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I built my deck last year and this Spring before opening I plan on painting or staining the deck. I was looking at that stuff deck restore at Home depot and thinking it may offer up a good amount of traction on the deck and the stairs. But the reviews have not been to favorable for it. So I...

Re: AGP deck question. 17'9 wide deck frame but 16' deckin This is the reason we ran our headers the opposite way you did because I didn't want to have to run 2 boards across. Here is my build thread new-abg-pool-llate-last-summer-now-deck-build-pics-t47323.html I agree with the others I...

here is a finished shot just need to stain, waiting for Sept or so to stain. Then the newest edition, the inflatable slide that the kids love, need to rearrange some stuff on the deck for this behemoth.

Im sure they are making money, Im assuming its fine as I have not had any difference in my daily chlorine drop off since using they 12.5% The manager at the store says they go thru a pallet a day, so I am assuming the stock gets rotated quickly. Either way I am happy at the price and so far...

My local Great Escape, in Batavia, IL. Has there liquid chlorine 12.5% for $2.50 a gallon that is there everyday price.

Thanks, we had no plans, just basically designed it in the area we had. We originally had it about 2 feet shorter, but when we were laying the markings to dig the footings, we decided to go bigger as you never will regret a bigger deck. Yes built it myself and with my awesome neighbors help...

Thanks the pump is on the opposite side of the pool. The door under the deck is for storing floats and possible patio furniture in the winter, or possible man cave. :party: :party: LOL Thanks for the comments its been a lot of work and the end is near, I can't wait to just sit back, have a...

We got our first pool late last Aug. Thanks to this site and my 100 test kit, the learning curve has been super easy and almost feel like an expert already. Its an 18' round by 54" deep. This past week I finally started building up the deck. The deck is 16x14, its almost done but I thought I...

I have been battling TA also, so I have been going the slow and easy approach been lowering it 7.0 or 7.2 with Miuratic acid and in a few days it gets back up to 7.5 or 7.8 then I repeat the process, with each cycle I have been getting my TA to lower about 20 pts. Currently I am at 190, 2 or 3...

As a new pool pool owner for only the past month or so. Thanks to this site I have learned much still have a lot to learn. But we were able to swim trouble free for about a month. The TF 100 pool test kit is a MUST have and everyone should have one especially us newbies. We closed the pool...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Ok added bleach to bring my pool to shock level last night. We have had some cool days and cold nights here in Chicago this week. My plan is to close the pool tomorrow since I am off and I work the following weekend and then we are...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth finally my FC fell to 8, and my ph 7.5. It was used heavily yesterday so thats why it dropped. So in a day or 2 it should be at normal levels and I can finally start my BBB method. I did go to In the Swim, and bought a heavy duty...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Pool faces west but have some surrounding trees. The solar cover is blue. It's only been in 70's day and 50's at night. Pool temp 76 . I tested via the f100 kit with the Taylor kit still Orange, and the drip test seemed accurate...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Ok just a follow up. Chlorine cartridge pulled for last 3 days. Fc level was 16.5 today reads 14. I live near Chicago so its been mild . Solar cover always on, filter always on and no swimming at all. Is this slow a drop off with my...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Thanks I will take out, should I just let the pool be without any chlorine til me levels get to my Target then add appropriate amount per the calculator. Also if I remove the chlorine tube in the nature 2, is it ok to leave it...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Ch was 200

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Overnight test was a success. Came out with 14 so assuming slight user error by a smaller or bigger drop. So now do I just leave the chlorine dispenser at zero and just test regularly then once to target number start adding...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Thanks after I re read it (pool school) I realized that. I did not do the ch test as I thought it was only for inground pools, I thought I read that in my test kit manual. either way i will test it in the am. Also is the muriatic...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Took my Fc test for overnight total. My Fc was 13.5 down 3pts from this early evening, but we swam since then and it was still sunny and I had shut the chlorine to zero on the nature 2. Will follow up in the am for my numbers

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Water is crystal clear Forgive my ignorance, but if cya is 40 and my Fc is 16 am I not at shock level right now. Should I add borax to lower the ta I just went back to school and reread the overnight loss test, and I will perform...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Ok got some numbers for you. Pool was filled 5 days ago. Fc 16.5 Cc 0 Tc 16.5 Ph 7.2 T/a 310 Cya 40 Temp 78* Ok I had the nature 2 set on 3 since start up. I have put it on zero after this test. Wondering if I should just take...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth I got my test kit in th email last night. What a great looking kit, it seems like it has everything I would need and more. I read over the directions last night and they seem pretty straight forward, even for a newb like myself. I...

Re: Virgin pool owner, and looking for help advice and anyth Thanks Linen. :cheers: I hope my test kit gets here quickly. We have not been in the pool yet. I am shocked at the dislike of the nature 2 system, as this is great escapes top package, maybe its just to keep selling refill...

Hi everyone, I am a first time pool owner, we just bought and had installed last Sunday a 18' 54"deep round above ground pool. We bought it here at a local great escape store. I am in the western burbs of Chicago, so we are hoping to get a few cold water swims in before we have to close it up...