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    Re-occurring algae spots, maybe?????

    This year we put in a SWG (professionally installed) and 2 weeks ago we had what we thought were algae spots, mustard, and cloudiness. I SLAMMED the pool and everything cleaned up and went away. Before and After slamming we have brushed, scrubbed, and chlorox'd the liner, steps, ladder, rails...
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    Need Help to balance

    New liner, new water. Just opened the pool. Using TFTestKits. This site was great last year and we had an awesome year using the site's recommendations. We had new brick coping and a new liner put in so drained the pool. I don't want my CYA getting high like last year. Figured I'd use...
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    Shock or Mustard Algae Shock?

    Pool has been great all summer using the TFP process. Last week we started getting brown/yellowish algae so we shocked for 3 days and passed the OCLT. Yesterday, my sister saw a yellow spot and the pool was a little cloudy so we went ahead and shocked again thinking the algae had come back...
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    New Slide, where to place?

    Looking to place on the left side of this picture. Was thinking of putting between shallow end and deep end on the slope. Any suggestions?
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    Pool Opened, now what?

    New, so I need to buy a test kit, but these are from Leslie's Opened on Sunday, 5/29, added shock, conditioner, baking soda, ultra cleaner, chlorine tablets: FC: 0 CC: 0 CH: 100 CYA: 0 TA: 100 PH: 7.6 TDS: 700 Numbers on Tuesday,5/31: FC: 1 CC: 1 CH: 70 CYA: 60 TA: 110 PH: 7.4 TDS: 100 On...
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    Howdy from Georgia

    Not exactly new to pools but don't technically own one either. I've taken over responsibilities of my Mom's pool (and my childhood pool) after my stepdad's passing this past year. For the last three years I've been HOA president in our n-hood and worked with our pool guy for the n-hood pool...