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    Algae Despite High Chlorine

    Thanks everyone! (a bit late on the response) OK, so I get it. I probably did not quite get it all last time. And yes, places where there are poor circulation. I brush the pool here and there but not as regularly as I should. I will SLAM it again.
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    Algae Despite High Chlorine

    Hi All, 14000G plaster in ground pool. Intelliflow VS pump runs at 2100RPM from 8am to 9pm. Cartridge filter. Use TF100 (new test kit as of July). Went away on vacation and pool sitter let it get a little green. I SLAMed the pool two weeks ago when I got back and things were fine, but this...
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    The uber geek way of measuring your free-form pool volume

    My pool was much simple, but my volume went from 18,000 to 14,000.
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    Pool Keeps Getting a Little Algae

    High CYA, What would you do? My pool was having algae trouble. I added a lot of liquid chlorine and now the pool looks great, but my chlorine levels are very high. I am new to this stuff, so I need some guidance on what to do. I received by TF-100 test kit today and took some tests. I also took...
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    Pool Keeps Getting a Little Algae

    Thanks for the responses. I added my location my profile.
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    Pool Keeps Getting a Little Algae

    Problem: I have an in-ground plaster pool. It has been getting a slight film of brown-green algae on the walls and corners. I am having a difficult time getting to the crystal clear water I have had in the past. Background: I bought the house about 5 years ago, but this year I am having...
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    New Pool Pump

    Both pool shops I have been to have said I will need to run the pool pump 10 hours a day in the summer. But I have no idea if this is accurate. Both shops have pointed me to that pump when I said my primary reason for wanting a new pump is to reduce my electricity bill. I also have a coworker...
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    New Pool Pump

    Hi, I am new. I recently bought a house with a pool. Lot's to learn. I have a plaster in ground pool in Orinda, CA (SF Bay Area); somewhere between 16,000-18,000 gallons. (The previous owner said it was 11,000, but the math did not work out and I had a pool guy look at it an he gave me the...