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    Sand filter maintenance problem

    One other point. The filter was full of dirty water all the way through. The initial water color from the drain was brown. That is blown dust and above that grey. I believe that I was never backwashing this filter enough. Basically I wo=uld watch the outflow and as soon as it became clearer...
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    Sand filter maintenance problem

    I got my pool out of balance and had an algae problem. Basically a heavy bather load was not properly taken into account. The FC was raised to 30 ppm with HTH, the CYA was around 70, Alkalinity was low due to rain corrected with sodium bicarbonate to 100 ppm. Calcium level is 260 ppm Got a...
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    Building the pool at Villas Pico Bonito, Jungle eco resort

    The resort is in located on the Rio Cangrejal near La Ceiba Honduras. This was a huge project. All the concrete was mixed by hand and poured from buckets. I started out with a SWG (Zodiac Duoclear) but due to the amount of rain here and the cost of salt at $15 per bag switched to chlorine. Here...