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    pool light tripping breaker over night

    hi all, i read through the other threads and i can't tell if my situation is unique. but i know you guys will be able to point me in the right direction:) if i leave my pool light on over night it USUALLY trips the breaker. resetting the breaker fixes it, but eventually it trips again, and in...
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    does this look like algae?

    help! just tested the water today (pump/swcg has been on no more than an hour) FC 5.0 CYA 70 pH 7.5 and testing same time of day 2 days ago had these results FC 4.0 pH 7.5 with no other issues this year. i don't see how i could develop a problem but i'm a noob and it seems too late for...
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    newbie question about return plugs

    ok first off i want to thank everyone again for all the wonderful help i've gotten from this forum, whether just from reading old posts or asking new questions! it really is amazing! so anyway, i'm feeling confident enough to close my pool on my own....chattanooga, tn so it's not THAT cold...
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    black gunk in speedstir beaker

    hey everyone, thanks in advance for your help (again!)! so i've been using the tftest 100 with a speedstir for the last several weeks. about a week ago, i noticed black stuff in the test cylinder i use for chlorine. it looks like mold or something on it. i didn't worry about it. but now...
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    2 stupid questions about adding CYA

    so my first week with my test kit has been interesting..... FC 7.5 CC .5 PH 7.7 TA 150 CH 50 CYA 40 pool store had tested my CYA a week ago and found 60, but i tested 3 times and twice it was exactly 40, and water temp was in the high 60's. so i'm assuming pool store was wrong, which seems to...
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    question about outgassing

    hey, been absorbing as much of the great info as i can, but i saw something about outgassing that i didn't understand. new pool (finished in december and opening it up now), new pool owner. the builder started the chemicals off last week with salt, stabilizer, baking soda, and bleach. so now...