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    Ladder fell apart

    We have a one-year old above ground pool -- 18 ft diameter and 52" depth. It came with a ladder that has steps on the inside and a regular ladder access on the outside. We have it filled with sand to weigh it down. Since day one this ladder has given us nothing but trouble. Within a week the...
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    Shocking the pool

    Okay, I added the one bag. Thanks! I have to admit that I'm pretty sure she told me to add all three, and that we could swim again in 8 hours. And now I'm wondering -- if one is enough, why would she have told me three? I have young kids, and couldn't it potentially hurt them if we'd followed...
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    Shocking the pool

    The ingredients on the package are as follows: Active ingredient - Sodium Dichloro-s-Triazinetrione - 57% Inert ingredient - 43% (provides 35% available chlorine)
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    Shocking the pool

    Hi, after a 5-week wait we finally got our pool installed. It's an 18-ft, 52 inch above ground (7600 gallons, according to the calculator). The pool was filled with water as of Wednesday evening, but I didn't have the chance to take a water sample to the pool place, and get further instructions...