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  1. Mom-to-3-kids

    Running Filter 24/7 = $732 electric bill :(

    Oh my. Inground SWG pool was finished in early June. August electric bill is off the charts. First question they asked me is... "do you have a pool?" I have been running the pump 24/7, since June. That was recommend by my pool guy and the inspector. The reason the August bill is so high...
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    Skimmer Lines Clogged with Concrete ~ Filter Losing Pressure

    Hey gang! I will try to explain best way I can without getting too wordy. New pool...opened in June. I just noticed a few days ago.... when taking out my skimmer baskets...there are two holes on the skimmer. One hole, in BOTH of my skimmers, are completely clogged with concrete that will not...
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    Help...Kids Getting Swimmers Ear!

    Two of my kids came down with Swimmer Ear on the same day. Pool is clear. I have SWG and have been testing the chlorine every other day. It has been 3-5. My pool is plaster and very new (finished in early June). I am still a little confused on the FC vs TC(?). Isn't the daily test FC, and...
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    Week Old Plaster (Newbie)...

    Colorscapes quartz plaster was done one week ago. pH was off the charts, but I got pH under control today (7.5).... Finally. :whoot: I have an SWG, but it won't be used for a month. In the meantime, I am using 3" triclor tabs in each filter. They dissolve super slow (about 3 days). I...
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    New Plaster Pool Help

    Hello Everyone~ I am so very thankful for this forum! I have been scanning it for the past 7 months as my pool was under construction. Today is Saturday. ColorScapes Quartz Plaster was done on Thursday ( 2 days ago). As of yesterday morning (Friday), the pool is filled and I am ready for...
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    Really need to wait 3 weeks to swim?

    Hi everyone, Newbie here. They dug our pool in November 2010 and just did the tile today 4/26/2011. Still need coping, patio, fence, then quartz plaster. As our schedule pans out, it looks like we will have plaster and water just a few days before Memorial weekend. I was reading the pool...