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    Very Green Start Up EVERY YEAR!

    I'm so jealous of my neighbors in the spring. They take their cover off and their water is clear and blue with some dirt on the bottom. I take my cover off and it is thick with green algae. I have to slam $$$ and it's a weeks time battling the green goo before I can actually use my pool...
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    Hayward pool pump is humming then kicks on

    Hi All, My hayward 1.5 HP super pump is humming prior to kicking on. Once on it is perfectly fine and does a great job. This morning when I went to turn it on ....this time it hummed but did not kick on. I kept it off for a couple minutes and tried again. This time it hummed for about 5...
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    Solar Covers

    I live in the Northeast and am interested in purchasing a solar cover to retain heat during the nighttime hours. I have an in ground mountain lake shaped pool 25k gallon capacity 40x23. I was wonder what the best brand, mil thickness, and color folks with solar cover experience would recommend...
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    Dry Acid vs Muriatic Acid

    Hello, I really want to continue to follow the TFP/ BBB method as it has been giving me stellar results since I opened for this swim season. My question is what are the disadvantages of using dry acid over Muriatic Acid? Prior to joining the TFP website I purchased a 30 lbs. bucket of pH minus...
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    My water is expensive! Is there an alternate way to lower CYA?

    I was wondering if there is another method to lower the CYA? My water is expensive and I dont want to have to drain all that water! My current readings are: FC 5, CC .5, pH 7.6, CYA 100, TA 120. I have a 30000 gal vinyl inground, 24 sqft Hayward DE filter, 1.5 HP hayward single speed pump...