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  1. james63038

    Testing Father's Water

    My parents have a pool and I asked them to bring a water sample when they came down (2 hours away) for the weekend. The water sample was over 24 hours old so that may make the testing obsolete. 18 x 36 concrete pool painted with chlorinated rubber with fiberglass sides. DE filter (40ish years...
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    SLAM Question

    When I opened my pool, the water was clear. During the 5 days that the cover was off, I threw some bags of shock in there (leftover from last year) and added some bleach as instructed on here daily until the pool company came to show me how to start everything up. That being said, do I still...
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    Pool cover off but not opening for 1.5 Wks.

    This is the 2nd year and first time pulling the cover off of our pool since it was completed last April. We pulled it off this weekend because all the kids were away with family. The water was clearer than I had thought, however, pool company doesn't come to open for another week and a half...
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    Scaling along waterline tile and in grout.

    I've read several posts on how this happens but can't seem to find many that tell how to clean this up? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    First Testing Results

    Just wanted to throw out my first testing results after buying the TF-100 kit. I think everything looks fine but I am probably wrong. FC: 6 CC:.5 TC: 6.5 CH: 300 PPM TA: 100 CYA: 40 PPM
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    Completed St. Louis Build: Pictures:))))

    Hello, I'm Beth. First time poster, long time visitor. I wanted to share some pictures of our build because honestly that's what I loved most about this site. It's been a wealth of information and I'm still learning quite a bit. We live just a little bit outside of St. Louis on 26 acres of...