Moss rock on the water fall... 3. Irrigation system... Pump the water for irrigation from a pond behind my house. I have several sprinkler heads around the pool to irrigate grass. I did a acid wash to clean the pool and now I am hunting the source...
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    Eco Star variable speed pump and Polaris 280

    Does anyone know what the lowest speed I could run the Polaris and still clean?
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    Need help with stains in my pool...irrigation or rock??

    Ok I am a newbie so be gentle on me...lol,, here is my problems. I have a in ground saltwater pool with a swg..I keep getting a dirty yellow stain. I thought it might be scale so I called a pool guy to come check it out for me. He informed me that I have to much metal in my pool. He asked if I...