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    CYA question - CDS

    I have a question regarding this product. So, I was looking for the cheapest chlorine, and Walmart has it for $5.60/g 10% Pool Essesntials. As I looked around though, I found Rural King has a 4 pack of 10% CDS Liquid Chlorinator for $15/4g. Reading the label on CDS though it says "One of...
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    Can I close my pool now?

    I am in Southwest PA. Our temperatures are gonna be in the 70s (maybe low 80s) going forward and high 50s to 60s at night mostly. I wanted to close my pool next Monday or Tuesday. Is there anything that would prevent me from closing it then?
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    Hayward PowerFlo Matrix Pump Issues

    Hayward PowerFlo Matrix 2 speed 1.5 HP pump. Having issues. First pump, I knew was kind of messed up. My kid bent it and caused it to start leaking. Was end of season and with only 8 hours of run time and low speed, it barely dripped enough to matter. We weathered the rest of the season...
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    Where are you buying bleach at?

    Our Walmart isn't letting anyone buy more than a QUART of bleach at a time in our area. Chlorinating liquid seems sold out everywhere. Etc. What have you all been doing to find the cheapest prices this year?
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    Can you swim while in the process of adding stabilizer?

    Test results TA 60 Ph 7.2 Slam completed. But, I am getting a cya of black dot still visible when full. I think it's relatively at 20ish. So, I am adding more cya to get it hopefully to 30. But, can they swim in the mean time if the sock is in the pool? FC is 5 right now.
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    Who wants to help solve an air leak problem!?

    Got the pool all ready to open. Currently slamming it while adding CYA, and I have an air leak! So, let me start off by saying every year I have problems with my pressure side hose return to the pool with leaks. I bought a new hose. Got it on. Realized my 3 way diverter was leaking where a...
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    Solar covers?

    Do yinz recommend solar covers, liquid solar cover, heaters, rings, etc? My other half keeps complaining she wants a solar cover for the pool because she wants the pool warmer. I, however, know that she will never be able to keep up with removing it and putting it back on and so on. What are...
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    Does anyone know what the blue pebble stuff in the filter is called?

    Have a cartridge filter in a pod. Above the cartridge is a relatively slender plastic container with black caps on it that has little blue pebble like media in it. The cap came off and all it came out last year. Trying to find some of this stuff to buy and re put in the container in the pod...
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    Oh No... cover fell in...

    Pool was crystal clear under the cover. Top of cover had some nasty stuff on top. Told my partner to slowly walk forward with me on the cover. They dropped their end in. Boo. Whole pool is green now. Have begun to slam. I was so close to having a perfect pool at start up! So close...
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    Help with getting new pump

    My pool is approximately 17800 gallons. 4 feet deep by 27feet diameter. I have a sw1275x swimpro by hayward pump according to this manual which I can find NOWHERE at all on the internet. A barracuda missile pod cartridge filter system Sw1750 i believe. What pump should I be replacing this...
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    Opening pool - make sure I am doing this right.

    Person I bought house off of had a crappy pool cover that ripped and eventually fell in. So my pool is yeah green. Pump set up. Running. Cya 20 PH 8.6 TA 65 FC 0 Now I assume step one is to fix the PH and the cya to 30. Then begin to slam? TA is fine right?
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    PH results change every time I test

    I am not getting consistent results. Did a test 8.0. Did one right after 7.6. One right after 7.2. Last night did one 7.0. Then right after 8.0. ???
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    Koi Pond question.

    How do you clear Algae out of a Koi Pond? I used a sludge destroyer and water is a ton clearer but not clear and algae is present. I can't use bleach I assume cuz of the fish. Any ideas thoughts?
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    New Home - New Pool

    Hello, I am totally new to owning a pool. I already see I erred on buying chemicals from a pool store, but I figured you guys can at least give me tips on how to get my pool into ready shape. Above ground Vinyl Liner 27' approx 17200 gallons. Opened pool. Finally figured out how to connect...