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    Initial Salt Level Before Adding Salt

    New install of SWG. The water is about 18 months old. I have used nothing except liquid chlorine and muriatic acid. I tested the salt level of the tap water at 310ppm. The pool water is at 1700ppm. I'm using an Apera EC60 meter. I'm just conducting a sanity check. Is that about what to...
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    Getting Ready to install Circupool Edge

    Hi All, I'm looking at installing my Circupool controller. I have a VS pump wired without an external timer. I am thinking of switching the controller with a load sensing relay. This one is the one I bought. I know the unit will not operate without flow, but I just want a little extra...
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    Black substance (mold?) in CYA reagent bottle?

    I was doing my weekly CYA testing in my pool, when I spotted what looked like black mold growing in both reagent bottles. I did the test as usual and came up with a reasonable/expected number. I disposed of the reagent and I'm going to clean the bottles well. Has anyone else seen this before...
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    Old Anthony Pool light gasket.

    Hi All, Need to replace the gasket on my Anthony light. It's vintage mid 80's. Anybody try this gasket? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DNTS74?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 Here is a photo of my light...
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    Help: I think my pool has cancer The dreaded Black Algae.

    Hello All, I'm feeling a bit exhausted after my 1st SLAM to recover a 2 year neglected pool about 1 month ago. It was my fault as I was recovering from a medical issue and just let it go. The pool looked good after I followed the great advice on here. There were some stains at the deep end...
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    New member - Hello

    Hi All, New member here. I've been a long time lurker and gained much knowledge from you fine folks. Thank you. I've had my 30 year old pool since 2002. Decided to officially join today mainly because I've been having a few problems and need help. As soon as I can formulate it into a...