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    Harvey swamp water muck staining

    Cypress Creek is low enough now so I emptied my pool. Prior to Harvey, I had some significant iron staining. I think there was a rusty nail in the system from a roof reshingle. Whatever. Here's the deal: I had four feet of water over the top of the pool. It was nasty. After pumping out the...
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    Dogs started itching with borates

    My experiences with borates. Stuff works. Sparklier, bluer water. Silky feel. The whole bit. Problem: My dogs. I have three. Two that swim, one that won't. The one that doesn't swim will drink from the pool. One that swims drinks volumes from the pool. One that swims that doesn't drink from...
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    Pool light fixture replacement on 18yo pool

    Bought the house from first owner, and have two issues. One, plaster patches in pool and spa, two, pool lights out. Built in 1997, the two lights in the pool and the one in the built in spa are (5in?) Pentair Sta-Rite 250w halogen type lights. Two switches on the house exterior, one controls...