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    CSI and PH questions related to tile and grout

    Hi, I am noticing some problems with the grout in my 1 year old pool. My pool is a concrete pool covered entirely in 4" tiles with grout in between.When I rub the grout even with my finger if feels slightly slick and I get quite a bit of white flaky powder coming off the grout. I spent a day...
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    Question about back washing after using top coat of fiber

    I have a 28" jesta sidemount sand filter. I had heard that by putting in a bit of cellulose fiber ( fiber clear) that it would help to filter out the smaller particles in my pool similar to adding some DE to a sand filter. Anyway I followed the directions and added enough fiber to increase my...
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    Question about aeration and PH

    Ok so I have been able to successfully lower my ALK/PH with acid and bring the PH back up with aeration ( mainly running the built in spa jets in the pool). My question is will running the spa continue to raise the PH? Basically what I mean once I get the ALK in the proper range will I risk...
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    Dirty grout on tile pool

    My grout keeps getting dirty and the only way I can clean it is with a small brush and a lot of elbow grease. This isn't too bad in the shallow end but nearly impossible in the deep end. Any tips or tricks to getting this grout back to white and keeping it that way would be greatly appreciated...
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    New pool owner in Thailand

    I am learning a lot from this forum and have gotten my pool in just about perfect shape. I a just about ready to do the borax treatment but I have been battling my Alk. I have finally gotten it down to about 80... It seems like it stabilizes a round 120 or so. When I do the acid and aerate it...