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    Need to replace cover over the inlet?

    I have no idea if I've described the part correctly. :lol: I have an above ground pool, and I'm talking about the place where the water comes back into the pool after going through the filter... We are entering our 3rd season with the pool and the round ring that goes around the inlet (?)...
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    Going on vacation, what to do to prep the pool?

    We're going on vacation tomorrow and will be gone for a week. The pool is finally is nice shape!! :mrgreen: I did bring my 3 year old in the pool the other night. There is still some dead algae (and probably dirt?) on the bottom of the pool. I vacuumed to waste the other day and we've been...
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    Finally passed the OCUT!

    Overnight we lost 1 ppm chlorine and there was no CC. (I'm not sure if the results would've been even better if I tested a bit earlier. I tested around 7:15 am, sun had been up for maybe 2 hours? But not directly on the pool.) I can finally say the water isn't green, but it's definitely very...
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    Should I use some clarifier?

    I'm guessing I already know the answer to this question, but I really, really was hoping to use the pool this weekend. We have a few people coming over and the following weekend we leave for vacation so that will mean we don't make it in the pool until August. :? Anyway, I've been fighting...
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    How does a toddler affect what I need to do?

    I've seen a couple of posts about non-potty trained kids and it got me wondering if that affects what levels I need to keep my pool at. I have 2 young children. One is potty trained (and will ask to get out of the pool if she needs to go), but the other is only 16 months and obviously not...
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    Just got my test kit

    So I've been battling green water for almost a year. Just when I think it's gone, it comes back. I think my problem is that I've added shock and not kept the chlorine level up high enough for a long enough amount of time. So I've kept adding chlorine most days this weekend/week and the algae...
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    2 questions related to vacuum and sand filter

    First off, I just want to say thank you for this forum!! A week and a half ago, I was ready to through in the towel with my pool. (LOL, no pun intended.) It is a yucky green mess and has been since the middle of last summer. (We only got it last July!) I came online to try to find a...