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  1. mbpoolq

    Cloudy water

    Hello, I have a cloudy pool & need some advice. It was crystal clear until Saturday evening. We had a storm come up, wind and a torrential downpour for about 45 mins. When I got up Sunday it was a tiny bit cloudy. I checked chemicals, made adjustments. It looked a little better yesterday but...
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    Getting sparkling water back?

    Good morning all, I've been following this site even before I built my pool. It's the best place to learn about pool chemistry! After struggling at the end of last season with high CYA from pucks, I bought the Test kit and am using liquid chlorine and cal hypo 73% granules. Here are this...
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    Pool school

    Good afternoon all! I finally have a beautiful pool in my backyard. I'm now trying to be a pool school grad and want to get away from pucks and go to liquid chlorine. I have a little algae and want to try the SLAM process but don't have my TF100 kit yet(just ordered today). When I use the...
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    New pool build Houston Tx

    Good afternoon! I am currently getting bids for inground pool. I'm looking at 18 x 35 freeform, 3-4 ton waterfall at the end of the pool, 2 bubblers on the steps. 3 1/2' - 6' - 4' deep. Coping will be flagstone or travertine. It will not be saltwater. We have a stand alone spa, so no...
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    Fiberglass, gunite, vinyl?

    I would like feedback from any pool owners re:cost of pool, price to maintain, time to maintain, problems with any type of pool(gunite staining, how often you acid wash, fiberglass cracking or pool being installed not level, vinyl liner tearing or leaking, or rusted walls). I had an above...