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  1. busbeepbeep

    Black Algae - can/should i use polyquat when shocking?

    I just spent a couple of hours swimming in the pool scrubbing black algae off the walls using a trichlor puck and a SS brush. I managed to get a lot of it to break off wherever it was protruding from the wall, but there is a lot remaining. Lots of pits and grooves in the plaster (~ 25 yrs...
  2. busbeepbeep

    Green pool ... work in progress

    My dad's pool. I live about a mile away and I'm trying to help him out. He's always winged it and been mostly successful, but from reading on here, I want to try to learn the BBB method and testing to take control of his pool. 16,000 gal in ground, plaster Pool is green right now. usually...
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    need new pump-1.5"pipe,2"pump? -update: Whisperflo installed

    We have a 16,000 gal pool about 20 yrs old. The pool has 1.5" plumbing. The original pump was a Pac Fab Challenger looking pump, I don't remember the exact model. I think it was 1 HP. It worked like a champ until Katrina flooded it out. Bought a Hayward maxflo (2810x15). Lasted less than two...