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    Is there a chemical to detect urine in the pool?

    I told my 6 year old nephew that we put this chemical in the pool. Later he came up to me and said, "The water never turned red!" :|
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    For those of us that still have a landline

    Great set of phones. I bought a set last year and they have performed flawlessly. And of course I had to try the water proof to talk underwater. No dice, but at least it still works :lol: .
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    what type of sand to use??

    hey guys and gals, today a friend of mine was saying that he was going to replace his filtering sand with playground sand (from the depot). i know nothing about sand filters (i have a cartridges), and i was wondering if this was a bad idea... any thoughts? Thanks
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    aquabot,dolphin,blue diamond/pearl?

    i have a blue diamond robotic cleaner, and it will not regularly clean the bench seating in the shallow end (sometimes it gets up there), the two sets of steps in the shallow end, or the swim outs in the deep end. it does great every where else. it cleans our 18X36 pool in about an hour.
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    confusion about TA..

    Hi everybody!! (Hi doctor Nick!) Couldn't resist. Anyway, I have a question about TA and it's purpose. So, I am catching up on all the post that I missed while I slept (am I the only one that sleeps on this website?), and I saw a post by chem geek: Total Alkalinity (TA) Myths Myth: Increasing...
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    mis-understanding with my TF test refills

    It is all good... I just am really thankful that you ship SO quick. i can never seem to order till I am out of something. new numbers: FC 2.5 CC 0 TC 2.5 pH 7.4 TA 40 CH 250 CYA 45 I am shocking the pool tonight and turnning up the swg up 5% and try to keep FC at 3.5. Also I am still working...
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    mis-understanding with my TF test refills

    The refills for my TF test kit (the one that helps me have clear beautiful water) arived yesterday, and I have to tell you that I was kinda let down :evil: .... The box the supplies came in said Ohmaha Stakes on the box.. My wife called me and asked if I needed her to pick up charcoal (chunk)...
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    Need advice on automatic cleaner

    I have a Blue Diamond,and it does a really good job. My pool is 18*36, and is a gunite/plaster pool. The only place that the robot doesn't clean is the swim outs on the deep end corners, and the steps/bench on the shallow end. It does a good job on the water line, but some brushing will always...
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    New member needs advise. Aquabot T4 or Blue Diamond RC

    i have the blue diamond and love it. it cleans our 18x36 (3 ft shallow end to 7 ft deep end) gunite pool like a champ. this is our first year using it so i don't know about long term life span. there seem to be more places selling aquabot parts, so that is a real plus
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    First swim 4/5

    Hi all... long time reader, first time poster. i got wet yesterday (4-6). the water was 64, but i could not wait any longer. it was cold, but i was all smiles (i think the smile is frozen in place). this is our first year with a pool (finished 2 weeks ago), and i want to say thanks to all the...