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    When is it safe to open a pool?

    We don't usually open the pool until the end of March, or even early April. However, we're putting the house on the market in a couple weeks, and the pool is currently an unattractive murky green swamp. I'd like to open it early and get it looking clear, even though it'll be waaaaay to cold to...
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    Shock process ruining liner????

    I'm in the process of shocking our pool using the BBB methods. This morning I was doing the prescribed brushing, and I'm noticing quite a few spots that don't brush up. They look exactly like a rusted nail head. Some in clusters, some along an obvious seam. Could it be that the vinyl liner is...
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    Going out of town...how do we prevent a swamp??

    We need to be gone for a month - how do we manage the pool while we're gone? We have no timer on our pump - there is a chlorine feeder, but not sure if it works properly. We could get a family member to come over every couple days and do simple tasks, but the whole daily testing & maintenance...
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    Pool eats chlorine - can't keep chlorine in pool.

    We've been trying to use the BBB method this year, and I'm having some trouble with maintaining any chlorine in the pool. I put a large jug of chlorine (1.5 gal, I think) in this morning, which usually raises the level to about 4. It's 2:00 on a hazy, not particularly bright day, and the...