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    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    Pool Essentials 10% Chlorine is apparently on clearance at Walmart in Rowlett, Tx at 3.75 a two 1-gal box! Less than 2 bucks a gal! WhooHoo!
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    New Mastertemp 400 "Service Heater"

    I’ll share with you the solution to my problem with the same heater...when I fired it up the first time, I failed to open the gas cutoff valve...it would attempt to light and then turn off...with the service light coming on....don’t tell anyone...
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    New Mastertemp 400 "Service Heater"

    Did the heater actually fire up and stay lit or did it try but not ignite?
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    What's your current pool temp?

    Stay safe!
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    Montgomery TX pool & patio build!

    That’s some serious treehouse!
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    What's your current pool temp?

    88 with a little assist from the heater...
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    What's your current pool temp?

    Cloudy the last few days and rain this morning in the DFW, Texas area. Fired up the heater and brought it up from 83 to 90to get a good swim in before school fires back up on Monday for the kids..
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    Hurricane Harvey

    Take care of yourself and God bless!
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    Hurricane Harvey

    Some reports say Pearland May get close to 20 inches of rain. Not sure how much you can do to prep for that!!?? It’s going to overflow and may stay topped off for a while even with an overflow drain. I’d bring it up to shock and do what my family in Pearland did and head to DFW!! Good luck!
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    A nice news story involving a pool

    That’s an awesome story!
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    PVC installed into concrete around pool and chairs

    I agree with Bdavis, the caps on the umbrella sleeves will keep debris out of them when they aren’t in use...we have 5 Installed around ours.
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    Photos of our "Blue Surf"

    Re: Photos of our "Blue Surf" Thanks!
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    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    Both the Walmart’s I use has Liquid Essentials 10% in stock (North Garland and Rowlett). I’ve been buying it all summer and it is fresh.
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    Photos of our "Blue Surf"

    Looks great! Where’d you find the b-ball goal?
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    Thank you all for helping this newbie!!!

    Kim, There is certainly a learning curve but in the end it is worth it to have a TFP!
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    I made a pool logger

    I’m with JamieP Russell...single login is my preference.
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    a little to much M-Acid

    Tstex, just curious what your TA is now?
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    I made a pool logger

    Love, Love, Love Pool Logger Russell! It’s made my transition to being a TFP philosophy adapter super easy!
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    4th of July Project- spiffing up my pool equipment pad

    I just rocked around the equipment pad but certainly understand the benefits of doing the whole side yard too! Yours looks great! You win on the humidity too! It's humid but it's not Houston Humid here!
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    4th of July Project- spiffing up my pool equipment pad

    Ouch! That will be a project!
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    4th of July Project- spiffing up my pool equipment pad

    One of these days maybe [emoji41] That must be one heck of an equipment pad!!
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    4th of July Project- spiffing up my pool equipment pad

    It's got 4 wall returns (2 on each end) and six in the floor (deep heat returns).
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    4th of July Project- spiffing up my pool equipment pad

    Thanks very much Bigkidney! I'm pleased with the results.
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    4th of July Project- spiffing up my pool equipment pad

    Note to new owners....don't wait a year before addressing your equipment pad. I spent several hours this week digging out grass and installing river rock around my pad to keep the grass from growing over it....heat index in my area was over 100 during the process. However, I'm happy with the...
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    CH Question

    Thanks for doing the math for me...seriously. That accounts for the drop. So I should be alright just letting it ride back up? I am a TFP liquid chlorine guy...not Pucks (unless I'm away) or Nature2 additives for me! Thanks very much for the explanation!
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    CH Question

    Hello Richard! Not sure that your definition and my definition of torrential rain would be the same :) June was significantly wetter this year than normal. We got about 8.5 inches compared to around 3 inches which is normal. Lost and added about an inch by backwashing a few weeks back. No...
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    CH Question

    Hello fellow TFPers! My CH level has dropped over the last month from 260 where it held steady for many months to 210-230 the last couple of weeks. Question: Do I need to raise it by adding chems and if so, should I shoot for 300 or something else. Latest test results: FC: 8 CC: 0 PH: 7.8...
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    New from Tx

    Welcome fellow Texacan!
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    Pesky flying ants

    I've noticed an abundance of The as well. Here's the solution for keeping them from recirculating...love them and kudos to TFP for turning me on to them...