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    Suggestions for non robot or light-weight pool cleaner please

    I have a Dolphin robot which is a great pool cleaner, really like it. Works well for past couple years, no issues. Problem is due to some issues with my back I can't lift it out of the pool any longer when its done cleaning in order to remove and clean the filters. Those things get pretty heavy...
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    Chlorine keeps rising

    I have a 18000 gallon in ground vinyl pool and use the Taylor test kit. Lately my chlorine level keeps rising for no apparent reason, I have not added any type of bleach or chlorine. I have also seen an ALK drop but PH has remained at 7.5 My readings have been like this: 9/16/17 FC=8.5 CC=0...
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    Is new vinyl pool liner too small?

    I have an in ground 16'x32' pool, just had new liner installed about 10 days ago. It is a 27 ml thick liner. Where the wall meets the floor the liner has a built in line that aligns itself perfectly where the wall meets the fool in the deep end. Seems to a guide line. When it gets to the...
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    Free chlorine & Total chlorine read identical

    I have a 30k gal in ground vinyl pool. I have been using the Lamotte Color Q regents with digital readout for testing. Since mid Sept, about 6 weeks now, the readings for free chlorine and total chlorine have been identical. The PH stays stable at 7.4-7.5, the alk stays between 90-105, cya stays...
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    Stains caused by wire brush bristles

    16x32, 16,000 gal pool with vinyl liner. I was brushing some stains on my pool steps with a wire brush and didn’t realize that some of the wire filaments from the brush worked loose and went into the pool. I saw them the next day on the bottom of the pool with a small brown stain around each one...