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  1. J

    Brrr and what to do?

    I have a small pump house built around mine and even with freezing temps it runs 4 hours a night with no freezing problems at all. It is not insulated or even built all that great. Seems like cheep insurance against freezing temp. I often wonder why most people dont have them? I do live in south...
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    New home and pool

    We live in LA (lower Alabama) so yes it is very hot. Last time I checked the water it was 9 at night and it was 93°. My wife is trying to learn now how to take care of it. So it is like the blind leading the blind. I talked her through back flushing the pump this morning through email. The...
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    New home and pool

    It is about 28000 gal occording to the pool calculator. Not sure about the pump but I think it is a 1 hp. I work offshore so I will not be home for about three weeks to check. I will put it all in the sig then. Thanks again.
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    New home and pool

    Got the chlorine up and keeping it above 5 with bleach. CL was the chlorine level in the little tester that use 5 drops and turns yellow. Still learning all the test. Pool is staying clear thanks to the info I found here. One thing I find odd is the pool has no main drain. Just the one suction...
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    New home and pool

    Just moved in about a week ago. Have not done much with the pool yet except swim between working. But I finally got in my test kit and the first problem was the PH was below what my kit would show. So I added borax to the pool with little results. I stopped bu the pool store and got a 50lb bag...